Archive · 20 Sep 2026
Pune Orders Closure of 13 PGs, Seven Scrap Units
Pune officials inspected buildings where students live and businesses that store materials.
They found 13 PGs and seven scrap shops or godowns breaking safety rules.
Some places did not have required permissions or firefighting equipment.
Some scrap businesses stored materials that could catch fire easily.
The officials ordered these establishments to close.
Earlier inspections also found problems at hostels, coaching classes and other places.
The city said it will keep checking more establishments.
Businesses that do not follow the rules could face legal action.
The Pune Municipal Corporation ordered 13 PGs and seven scrap units shut in Wadgaon Budruk, Narhe and Dhayari.
Officials found the establishments operating without mandatory permissions and adequate fire-safety measures.
Scrap units stored plastic, paper, metal, sacks and other inflammable materials without sufficient firefighting arrangements.
The action followed inspections of PGs, hostels, coaching classes and other establishments across Pune over three days.
The PMC said inspections will continue, with non-compliant establishments facing closure and possible legal proceedings.
- Who
- The Pune Municipal Corporation Fire Brigade, led by Chief Fire Officer Ganesh Sonune and other officials, took the action.
- What
- Thirteen PGs and seven scrap-material shops and godowns were ordered shut for lacking permissions and fire-safety measures.
- When
- The latest inspections and closures occurred on Sunday, following inspections over the preceding three days.
- Where
- Wadgaon Budruk, Narhe and Dhayari in Pune; earlier inspections covered Shivajinagar, Navi Peth, Lohegaon and Nimbalkar Nagar.
- Why
- Officials found fire-safety violations, unauthorised operations and missing regulatory documents and permissions.
- PGs ordered shut
- 13
- Scrap units ordered shut
- 7
- Inspection areas
- Wadgaon Budruk, Narhe and Dhayari
- Lead authority
- Pune Municipal Corporation Fire Brigade
- Earlier Friday action
- 11 PG hostels in Lohegaon and Nimbalkar Nagar were sealed
- Inspections on Saturday
- 36 establishments were inspected, including 21 PGs and hostels
- Potential penalties
- Closure and legal proceedings for establishments failing to comply