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PMC to Spend ₹2 Crore Annually Cleaning Pune Cantonment Roads
Some major roads in Pune Cantonment have had problems with garbage and cleanliness.
Those roads are not usually under the Pune Municipal Corporation’s responsibility.
After complaints and meetings with the Cantonment Board, PMC agreed to clean the main roads.
The Cantonment Board approved the plan.
PMC expects to spend about ₹2 crore each year on this work.
The plan covers major roads, not every sanitation service in the area.
Officials say many important offices and visitors are in the area.
They want the roads to look clean and prevent people from mistakenly blaming PMC for the problem.
The Pune Municipal Corporation will clean major roads in the Pune Cantonment Board area, although they are outside PMC’s jurisdiction.
PMC officials said the work will cost around ₹2 crore annually.
The decision followed complaints about garbage accumulation and poor cleanliness, and discussions between PMC and Cantonment Board officials.
The Cantonment Board approved PMC’s proposal; the work will focus on major thoroughfares, not all sanitation duties in the area.
PMC Additional Commissioner Prejeet Nair said the move aims to improve cleanliness and avoid misconceptions about the corporation’s performance.
- Who
- The Pune Municipal Corporation, with approval from the Pune Cantonment Board.
- What
- PMC will clean major roads in the Cantonment area, spending around ₹2 crore annually.
- Where
- Major roads within the Pune Cantonment Board area in Pune.
- When
- The articles do not specify when the cleaning arrangement will begin.
- Why
- Following complaints about garbage and poor cleanliness, and to improve the area’s appearance and avoid misconceptions about PMC’s performance.
PMC intervention
Jurisdictional responsibility
Cleaning roads outside PMC jurisdiction
PMC intervention
PMC will fund and carry out cleaning on major Cantonment roads to address poor cleanliness and maintain a clean, presentable image.
Jurisdictional responsibility
The roads fall outside PMC’s jurisdiction, and the arrangement is limited to major thoroughfares rather than transferring all sanitation responsibilities.
Key facts
- Annual spending
- Around ₹2 crore
- Work area
- Major roads within Pune Cantonment Board limits
- Responsible civic department
- PMC Solid Waste Management Department
- Approval
- The Pune Cantonment Board approved PMC’s proposal
- Scope
- Major thoroughfares; PMC is not taking over all sanitation responsibilities
- Reason given
- Complaints about garbage accumulation and poor cleanliness
Quotes
Prejeet Nair
Additional Commissioner of the Pune Municipal Corporation
“The Pune Cantonment area houses many critical offices and sees continuous movement of high-profile individuals. The prevailing lack of cleanliness was causing misconceptions about the municipal corporation's performance.”
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