9 months ago
Pune Society Accuses Cantonment Board of Negligence
A housing society in Pune called Clover Centre is upset because the Pune Cantonment Board stopped collecting their garbage.
The Board wants the society to pay new fees for this service, which they have been providing for free for many years.
The society says the garbage is piling up and causing problems, but the Board says the society needs to pay the fees first.
The society has asked the government to help solve this problem.
They also mentioned that the Board is not cleaning the drains and there is an illegal juice stall outside their building.
Clover Centre Cooperative Housing Society in Pune alleges negligence by the Pune Cantonment Board after garbage collection was abruptly stopped in October 2025.
The society claims the Board is demanding exorbitant additional payments for garbage collection, which was previously provided for free.
Residents allege that Cantonment workers have been dumping garbage from other localities at the society's entrance and that drains are deliberately left unclean.
The society has written to the Maharashtra Health Department seeking intervention and has highlighted the presence of an allegedly illegal juice stall outside the building.
The Pune Cantonment Board issued a demand notice for ₹1,03,750, citing Solid Waste Management Rules, and claims the society is the only one refusing to pay the segregation charges.
- Who
- Clover Centre Cooperative Housing Society and Pune Cantonment Board
- What
- Dispute over garbage collection fees and alleged negligence
- Where
- Moledina Road, Pune
- When
- Garbage collection stopped in October 2025; demand notice issued on November 20, 2025
- Why
- Dispute over additional fees for garbage collection and alleged retaliatory actions by the Cantonment Board
Key facts
- Location
- Moledina Road, Pune
- Society Name
- Clover Centre Cooperative Housing Society
- Established Year
- 1989
- Garbage Collection Stopped
- October 2025
- Demand Notice Issued
- November 20, 2025
- Total Demand Amount
- ₹1,03,750
- Residential Charges
- ₹50 per unit
- Commercial Charges
- ₹500 per unit
Quotes
Jyotsna Khandekar
Chairperson of the Clover Centre Cooperative Housing Society
“It's been three months since PCB has not been collecting garbage from our society, and the garbage can be seen piled up on roads and footpaths. PCB has asked us to pay charges that were neither discussed nor justified, especially given that the cantonment board had been providing the service for decades without dispute.”
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Prashant Thorat
Resident of Clover Centre Cooperative Housing Society
“Earlier, PCB used to collect the garbage from our society without charges, and in 2017 board collaborated with the SWaTCH NGO on a contract basis to collect the garbage from the societies where the cantonment could not reach. The NGO and board decided Rs 30 for residential properties and Rs 129 for commercial establishments. However, we never paid the amount, but now they are saying that the garbage will only be disposed of if we pay Rs 50 for residential flats and Rs 500 for commercial establishments. This is unfair, and when we asked for the official documents, we weren't shown anything. We refuse to pay heavy taxes.”
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Vidyadhar Pawar
Chief Executive Officer, Pune Cantonment Board
“The garbage processing unit was non-functional for a few days due to unsegregated waste, and the processing units were undergoing repair work, which is why the garbage was piled up. All the societies in the camp area are paying the charges levied for the segregation of waste; only this society is refusing to pay the charges. We conducted four meetings with them, but they still refuse to pay. And the waste that is piled up there is all dry fabric waste, and it will be picked once the residents and commercial establishments pay the charges.”
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