Archive · 22 Aug 2026
Liquor Bottles Found at Pune Civic School Recreation Centre
A government school in Pune has a building inside its grounds that is meant to be a recreation centre.
The building also has a centre where young children receive care.
People reportedly enter the school grounds at night and drink alcohol there.
They leave empty bottles and other rubbish behind.
Workers have to clean up the bottles themselves.
The building’s roof and water tank also leak.
A local elected representative said locks were broken after being installed.
The Pune civic commissioner said he would investigate and check whether the recreation centre is allowed under the rules.
Empty liquor bottles were found in a recreation-centre building inside a Pune civic school compound.
The building also houses an anganwadi located about 10 metres from the bottles.
Workers said men break into the premises at night, drink alcohol and leave rubbish behind.
Aundh corporator Bhakti Gaikwad said locks had been installed but were later broken.
PMC Commissioner Naval Kishore Ram called the matter serious and ordered an inquiry.
- Who
- Workers and teachers at the school and anganwadi reported the problem; Pune civic officials responded.
- What
- Empty liquor bottles were found in a recreation-centre building within a municipal school compound.
- When
- The problem was reported during the monsoon period; Shivajinagar MLA Siddharth Shirole visited a hall on August 21.
- Where
- Golwalkar Guruji 54B Marathi medium school in Aundh, Pune.
- Why
- Workers said men enter the premises at night to consume alcohol, while officials said the situation required an inquiry.
School users and local representative
Civic administration
Nighttime drinking and security
School users and local representative
Teachers, workers and corporator Bhakti Gaikwad said people enter the premises at night, drink alcohol and break locks.
Civic administration
PMC Commissioner Naval Kishore Ram said the matter was serious and that he would send a team to investigate.
Use of the building
School users and local representative
Anganwadi workers said the building’s locked upper floors limit access to facilities such as a washroom, while liquor bottles are found in the ground-floor gym.
Civic administration
Ram said school premises should contain facilities for constructive purposes and indicated that the recreation centre’s presence may not comply with rules.
Responsibility for cleanup
School users and local representative
School and anganwadi workers said they have to remove the empty bottles and clean the mess themselves.
Civic administration
The civic administration had not previously been informed of the issue, according to Ram, and said it would examine it.
- School
- Golwalkar Guruji 54B Marathi medium school
- School operator
- Pune Municipal Corporation
- Additional facility
- The building is labeled as a recreation centre for the Aundh Senior Citizens’ Association.
- Anganwadi location
- The anganwadi is housed on the ground floor, about 10 metres from where liquor bottles were found.
- Reported access problem
- Workers said people break into the premises every night; locks installed on the gates were reportedly broken.
- Official response
- PMC Commissioner Naval Kishore Ram said he would conduct an inquiry and send a team.
- Building condition
- The school’s tin-sheet roof has leaked during monsoons for many years, and its water tank currently leaks.