Overview
- The Pune Municipal Corporation registered a police case, issued a stop-work notice and sealed a site after debris was traced to an SRA project by Akansha Developers in Tofkhana, with a ₹10 lakh penalty and a notice to Nihal Shaikh.
- Rubble was seen tipped into the river channel near Tilak Bridge and Amruteshwar Temple and between Bhide and Lakdi bridges, roughly 200 feet from PMC headquarters.
- Additional Municipal Commissioner Pavneet Kaur said special teams are tracing sources, vehicles used for dumping will be seized and repeat offenders risk licence cancellation and blacklisting, with CCTV and inspections to be stepped up.
- PMC’s solid waste department says the riverbed location functions as a temporary feeder point because there is no dedicated facility for interim collection before transport.
- Officials note a C&D waste plant exists at Wagholi but some contractors avoid it to cut costs, as residents continue to warn of environmental and flood risks and report dumping even in inspectors’ presence.