Overview
- PMC said it will file criminal cases against companies that install or reinstall unauthorised overhead cables.
- Joint teams from the electrical, encroachment and fire departments have already removed about 100 km after a survey counted roughly 3,600 km across the city.
- Leaders set a goal to take down nearly 3,000 km within the next month as officials warn of shock risks from aluminium‑wire gyro cables and other hazards.
- A meeting with Mayor Manjusha Nagpure and operators produced a temporary pause for small firms, which must submit a one‑month plan to regularise their networks.
- The mayor questioned policy gaps and citizen complaints about sudden disconnections, while Standing Committee chair Shrinath Bhimale vowed to press on and said he would resign rather than halt the drive.