Overview
- PMC teams began removing unauthorised telecom wires across the city, starting work near Adinath Society on Satara Road with electrical, encroachment, and fire officials on site.
- A civic survey identified nearly 3,600 km of overhead cables laid without permission across Pune.
- Officials warn that many lines use ropes and other unsafe gear that have led to accidents, and they report cables placed inside storm drains that block water and trigger local flooding.
- The civic body says it has already removed and seized about 123 km of illegal cables and will continue with weekly operations across more areas.
- PMC hired a private agency to pinpoint violations, warned of fines and police complaints for repeat installations, and urged owners to pay to relocate networks underground.