Necessary action would be taken if Pune Municipal Corporation doesn't resolve garbage dumping issue soon

State Environment Secretary Valsa Nair has written to the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) over the long-pending issue of shifting of garbage dumping sites from Uruli Devachi and Phursungi.

"I can’t understand why the civic authorities are not taking speedy action," she said on Saturday.

Though alternative sites have been selected, senior PMC officials said they do not want to make it public because of the fear of agitation.

For small towns and cities, Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) in association with Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) and civic councils has set up smaller units for solid waste management. Nearly 25 such units have come up in the state and another 17 such units would come up this year.
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PMC not clearing garbage

Residents of a few housing societies in Dhankawdi claim that the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has not collected garbage from their area for the last ten days

When contacted, head of the civic solid waste management department, Suresh Jagtap, said the PMC has started issuing notices to housing societies that have come up after the year 2000 to segregate dry and wet waste and to compost the latter.

"These societies earlier submitted NOCs saying that they will set up vermicomposting pits. In some cases, these pits only need to be activated. This is being done according to the solid waste management rules, so we expect citizens to co-operate with us," Jagtap said.

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