Trenches dug by PCMC to prevent trash dumping turn into traffic hazard
Trenches dug by PCMC to prevent trash dumping turn into traffic hazard
ByVijay ChavanVijay Chavan / Updated: Mar 15, 2021, 06:00 IST
PROBLEM
trucks, allegedly from
PMC areas, coming at night and throwing garbage along roadside; but now, motorists say pits put their lives at risk
I n ever-present desperate efforts to achieve better national Swachh Survekshan rankings, civic bodies are continually undertaking numerous measures but in one recent development, the ‘cure’ for a garbage problem is turning out to be worse than the affliction itself.
Earlier in March, the health authorities under Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) reportedly dug a number of trenches alongside Pune-Nashik Road near Landewadi, in a bid to prevent infiltrator trucks from dumping garbage at midnight. As per officials, these long trenches prevent garbage trucks from parking and