Waste collection agent booked by Wakad police on cheating charges
Waste collection agent booked by Wakad police on cheating charges
ByVicky PathareVicky Pathare / Updated: Feb 9, 2021, 06:00 IST
Contractor’s staff caught collecting
garbage of pvt
waste collected door-to-door, getting a double fee
Wakad police on Sunday booked AG Enviro Infra Projects Pvt Ltd, an agency appointed by
Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (
PCMC) for door-to-door collection of waste in its limits, as well as eight of its employees, on charges of cheating.
The contractual firm and its staffers were found collecting garbage from private players violating the norms of agreement with the local body and charging the latter for collection of this increased amount of waste along with regular citizens’ trash.
Sangvi residents halt excavation at Pavana river
Sangvi residents halt excavation at Pavana river
ByVijay ChavanVijay Chavan / Updated: Feb 8, 2021, 06:00 IST
Many suspect that the
fertile soil will be used for commercial purposes; civic body says, the soil was to be used for Moshi depot to create compost
The residents of
Sangvi on Saturday caught a contractor of Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (
PCMC) red-handed while excavating soil from the banks of the Pavana. The civic body has said that the person was supposed to use the fertile soil at Moshi garbage depot to create compost from waste. Nonetheless, the locals were unconvinced they cited the threat of floods in lowlying areas of Sangvi and Dapodi.
Updated Feb 06, 2021 | 19:43 IST
The policy has been approved by the standing committee of PCMC on February 4 and work directions are expected to be issued to contractors in seven days. Pimpri-Chinchwad to get paid parking facilities from next month, policy approved | Photo Credit: ANI
Pune: After a long wait, Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation is all set to start its parking policy in the town from next month.
The policy has been approved by the standing committee of PCMC on February 4 and work directions are expected to be issued to contractors in seven days. According to the proposal, parking charges would be Rs 5/hour for two and three-wheelers, Rs 10 for cars and tempos, Rs 25 for trucks and minibuses and Rs 100 for private buses and heavy vehicles.
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The PMC has fewer number of active Covid-19 cases at present than the neighbouring PCMC. Pune: Fewer active cases in PMC than PCMC for first time | Photo Credit: AP
The coronavirus situation is fairly under control in most regions across India. Pune, which has been among the most-affected cities due to the Covid-19 pandemic in the country, also has the rate of spread of the virus under its control to a large extent. Now, it has been reported that for the first time since the virus outbreak began last year, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has fewer number of active cases than the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC).