Chopping branches is PCMC's new pest control activity Chopping branches is PCMC's new pest control activity ByVijay ChavanVijay Chavan / Updated: Jan 3, 2021, 06:00 IST Citizens of Sangvi and Pimple Gurav complained about the whiteflies infesting roadside laburnum trees creating health and road safety hazards, in the hope that the civic body would fumigate the affected green cover When they reported a pestilence afflicting the laburnum trees planted on the roadsides by the civic body, residents of Sangvi and Pimple Gurav anticipated that Pimpri- Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) would respond with fumigation and proper pest control. Instead, much to their horror, they watched the branches of the trees being hacked off, compromising the area’s green cover. Shocked, they’ve drawn the attention of the municipal commissioner, Shravan Hardikar, to the ineffective and inappropriate resolution offered, seeking his intervention.