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PMC ropes in Kharata Paltan to clean roads PMC ropes in Kharata Paltan to clean roads ByPrachee KulkarniPrachee Kulkarni / Updated: Jan 8, 2021, 06:00 IST A team of 40 members will clean the road and pavement in Kashewadi slum area every Friday (FILE PHOTO) After a social group mooted a proposal to the civic body to take beggars on board, the team has been allotted Bhavani Peth. In a welcome move, Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has roped in beggars and street dwellers to join their garbage cleaning drive. Tagged as the ‘Kharata Paltan’, these financially disadvantaged people will now be...

From begging to cleaning jobs, it’s a clean sweep for ‘Kharata Paltan’ ByPrachee KulkarniPrachee Kulkarni / Updated: Dec 14, 2020, 06:00 IST PMC requested to give them dedicated spots to clean and earn With hygiene becoming a crucial point of focus as the COVID-19 pandemic proceeds, a new effort to ensure cleanliness in public spaces has come from fresh quarters. A small band of homeless persons and beggars, who have been named the ‘Kharata Phaltan’, have now started cleaning the streets and areas around city monuments, via which they are also earning money for the hours of work pu...