PMC blames plot owners for waste dumping done by its own contractor
PMC blames plot owners for waste dumping done by its own contractor
ByVijay ChavanVijay Chavan / Updated: May 25, 2021, 18:26 IST
Residents of society next to open plot in
Vadgaonsheri where unsegregated, biomedical garbage was being dumped finally kept vigil and caught civic contractor in the act; before this, local body had suspiciously shut down all complaints sans resolution
As per directions from the
Supreme Court, various pollution control boards have banned any kind of open dumping of unsegregated waste, which creates major health hazards. Accordingly, the
Pune Municipal Corporation (
PMC) is also supposedly implementing the rules and taking stringent action against institutions and individuals found violating norms under relevant sections of the Maharashtra Municipal Corporations Act of 1949, as well as under environment protection laws.
A 10-year-old girl who was with them survived with head injuries
MUMBAI: Three members of a family from Virardied while a 10-year-old girl was severely injured after being knocked down by a goods train between Nalasopara and Vasaistations on Saturday morning. The railway police said they are probing if they were run over or committed suicide.
Residents of Sainath Nagar locality, the deceased persons were identified as Nanda Jangam (55), her son Somnath (35), daughter Pramila Phadtare (31). Pramila s daughter Samiksha was lying along the tracks with head injuries. The incident was reported around 7 am.
The girl has been undergoing treatment at Alliance Hospital, Nalasopara.