PMC did not act against encroachments, admit Mohol and Patil

Minister of State for Civil Aviation and Pune MP Murlidhar Mohol along with Maharashtra Cabinet Minister Chandrakant Patil on Saturday acknowledged that despite their instructions, the administration has not taken the anti-aircraft campaign seriously. invasion.

Mohol and Patil called a review meeting with Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) officials to evaluate various projects and then interacted with the media.

The two leaders, accompanied by municipal MPs, warned municipal commissioner Rajendra Bhosale to address the growing menace of encroachments and take firm action against the culprits.

Even after the last meeting, where elected members unanimously supported removing the encroachments, no substantial action followed beyond an initial response.

Mohol admitted: “It is true that after the previous meeting, the administration simply pretended to carry out an invasion campaign for two or three days and then stopped.”

“This time I have ordered them to take the matter seriously and ensure the removal of encroachments. No political interference will block the way. “I will personally monitor the action reports from time to time,” he added.

Several areas of the city have witnessed a rise in encroachments in the last few days, including Sahakarnagar, Fergusson College Road, Katraj Dairy Square, Shivajinagar and other localities.

Patil stated, “There have been two important elections in the last six months – the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections. With the new government in place, things will gradually return to normal. “We recognize that some tasks have been delayed, but we are committed to driving development work forward and ensuring the appointment of necessary personnel to handle various projects.”

Mohol also highlighted the commitment to make 30 major city roads pothole-free by the end of January. “Selected roads will be repaved and maintained to ensure they remain pothole-free,” he said.

Patil directed the administration to expedite the river rejuvenation project in collaboration with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). He noted that while work on nine Wastewater Treatment Plants (STP) is almost complete, progress on the 51-kilometer trunk line is significantly delayed as only 6 kilometers have been laid so far.

“If the trunk line works continue to be delayed, the PMC will not be able to operationalize the STPs. “The administration must accelerate this work,” he said.