PMC claims collection of ₹4.81 cr. in fines for illegal road digging
Hindustan TimesPUNE: While the Pune Municipal Corporation claims to have collected ₹4.81 crore in fines for unauthorised road digging over the past six years, no penalty was imposed on the internet service provider for laying optic cables through stormwater drains in June this year which caused flooding in parts of the city. No penalty was imposed for laying internet cables through stormwater drains at Sinhagad Road, Baner and Kothrud last month. However, no penalty was imposed for laying internet cables through stormwater drains at Sinhagad Road, Baner and Kothrud last month. On his part, Naresh Raikar, executive engineer of the road department, said, “We have given a letter to the police department for illegal laying of internet cables through the stormwater drain at Sinhagad Road.