President intervenes twice on Pune’s bad road issue
Hindustan TimesFor the second time in the past five months, President Draupadi Murmu has called attention to the poor condition of roads in Pune. The President also sent a letter to Dhananjay Benkar, Aam Aadmi Party city president, briefing him about the directions issued to the state government to address the problem. “We have sent a court notice to the PMC and if no progress is made despite the President’s instructions, we will file a case against the municipal corporation,” Benkar added. We have visited the area and marked the land for the roads, but residents are not willing to hand over their land for the development.” Earlier during her two-day visit to the city in the first week of September, President Murmu’s vehicle had encountered significant potholes marring her travel experience.