Following a spike in tree felling incidents in general and the Bhosari incident in particular wherein a private company cut down eight, fully-grown trees without the tree authority’s permission, the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation has decided to appoint four squads to prevent/punish incidents of unauthorised tree felling. Pradeep Jambhale-Patil, additional commissioner, PCMC, said that four squads will be appointed for …
PUNE: The Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation has approached the Bombay High Court against its ‘status quo’ ruling dated May 5, 2022 saying that the corporation’s efforts to remove at least 434 unauthorised hoardings in the city have ground to a halt due to the said ruling. Singh said that the PCMC has been making concerted efforts to remove unauthorised hoardings that …
Pune: The Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation has issued a clarification on the recent collapse of a hoarding due to strong winds on Monday, stating that the metal frame structure was unauthorised. Addressing the media at PCMC headquarters on Tuesday, Shekhar Singh, Pimpri-Chinchwad municipal commissioner, said, “The owner of the illegal hoarding was served a notice for its removal prior to the …
