Sunday stink: Little respite from garbage in Pimpri
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17/02/2008
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Indian Express (Mumbai)
On the second day running, there was little respite for residents of Pimpri-Chinchwad from overflowing garbage bins and containers. In several suburbs today, mountains of garbage had sprung up as officials of the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation battled with complaints from residents. Since Saturday, the private vehicles owners, numbering 50, have struck work demanding hike in garbage collection amount. Health chief Dr Nagkumar Kunachgi while refusing the hike had said that the PCMC does not need the services of the private vehicle owners. The PCMC has pressed into service its 33 vehicles and 6 compactors, but they proved far too inadequate to lift the garbage from entire city. PCMC lifts 450 tonnes of garbage everyday from across the town. PCMC's "K' divisional officer R D Gaikwad said some private vehicles had been pressed into service and 80 per cent garbage was lifted. However , civic activists said mountains of garbage were common across the town.