10 days after Pune floods: PMC’s non-stop clean-up finds body of 8-mth old baby in Ambil odha

We just recovered a two-wheeler from the canal; and further ahead, found the body of an eight-month old baby, says official

The PMC storm water drainage department and sanitation department have been working around the clock to help residents get back to normalcy.

A PMC earth mover at work in Sahakarnagar. (Rahul Raut/HT PHOTO)

Two JCBs are deployed at Gururaj society, and one for the canal at Lake Town. “We just recovered a two-wheeler from the canal; and further ahead, found the body of an eight-month old baby,” said Rajesh Dhumal, executive engineer, drainage department, PMC.

Dhumal says the mortal remains of the child have been handed over to the police for identification.

The PMC is currently in the process of installing a new drainage line. The existing 1,200 metre line was destroyed in the floods.

Dhumal estimates that work is still at least a month away from getting 400 metres of drainage line between Laketown to Katraj Lake.