Stagnant sewage near canal irks residents of Shankar Sheth road in Pune

Despite many complaints to the Pune Municipal Corporation, the seeping drainage has gone unnoticed, claim residents

PUNE Residents are irked as stench and grime cover the corner of the canal near housing societies on Shankar Sheth road. Despite many complaints to the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), the seeping drainage has gone unnoticed, claim residents.

A view of the stagnant sewage near a canal at Shankar Sheth road in Pune. (Shankar Narayan/HT PHOTO)

The residents of Jay Kay CHS Ltd., which is nearest to the area want PMC to immediately look into the issue.

In a letter to PMC, the residents have written, “We wish to bring to your notice that the canal beside our building has been stinking and can spread diseases in the nearby area. The cleaning work of the canal and the drainage system was last done five years ago. It has never been cleaned thereafter and all the garbage has piled up now.”

Karan Chandwani, one of the residents, said, “People dump garbage continuously in the canal. The garbage then accumulates and creates hurdles for the flowing drainage to just accumulate in one place thus making it filthy and stinky. The windows of our homes open onto the canal, but we have to keep it closed due to the stench.”

Bhavani Peth ward office when contacted shunned their hands off the matter stating that the canal was not their responsibility but belonged to another department. “I was transferred just three months back in the ward and I take care of drainage lines along the Bhavani peth, if it is canal then it is not in my purview,” said Raosaheb Khandagale.