Pune: Vimannagar residents have raised an alarm over a potential health crisis because wet and dry waste are strewn across the area and have not been cleared for days. Nirmalya (dried floral offerings) has been left unattended at a local temple site for eight to 10 days in Ganesh Chowk, a resident said. “The situation has worsened with the rains, sparking fears of disease outbreaks and mosquito infestations,” said Vimannagar local Kiran Taware.
“The holy month of Shravan has brought increased activity to the temple. However, the accumulating waste, combined with incessant rains, is becoming a breeding ground for diseases.” “The orange facade of the temple is juxtaposed against heaps of decaying organic matter strewn across its premises,” she added.
Civic officials, however, said that it is cleaned regularly. Col (retd) Shashikant Dalvi, another resident, said that another stretch from Symbiosis Vimannagar Corner to Kalyaninagar bypass is hazardous due to decaying waste. Senior citizens walk on this footpath at their own risk, and neither the ward office nor the Pune Municipal Corporation take the responsibility to clean it he added.
“The garbage has been lying in various places in Vimannagar for days. When someone complains, PMC gets into action. But they don’t act unless they are told to.
I have found out that the solid waste management department is short staffed, which has led to the delay,” Dalvi said. In monsoon, the waste decomposes quickly and starts .