The Setting Division of the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Company (PCMC) has taken motion in opposition to people accountable for dumping particles within the river and spilling concrete on the street, ensuing within the assortment of fines amounting to ₹2.61 lakh, officers introduced on Saturday.
Vans, dumpers, and tempo autos, together with plant mixer vehicles, had been noticed speeding alongside the riverbanks, spilling ready-mix concrete onto the street, resulting in complaints of air air pollution. Following these complaints, the Setting Division carried out a direct inspection and subsequently set a entice to apprehend the car homeowners.
Three autos belonging to Kasim Sheikh, Lakwa Pujari, and Basavaraj Kasbi had been apprehended and fined ₹36,600 every for illegally filling the riverbed. Moreover, 9 autos had been confiscated for spilling ready-mix concrete on Shani Mandir Street in Wakad, with fines totaling ₹2.25 lakh, amounting to ₹25,000 every. In whole, fines amounting to ₹2.61 lakh have been collected.