Pune: PCMC Gets Most Complaints About Water Supply, Potholes In The First ‘Public Dialogue’  

Pimpri, 21st March 2022: The first public dialogue (Jan Samvad) meeting was held today since the appointment of the administrator of Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC).

A total of 170 citizens from all the eight ward offices lodged complaints and suggestions at the meeting. The number of complaints was high regarding smooth water supply, filling of potholes, asphalting of roads, repair of street lights.

On behalf of PCMC, in order to maintain the balance between the citizens and the administration of the city and to expedite the redressal of grievances, a public dialogue meeting was held in all the eight ward offices of PCMC today as per the order of the PCMC Commissioner and Administrator Rajesh Patil. About 170 citizens lodged complaints and suggestions. In this 21, 24, 5, 19, 17, 14, 11, 11 citizens in the A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H ward offices respectively presented their views in the public dialogue meeting.

Additional Commissioner Vikas Dhakne and Jitendra Wagh acted as controlling officers in the public meeting. Some of the complaints received today are resolved immediately, and regarding some complaints, the decisions will be taken at the level of Municipal Administrator and Commissioner Rajesh Patil regarding policy matters.

A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H Jan Samvad Sabha of the Ward Offices are chaired by the Chief Coordinating Officer, Assistant City Engineer, BRTS Shrikant Savane, Department of Building Permits, Assistant City Engineer Makarand Nikam, Assistant Commissioner, Land, and Life Department Prashant Joshi, Deputy Commissioner of Urban Development Ajay Charthankar, Assistant City Engineer Satish Ingle, Additional Commissioner Ulhas Jagtap, Deputy Commissioner Chandrakant Indalkar, Assistant City Engineer of Environment Sanjay Kulkarni.

Shower of complaints in Jan Samvad Sabha!

Various complaints and suggestions were made in the public meeting. These include assigning property rights as an occupier of property ownership, taking action on unauthorized constructions, restoring interrupted power supply at high pressure, filling potholes, tarring roads, speed bumps, and dividers on the traffic roads. Installation, repair of drainage lines, installation of new drainage channels where necessary, erection of public toilets, the appointment of the security guard in subways, planting of trees by stopping illegal logging, the opening of closed swimming pools, repair of open gym, obstruction of roadside parking, to make decisions about hawker zones, to resolve complaints of increased water bills, to provide small vehicles for garbage collection, river pollution problems, and their cleanliness, etc.

Ward Officer Sheetal Wakde, Executive Engineer Praveen Ghode, Ravindra Pawar along with Deputy Engineers of various departments, Junior Engineers, Administration Officers, etc. were present in the public dialogue meeting from ‘A’ Ward Office.

Ward Officer Abhijit Harale, Executive Engineer Anil Shinde, Park Officer Prashant Takawale along with the Deputy Engineers, Junior Engineers, Administration Officers, etc. were present in the meeting from ‘B’ ward Office.

Assistant Commissioner Anna Bodade, Executive Engineer Sanjay Ghube, Shashikant More, Park Officer Pranav Dhawale, Assistant Health Officer Babasaheb Kamble, Deputy Engineers of various departments, Junior Engineers, Administration officers, etc. were present at the public meeting from ‘c’ ward Office.

Additional Commissioner Vikas Dhakne, Assistant Commissioner Umakant Gaikwad, Executive Engineer Vikas Desale along with Deputy Engineers of various departments, Junior Engineers, Administrative Officers, etc. were present in the public dialogue meeting from ‘D’ ward Office.

Ward Officer Rajesh Agale, Executive Engineer Kishore Mahajan, Manik Chavan, Park Officer Shankar Bhokare, Assistant Health Officer Rajesh Bhat, Deputy Engineers of various departments, Junior Engineers, Administration Officers, etc. were present in the public dialogue meeting from ‘E’ ward Office.

Ward Officer Sitaram Bahure, Executive Engineer Vijaykumar Kale, Sanjay Khabde, Public Liaison Officer Kiran Gaikwad along with Deputy Engineer, Junior Engineer, Administrative Officer, etc. were present in the public dialogue meeting from ‘F’ ward Office.

Additional Commissioner Jitendra Wagh, Assistant Commissioner Ravikiran Ghodke, Executive Engineer Devanna Gattuwar, Deputy Engineers of various departments, Junior Engineers, Administrative Officers, etc. were present in the public dialogue meeting from ‘G’ ward Office.

Ward Officer Vijaykumar Thorat, Executive Engineer Dilip Dhumal, Assistant Health Officer Mahesh Adhav along with Deputy Engineers of various departments, Junior Engineers, Administration Officers, etc. were present at the public dialogue meeting from ‘H’ ward Office.