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IndianExpress: Accusing the civic administration of violating its promise to complete asphalting of the road from Jambhulwadi hamlet to Katraj by May end, a resident of Dattanagar in Katraj has sought the intervention of the Lokayukta.

Kamaltai Shirole said a provision of Rs 50 lakh had been made in the civic budget for the work of asphalting the road and in response to a request filed under the Right to Information Act, the civic administration had said the road work was expected to be complete by May end. However, Shirole said, the work was far from completion.

IndianExpress: On August 20, Cantonment residents from New Modikhana complained about muddy and stinking water flowing through their taps, resulting in a promise by the Pune Cantonment Board (PCB) to fix the problem. One month has gone by, but the PCB has done nothing as sewage water continues to leak from several places in the Cantonment.
On the road near the Artificial Limb Centre, a broken drain chamber has been spewing foul smelling water for over two months, resulting in a virtual cess pool in the middle of the road. In other places like Bhimpura and New Modikhana, residents say their drinking water has a foul smell as doubts about sewage and drinking water getting mixed raise their head time and again.

IndianExpress: Environmental organisations opposing the ongoing work of Balbharati-Paud Road Link got a shot in the arm with activist Prashant Inamdar writing to Municipal Commissioner Nitin Kareer on the possible safety problems that might be faced due to the new road.

Inamdar says he decided to write to Kareer after he conducted a site survey based on information sought from the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) under the Right to Information Act.