The Times of India 18.03.2013
Multi-utility centres planned at 41 places
PUNE: A plan drawn up by
Pimpri Chinchwad New Township Development Authority (PCNTDA) has mooted
the construction of multiutility centres at 41 places to provide
bathing, urinals, toilets and baby-feeding facilities for the floating
population in Pimpri Chinchwad.
The authority's chief executive officer Yogesh Mhase said the estimated cost of the project is Rs 11.39 crore and would cater to people who come to Pimpri Chinchwad seeking work. "Many unemployed people or contractual workers visit the city every day for work. A large number of truck drivers and cleaners bathe and defecate in the open which causes pollution. Hence bathing, urinal and toilet facilities will be provided to them at these centres," Mhase added.
They will be built on PCNTDA land and a private contractor will run them. The design has been finalized and a detailed project report has been prepared, Mhase said.
Vikas Patil, president of Paryavaran Sanvardhan Samiti, an NGO, said, "A large number of container tucks and other goods-carrying vehicles from the state and elsewhere in the country come to the industrial areas of the city. Drivers and cleaners of these vehicles openly bathe, wash clothes and conduct other daily chores on the footpaths or on the roadsides. It is an eyesore in areas like Akurdi. Both PCMC and PCNTDA must take steps to reduce this menace."
The authority's chief executive officer Yogesh Mhase said the estimated cost of the project is Rs 11.39 crore and would cater to people who come to Pimpri Chinchwad seeking work. "Many unemployed people or contractual workers visit the city every day for work. A large number of truck drivers and cleaners bathe and defecate in the open which causes pollution. Hence bathing, urinal and toilet facilities will be provided to them at these centres," Mhase added.
They will be built on PCNTDA land and a private contractor will run them. The design has been finalized and a detailed project report has been prepared, Mhase said.
Vikas Patil, president of Paryavaran Sanvardhan Samiti, an NGO, said, "A large number of container tucks and other goods-carrying vehicles from the state and elsewhere in the country come to the industrial areas of the city. Drivers and cleaners of these vehicles openly bathe, wash clothes and conduct other daily chores on the footpaths or on the roadsides. It is an eyesore in areas like Akurdi. Both PCMC and PCNTDA must take steps to reduce this menace."
