The Times of India      22.11.2013

PCMC to collect waste disposal charges soon

PUNE: The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) will start collecting annual waste disposal charges from 509 hotels registered under category D. The civic body is also likely to collect charges from food stall owners for the first time.

The decision was taken at the general body meeting on Thursday, when a proposal for increasing the waste disposal charges for hotels, marriage halls, shopping malls, five and three-star hotels was tabled for discussion. PCMC is already collecting waste disposal charges from marriage halls and hotels registered under categories A, B, and C.

While the municipal corporation had proposed to collect annual charges of Rs 3,000 from category D hotels, corporator Ulhas Shetty tabled a proposal stating that Rs 1,000 be collected from these hotels. Corporator Prashant Shitole also tabled a short notice proposal demanding that waste disposal charges be levied on stall holders selling snacks, food items, vegetables and meat. Mayor Mohini Lande approved the proposal.

RB Chavan, health executive officer, PCMC said, "The details of the decision will be known after the proceedings are finalised. The municipal commissioner will take a call on whether or not to implement the short notice proposals."