'Pune Has Turned Into A Garbage Dump': Netizens Slam PMC, Demand Action (PHOTOS)

Dr Sudhir Mehta, former president of the Mahratta Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture (MCCIA), slammed the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) over the rampant dumping of garbage and construction debris across the city.

Taking to X (formerly Twitter), Mehta wrote, "#Pune's roads are in an unforgivable state – encroachments, crumbling surfaces, and potholes have turned our streets into a nightmare. What’s left is filled with garbage and construction debris. There is no excuse, no justification, for the city becoming a garbage dump."

#Pune's roads are in an unforgivable state- encroachments, crumbling surfaces & potholes have turned our streets into a nightmare. What’s left is filled with garbage & construction debris. There is no excuse, no justification, for the city becoming a garbage dump pic.twitter.com/S6TSTHu7LP

— Dr. Sudhir Mehta (@sudhirmehtapune) August 14, 2025

Netizens agreed with Mehta and demanded the PMC take immediate action.

"What do we expect from a city that has not had local elections for 2.5 years? Nobody accountable. Ask no questions, hear no answers. The city is collapsing in terms of traffic, breaking of rules, and encroachment everywhere," an X user wrote.

"If the system and authorities want, then they can make (Indore) or break (Pune) a city. Elected representatives are at fault. No one else," commented another user.

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"All Pune industries should come together, stop any CSR given for PMC work, and utilise that money directly with their own management skills. There are a bunch of people you would see cleaning and fixing the potholes, all shabby jobs only to reopen the work for them again. @PMCPune is way beyond accepting their responsibilities," suggested a third user.

Check out the reactions below:

All pune industry body should come together , stop any CSR given for PMC work and utilise that money directly with their own management skills. There are bunch of people you would see cleaning and fixing the potholes, all shabby jobs only to reopen the work for them only.…

— Manoj Deshpande (@MJDeshpande) August 15, 2025

Why are industries shying away from owning repairs is beyond me. Can't this be taken up under csr? Highlighting the bad state of roads to the PMC is simply a waste of time. The city is obese and needs private participation to solve issues. Kindly consider.

— Officer without portfolio (@adikboomboom) August 15, 2025

Entry to first industrial estate set up by @PMCPune mud dumped alongside to save the garbage yard pic.twitter.com/uENu5agaDY

— vikram (@vikramsalunkhe) August 14, 2025

My office is n a building which has Google, Agoda, Zomato, Suzlon, Kalyani and Poonawalla. Everyday I see foreigners in the building and yet when I step out; the footpaths are broken, pipes lying around, water logged roads. I feel embarrassed and ashamed of what we represent!

— sid💫 (@sidddtweets) August 15, 2025

Before year 2000. Pune city was much smaller and the roads of Pune where much less in with and length and their for the Pune municipality was able to manage all the roads in almost good condition

— Vikrant Latkar (@vikrantlatkar) August 15, 2025

If the system and authorities want then they can make (Indore) or break (Pune) a city. Elected representatives are at fault. No one else

— Meghrajsinh Jadeja 🇮🇳 (@jadeja_m) August 15, 2025

What do we expect from a city that has not had local elections for 2.5 years? Nobody accountable. Ask no questions hear no answers. The city is collapsing in terms of traffic, breaking of rules and encroachment everywhere.

— Kunal Hemrajani (@KunalMHemrajani) August 15, 2025

Earlier, author and columnist Shefali Vaidya also wrote on X about the same issue.

Vaidya wrote, "I honestly don’t know what @PMCPune does! Every road in Pune within the city limits has garbage and construction waste dumped by the roadside, even the Pune-Bengaluru highway between Bavdhan and Baner. Mounds and mounds of festering plastic garbage, just piling up every day!"

She added, "No one clears it up or fines the people who dump garbage and construction waste. There are no corporators to complain to, as there have been no municipal elections. PMC officials have no fear of losing their jobs, so they do nothing at all!"

I honestly don’t know what @PMCPune does! Every road in Pune within the city limit has garbage and construction waste dumped by the roadside, even the Pune-Bengaluru highway between Bavdhan and Baner. Mounds and mounds of festering plastic garbage, just piling up every day!

No…

— Shefali Vaidya. 🇮🇳 (@ShefVaidya) August 11, 2025