Steps missing in pool, swimmers complain of inconvenience

AT the PCMC-run swimming pool on the Kasarwadi-Gurav Pimple Road, swimmers are finding it difficult to come out of the pool as the steps on the steel staircase, used by swimmers to climb out of the pool, are missing at two spots. Ravindra Asadhe, a regular swimmer, said the steps had been missing for sometime. "I joined three months ago, and since then I have not seen the steps. In the absence of the steps, it is highly inconvenient to come out of the pool," he said. When contacted, Additional Municipal Commissioner Prakash Kadam said he would look into the matter.

Water-logged subway hits traffic

Vehicles from Sangvi, Gurav Pimple and Rahatni that emerge at Shankarwadi on the Pune-Mumbai Highway are finding it difficult to cross the water-logged subway under the railway tracks. Motorists and two-wheeler riders said whether it rains or not, the sub-way is always water-logged. Chetan Kachi of Nehrunagar, who regularly uses the road, said, "Not only is the subway water-logged, it is also in a bad condition for months now. The subway comes under the PCMC. It is amazing that nobody is bothered," he said. PCMC officials said they repair roads after the monsoon.

Uniforms for civic staff before Diwali

PCMC staff will get their uniforms before Diwali. A proposal for purchasing the uniforms worth Rs 28 lakh will be placed before the standing committee on Tuesday. Civic officials said PCMC has 7,400 employees in 59 department, but of these, only peons, ward boys, labourers and those working in health department, totalling 4,000, will get the uniforms. The PCMC Employees Union has been insisting that they should get the uniforms before Diwali, but every year they get it after Diwali. Civic officials said once the standing committee approves the proposal, they would ensure that employees get the uniforms before Diwali.

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