Pimpri Chinchwad, 2nd June 2026: Residents of large housing societies in Pimpri Chinchwad have threatened to launch an agitation against the civic administration over notices directing them to install and operationalise waste-processing facilities within their premises by June 30, failing which the municipal corporation would stop collecting wet waste from July 1. The housing societies have termed the move unilateral and impractical, warning that they would dump garbage at the municipal commissioner’s office if the decision is enforced without consultation.
The Chikhli–Moshi–Pimpri Chinchwad Housing Society Federation has submitted a written representation to PCMC commissioner Vijay Suryavanshi, alleging that the proposed policy unfairly shifts the burden of waste management onto residents while ignoring lapses by builders and the civic administration.
According to the federation, the civic body has indicated that wet waste collection from large housing societies classified as bulk waste generators will be discontinued from July 1, requiring them to process biodegradable waste within their premises. The move has triggered concern among several residential complexes, many of which claim they lack the space and infrastructure required to install organic waste converters (OWCs).
Federation office-bearers argued that under the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016, housing projects with more than 100 dwelling units are required to have on-site wet waste processing systems. They alleged that several large residential projects in the city were granted completion certificates despite not having such facilities in place.
“The administration is now attempting to transfer the responsibility to housing societies years after approving these projects. Residents should not be made to bear the financial and operational burden arising out of regulatory failures,” the federation said in its representation.
The federation further claimed that it had repeatedly raised the issue of implementation of the Solid Waste Management Rules and the accountability of developers, but no concrete action had been taken.
It has demanded that the PCMC hold detailed discussions with representatives of housing societies before implementing any policy that affects lakhs of residents. The federation maintained that several societies face practical constraints, including shortage of open space and technical challenges, making immediate installation of waste-processing units difficult.
Warning of a strong agitation, federation president Sanjeevan Sangale said that if the corporation stops collecting wet waste without prior consultation, residents would be left with no option but to intensify protests.
“If the civic body takes a unilateral decision and discontinues wet waste collection from large societies without discussing it with us, we will be forced to bring the garbage and dump it at the municipal commissioner’s office. We have been consistently pursuing the issue of implementation of the Solid Waste Management Rules and fixing responsibility on developers. Instead of taking action against them, if the burden is imposed on residents, we will strongly oppose it,” Sangale said.
The PCMC has been pushing for stricter compliance with waste segregation and decentralised waste processing norms as part of its efforts to reduce the volume of garbage reaching the city’s disposal facilities. However, the latest notices have sparked a confrontation between the civic body and residents’ groups, who insist that any such transition should be phased and implemented only after adequate consultation and support.
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