Citizens and civic organizations in Pune are increasingly taking to the streets to protest issues related to water, roads, traffic congestion, and other infrastructural problems. This is due to the delay in civic elections and the lack of elected members in the Pune Municipal Corporation. The civic administration claims to be actively resolving citizens’ problems. However, protesters argue that their pleas for basic civic amenities have been ignored for years. Civic activism has increased in the city as a result of the delay in civic polls. The administration refutes these allegations and states that they prioritize addressing public concerns.
Civic activism on the rise in the absence of elected members
