CIVIC GARDENS IN PARVATI UNDERGO CLEANING; SECURITY GUARDS DEPLOYED

The Free Press Journal's story on May 9, titled "Gardens In Pune's Parvati Turn Into Hotspots For Drunkards, Drug Addicts," highlighted the deplorable state of two gardens managed by the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) Ramchandra Keshav Taware Udyan and Hanumant Suryabhan Harnaval Udyan -near Mitra Mandal Chowk in Pune's Parvati.

- ANKIT SHUKLA

The gross negligence of these two gardens, situated opposite each other, had turned them into hotspots for drunkards and drug addicts. The lack of surveillance encouraged individuals to openly consume alcohol and engage in illicit activities within the confines of these gardens. Evidence of this was strewn across the gardens, with discarded beer bottles, cigarette packets, chip wrappers, and plastic containers littering the area. Just at the entrance gates of the gardens, multiple beer bottles were found dumped openly.