Pune: Frustration Boils Over In Hinjawadi As Residents and IT Professionals Plan New Protest Wave After CM’s Orders Fail
Pune: Frustration Boils Over In Hinjawadi As Residents and IT Professionals Plan New Protest Wave After CM's Orders Fail
Pune, November 3, 2025: In a strong rebuke of administrative inaction, residents and IT professionals of Hinjawadi are gathering for a crucial meeting to chart the future of their agitation, citing that the road infrastructure has seen no improvement despite direct instructions from the Chief Minister over three months ago.
The joint meeting, scheduled for November 1, 2025, at Yashwan Society, aims to unite the community and launch a new, intensified phase of protest. The core grievance is the stark contrast between government assurances and the reality on the ground.
“Authorities claim they have followed due procedure and that work orders have been issued. But on the ground, no work is happening. The PMRDA and other departments blame the rains, but the roads are disintegrating,” said Sachin Londhe of the ‘UnclogHinjawadiITPark’ team, which is organizing the meeting.
The situation in Hinjawadi remains dire, with pothole-ridden roads and occupied footpaths making daily commutes a nightmare for the thousands of IT employees and residents. The condition of Burt Road was specifically highlighted as being among the worst.
‘Andolan by Email’: A New Strategy to Grab Attention
Frustrated by the endless cycle of promises and excuses, the citizens have decided to adopt innovative methods to force the authorities to take notice. A key strategy that will be formalized in the meeting is an “Email Andolan” (Email Protest).
“In an innovative way, we will launch our protest right at the government’s virtual doorstep. We are done with just holding protests on the streets while officials give us hollow assurances from their offices,” a resident involved in the planning stated.
The campaign will involve a coordinated effort to flood the inboxes of the Chief Minister, local Members of Parliament, and other senior bureaucrats with emails detailing the plight of Hinjawadi. The goal is to create an undeniable digital paper trail of the public’s anger that cannot be ignored.
“The authorities say they have started the process and even issued orders to begin work, but they still haven’t started, using the rain as an excuse. This issue is being dragged on indefinitely,” Londhe added. “Our ‘Meeting-to-Email’ campaign is about to begin.”
This move signifies a strategic shift in civic activism in the tech hub, leveraging the professional skills of its workforce to demand accountability, proving that the community’s patience has run out and they are ready for a long, digital battle.
“In our jurisdiction, we have repaired the roads as much as possible. Currently, it is raining, so the work is postponed for a while; we have even suggested that Pune IT companies allow work-from-home. If the road falls under MIDC’s town planning, we have held meetings with them and told them to complete it quickly. All areas outside MIDC are under our jurisdiction. The ownership of the roads lies with different bodies, some with PWD, some with MIDC, and some with PMRDA, so work is done by the concerned authority. We have done the work on the roads under our jurisdiction. For some other roads, PMRDA is taking up and will also carry out the work, but for the damages that have occurred now, we are asking them to bear the cost.” R.M. Pathan, Chief Engineer of PMRDA
“All our tenders are ready, but due to the rains, we cannot do any work. If we do tar road work during the rains, the tar gets washed away, and then there are allegations that the work is not durable. We have 3-4 tenders ready for Shivaji Chowk, Lakshmi Chowk, Pandav Nagar Chowk. The labourers hired on a contractual basis left during Diwali and now, the rains have started. However, we have had a meeting with the organization and the MLA regarding this matter.” Rajendra Totala, Executive Engineer of MIDC
