Pune: Undri Residents Submit Objection To Proposed Garbage Processing Plant, Seek Green And Public Utility Zone Instead
Pune: Undri Residents Submit Objection Toa!aaa Proposed Garbage Processing Plant, Seek Green And Public Utility Zone Instead ( Representational Image )
Pune, December 9, 2025: The draft Development Plan (DP) for Undri is currently in its finalisation stage, and residents of the area have raised strong objections to the proposed Garbage Processing Plant (GPP) planned at Undri – Sheet No. 13 (Location 4/21). In a formal submission addressed to Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) Commissioner Naval Kishor Ram (IAS) and Assistant Director of Town Planning, Abhijit Ketkar, citizens have appealed for immediate reconsideration of the proposed site.
The objection letter has been submitted by the Mohammadwadi–Undri Residents Welfare Development Foundation (MURWDF), representing more than 50 housing societies from the rapidly growing residential belts of Mohammadwadi and Undri. The Foundation has highlighted significant environmental, health, and urban-planning concerns associated with setting up a GPP in a densely populated and predominantly residential neighbourhood.
Residents have strongly argued that the proposed location is unsuitable for waste processing because of its proximity to homes, schools, and green pockets. They fear that a waste facility in the heart of the residential zone will worsen the air quality, increase pollution, and pose long-term health risks to thousands of families and children living in the vicinity.
In their appeal, residents have urged PMC to relocate the GPP to a more appropriate, non-residential area where environmental impact and public inconvenience would be minimal. Instead of a waste processing unit, the Foundation has recommended that the land be reserved for eco-friendly and community-oriented developments such as:
A green forest zone
A butterfly garden
A public park
A sports complex or recreational centre
According to the representation, such amenities would help improve the Air Quality Index (AQI), enhance green cover, and contribute to better environmental balance in the face of rapid urbanisation in the region.
The Foundation has also sought an official acknowledgement of their submission and expressed hope for positive action from PMC. With civic participation gaining momentum, residents believe their collective voice will help shape a healthier and more sustainable future for Undri.
“It’s rather strange that planners designate a location in the midst of a growing area for a proposed GPP. An assessment of the area ought to be done with a large township existing including 4 Schools in the vicinity & an old age home bordering it . As it is with improper infrastructure and water supply dependent on borewells in the vicinity, such a decision would be suicidal as; a) contamination of the ground water is a big possibility which when extracted would cause grave health issues and b) the traffic density is very high with the usage of single roads in the area by the teeming population, School Buses of 16 odd schools in the Undri belt and multiple Water Tanker operators (at least 300/350 tankers) utilising the poor infrastructure in place presently. Hence it is hoped that better sense would prevail with our planners & administrators who will take out this project to an area suitable with none of the issues spelt out above,” said Sunil Aiyer, a Resident of Nyati Chesterfield society which is located to the proposed GPP plant.
