Pune dengue cases have crossed 2,000 between January and October 2026, according to the Congress, which has given the Pune Municipal Corporation 48 hours to begin effective preventive action or face a protest outside the civic headquarters.
The party said dengue infections increased between August and October, with more than 600 cases recorded in September alone. It also identified Kothrud and the Aundh-Baner areas as locations reporting the highest number of cases. These figures and area-wise claims were made by Congress; the report does not include an independent confirmation from the municipal corporation.
Congress attributed the alleged increase to stagnant water, garbage accumulation, choked drains and unhygienic conditions in different parts of Pune. The party said these conditions were contributing to mosquito breeding and criticised the civic administration’s fogging and insecticide-spraying measures as inadequate.
The dispute places routine municipal functions such as solid-waste removal, drain maintenance and mosquito-control operations at the centre of Pune’s dengue response. Congress said that meetings, assurances and public-awareness campaigns would not be sufficient unless they were accompanied by visible work on the ground.
The party has demanded special cleanliness drives in every ward, along with the immediate removal of stagnant water, garbage and clogged drains. It has also called for fogging and insecticide spraying in all lanes and bylanes, rather than limiting the operations to selected areas.
Congress further demanded that the municipal corporation publish daily reports on sanitation and spraying activities. Such reports, according to the party, should make it possible for residents to track where preventive work has been carried out and whether areas reporting cases are receiving regular attention.
The party also asked for NS1 testing, platelet-count testing and necessary treatment facilities at municipal hospitals for dengue patients. It called for disciplinary action against officials alleged to have been negligent in areas affected by dengue.
The 48-hour ultimatum is now the immediate political and administrative deadline in the dispute. Congress said that if the municipal administration does not begin concrete action within that period, it will hold a protest outside the Pune Municipal Corporation headquarters over residents’ health concerns.
