Residents of Kalepadal in Hadapsar, Pune, have reported sewage water entering homes and parking areas, raising fears that the drinking-water supply could also be contaminated. Ward 41 corporator Nivrutti Anna Bandal visited the affected area on October 9, 2026, met residents and urged the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) to inspect the premises and water network urgently.
Residents said sewage entering residential areas had caused significant inconvenience and created concerns about sanitation and public health. They have demanded immediate action from the civic administration to identify the source of the problem, prevent further sewage ingress and establish whether potable water has been affected.
Bandal criticised the PMC over what he described as a failure to address basic civic problems in the area. He questioned how residents could be expected to pay property tax and other civic charges when essential services such as drainage and safe drinking water remained uncertain.
“It is unacceptable that residents have to live with drainage water entering their homes and the fear that their drinking water may be contaminated. The PMC cannot turn a blind eye to such a serious problem,” Bandal said, according to a report by Punekar News. He said residents should not have to repeatedly approach officials for services such as functional drainage and safe water supply.
The corporator said the issue required more than temporary cleaning or verbal assurances. He called for inspections of affected properties, testing of drinking-water samples and immediate repairs to damaged or leaking pipelines if required. He also urged officials to assess the drainage system and determine why it had failed.
The source of the problem has not been established in the supplied report. Possible causes identified by Bandal and residents include damaged pipelines, leakage, inadequate drainage capacity or another infrastructure failure. The reported presence of sewage near homes does not by itself establish that drinking water has been contaminated, making water testing and inspection central to the next response.
Residents also expressed dissatisfaction with the response from elected representatives. They alleged that although four corporators represent the ward, only Bandal had visited the area to hear their complaints, while the others had not responded adequately. They called for greater accountability and said access to sanitation and safe drinking water should not depend on repeated complaints.
The immediate administrative tasks are to inspect the affected locations, test water samples, examine the water-supply and drainage networks, and communicate the findings to residents. The PMC’s response to the allegations and the corrective measures it proposes were not available at the time of writing.
