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Maha: Social activist demands to provide water, drainage connections to "Pink Buses" in Pune

Pune, May 9 (UNI) Social activist and Creative Foundation President Sandeep Khardekar has urged Navalkishore Ram, Commissioner of the Pune Municipal Corporation, to immediately provide water and drainage connections to the "Pink Buses" converted into mobile toilets for women, alleging that several such facilities are lying unused despite being ready for operation.
In a letter addressed to the Municipal Commissioner, Khardekar said he was initially pleased to see a dedicated women's toilet facility installed near Chhatrapati Sambhaji Garden on Jangli Maharaj Road, viewing it as a positive step towards women-friendly civic infrastructure.
However, he found the facility closed and non-operational.
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