India, May 13 -- Hadapsar MLA Chetan Tupe on Monday sought an immediate clarification from the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) regarding the charges allegedly being demanded by licensed plumbers from residential societies in Mohammadwadi for new water connections. Tupe said that the residents of Mohammadwadi should not face exploitation at the hands of vested interests, and raised concern over allegations that some licensed plumbers were demanding as much as Rs.50,000 from housing societies for new water connections.

Allegations that licensed plumbers are demanding hefty amounts for facilitating tapping and connection work emerged amid the PMC's recent rollout of formal water supply connections to areas such as Mohammadwadi, Undri and N...