India, June 4 -- In an unprecedented move, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has issued show-cause notices to eight officials, including two ward officers, after inspections revealed serious shortcomings in pre-monsoon preparedness works across the city.

With the monsoon expected to intensify in the coming days, the civic administration has cracked down on delays and incomplete works related to stormwater drains, nullah desilting and flood-mitigation measures.

Traditionally, disciplinary action for lapses in pre-monsoon works has been limited to engineers and field staff. However, PMC has extended accountability to ward-level administrators, making ward officers directly answerable for deficiencies in their respective jurisdictions....