India, June 23 -- The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and the forest department carried out a massive citizen-led cleanliness drive at Katraj Ghat, removing nearly 50-55 metric tonnes of garbage, including plastic, biomedical, and wet and dry waste. The two-day drive was conducted jointly by the PMC's Dhankawadi-Sahakarnagar regional office and forest department officials after large-scale dumping was reported in the forest patch.

Around 350 students and volunteers participated in the drive conducted on June 20 and 21. A total of 220 civic workers used mechanical equipment to clear waste dumped along the roadside and in the forest areas.

Surekha Bhange, ward officer of the Dhankawadi-Sahakarnagar regional office, said, "The next challe...