India, May 17 -- The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has approved allocation of 3,000 sq ft of land at the PMPML depot in Balewadi for a garbage segregation facility.

Standing Committee chairman Shreenath Bhimale said the decision was taken following a long-pending demand to shift the existing segregation point located near the service road.

"It was a long-standing demand to have a dedicated space for garbage segregation at Balewadi. Since the existing spot is located along the service road, commuters travelling on the highway get a poor impression of the city. We have now allotted a new plot for the purpose," Bhimale said.

At present, sanitation workers segregate waste in the open on a plot near the service road. Officials said worke...