India, July 16 -- The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) collected a total fine of Rs.50,000 from two prominent bakeries in Salisbury Park during a special sanitation drive on Tuesday for allegedly dumping waste and discharging untreated drainage water into public stormwater drains.

The civic team from the Kasba Peth ward office took this action during a joint inspection across wards 22, 23 and 24. The officials found that Golden Bakery and Indian Bakery had allegedly disposed of waste unhygienically and illegally released drainage water into nearby drains and nullahs, posing a health risk, a statement released on Wednesday said.

Acting under municipal sanitation rules, the civic body imposed a penalty of Rs.25,000 on each bakery, taking ...