Pune, Sept. 27 -- Creative Foundation president Sandeep Khardekar has urged the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and Pune Police to remove all mandaps, flex boards, arches, chariots, tractor-trolleys, carts and other temporary structures erected along city roads for the Ganesh festival within 48 hours.
In a letter to Pune Municipal Commissioner Navalkishor Ram and Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar, Khardekar congratulated the civic and police authorities for ensuring that the Ganesh immersion processions passed off peacefully.
He said the smooth conduct of the processions was made possible by the sustained efforts of police personnel and municipal employees and thanked them on behalf of Pune residents.
However, Khardekar expressed concer...