Unkept promises: 3 legislators of different parties in past three terms but no end to issues plaguing Hadapsar

Water scarcity

Hadapsar is plagued by the problem of water scarcity. Water is supplied by the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), which is trying to resolve water woes through a 24*7 water supply project. Although work on the water supply project is underway, it’s not much relief to citizens who have to shell out from their pockets for water tankers. “There have been legislators elected from different political parties but no one has been able to resolve the water woes here,” said Kamla Lonkar of Mohammadwadi.

Waste disposal facility

Hadapsar area was known to be the place where the waste of the whole city was dumped or disposed. Residents have faced the ill-effects of garbage dumping although the main dumping ground falls just outside the jurisdiction of the constituency. The situation has improved with citizens fighting against the issue but not much has changed.

Urbanisation affects green cover

The rapid urbanisation—mushrooming with the growth of the real estate— is reducing green cover. The projects for which hill slopes are being cut is going to have long-term impact in the area. It is due to the changing geographical situation that the area has witnessed flooding of roads during monsoon.

Road infra

The work on the proposed Katraj-Kondhwa road in the constituency has been delayed for years. It has emerged as an accident prone road as the project is incomplete and heavy traffic only compounds the situation. The Solapur road, which connects the constituency to other parts of city, is the most busy road that compounds the traffic woes of commuters.

Security concerns

The constituency is a cosmopolitan area and has a large minority community population. It has unfortunately earned bad name due to arrest of citizens for links with terrorist or banned organisations.