India, Dec. 11 -- With no decisive action taken against illegal dumping and landfilling along the Pavana River near the Kalewadi-Chinchwad link road, residents of Chinchwad have launched an unusual digital protest - 'Email Andolan'. Hundreds of citizens have started sending emails to the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) commissioner and senior officials in the Environment and Water Resources departments, demanding immediate removal of the illegal fill and strict action against violators, said civic officials.

Citizens claim, despite repeated complaints and even a recent meeting with local MLA Shankar Jagtap from Chinchwad, during which the MLA reportedly instructed PCMC officials to act swiftly, the civic administration has ...