India, Sept. 21 -- After holding a Jansamvad in Hadapsar, deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar on Sunday interacted with residents of Pimpri-Chinchwad, where over 4,800 citizens submitted grievances. Officials from 25 government departments were present at the public outreach programme.

Most complaints were related to water supply, sanitation and traffic-issues that had also dominated the Hadapsar Jansamvad. Citizens said the repetition of such complaints reflected the failure of the Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad municipal corporations as well as the police.

Rahul Walke of Dighi said, "It is sad that a leader at the level of the deputy chief minister has to listen to basic problems like water and sanitation. This should be an eye-opener for Aji...