India, April 15 -- The Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) on Monday decided to take action against illegal scrap godowns and shops. From next week, the civic body will start disconnecting water supply to all such units located in Jadhav Wadi, Chikhali and Kudalwadi, officials said.

Shekhar Singh, municipal commissioner, PCMC, said, "Given the frequent problem of fire incidents at these illegal scrap units, we have decided to take action against them. The fire reports are persistent, posing a hazard to the citizens living in these areas and eventually causing environmental damage. We are going to disconnect the water supply to all illegal scrap godowns and shops."

In the past 10 years, many illegal tin sheds, scrap godowns and...