India, Nov. 21 -- The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) on Wednesday issued a stop-work notice to the contractor handling road digging for the state home ministry's citywide CCTV installation project, citing repeated violations of agreed terms and conditions.

Under the CCTV project, Pune police are laying cables across the city, with most work concentrated in central areas. However, the contractor has been digging up footpaths and roads indiscriminately and without basic safety measures such as warning boards or proper barricades. Citizens have been filing complaints, and PMC had earlier issued a warning to the contractor.

With complaints rising again, PMC ordered the contractor to halt all work and first submit a reinstatement plan.

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