Lack of communication between civic departments has come to the fore with public money at stake, as even after 28 water pumps purchased last year for the fire brigade are rotting in the store room, the electrical department of Pune Municipal Corporation has made fresh requisition for pumps for fire brigade and a tender is also being floated. When contacted, the chief fire officer claimed there was no necessity for the equipment, but the electricity department maintains that the tender worth Rs 5 lakh was put forward only after a requisition was made by the fire brigade.

Cash down the drain: Last year PMC had spent two and half crore rupees for procuring 28 water pumps. Pic/Krunal Gosavi