the rubble is either left for the residents or the nasik municipal corporaton nmc to be cleared later on we have been writing to the corporation every year requesting that it trim the trees disturbing the overhead electrical lines as the permission to the cut trees was solely the responsibility of the gardens department and had the tools to execute such works on a large scale the company had until last year been asking the civic body for trimming of trees that were under the power lines of the msedcl the nmc officials on the other hand said that they were not being able cater to the requests of the power company given the volume of the work and the limitation of the vehicles available with the civic body for the purpose ratan sonule the executive engineer urban i division who is responsible for power supply issues in panchavati central nashik and the gangapur region said there was no contract as such between the company and the labourers for picking up the debris but it was understood that they would clear it the msedcl has therefore given the contract to a labour contractor at the rate of rs 200 per km who will trim the branches as directed by the linemen who will accompany the labourers nashik but since it failed to take the responsibility we finally appointed a contractor to carry out the job another senior official from the msedcl informed annually the state power company undertakes the activity of trimming of trees to avoid the branches getting tangled with its power lines but citizens are angry that the msedcl has not cleaned the roads where the broken branches and debris lie strewn for days together we have no vehicles to cater to this large demand by the msedcl and hence we are unable to honour their requests a senior official from the gardens department of the nmc said the nmcs garbage van does not clear the rubble and it ultimately lies unattended along the roads giving a very untidy look to the city said rakesh kathe a resident of kathe galli similar is the case in the panchavati wadala and nashik road areas they create obstacles for traffic as well as residents rued rajashree wagh a resident of gangapur road but when asked about the leaves and other debris lying on the road the officials ensured that they will be cleared in the next two days its an annual ritual of the power company but why does it not pick up the branches and debris immediately even as the maharashtra state electricity distribution company limited msedcl has undertaken trimming of trees under its premonsoon maintenance activities it has left citizens fuming over the fallen branches and debris which create a mess on the roads the executive engineers were unsure about whether the contract of trimming of branches included clearing the debris as well according to the msedcl officials the labourers who cut the trees carry the branches home