Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Chennai Citizen Connect: Captain Cotton Canal nearly choked due to garbage dumping appearing in the DT Next dated 11.05.2025". The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Chennai Citizen Connect: Captain Cotton …
Only 13 Out Of 27 Units Operational: PMC Pune: Only 50% of the biogas plants set up in the city with an aim to decentralize garbage processing system are functioning. The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has 27 biogas plants with a joint capacity to process about 133 tonne garbage.At present,only …
Pune: Newly-appointed PMC commissioner Vikas Deshmukh said on Wednesday that maximum utilisation of existing garbage processing units and increasing manpower to deal with related problems will be high on his agenda. While speaking to mediapersons on Wednesday, Deshmukh even hinted at banning plastic bags in the city. “We have held …
That burning heap of garbage could cause more than just bad odour and smoke. Experts say that burning garbage contributes to open biomass burning, which is a source of hazardous pollutants such as PM 10 and PM 2.5. Inhaling these pollutants could cause increase in asthma related diseases, asthma attacks …
Civic Body Begins Process To Axe, Transplant Them Tree activists in the city are up in arms because the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has advertised for felling or transplantation of hundreds of trees in just two months. In a document uploaded on the PMC’s website, the garden department has initiated …
Pune: A committee set up by the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has recommended uniform noise levels for sirens and horns in all vehicles. At the manufacturing stage, they should be 85 decibels of ambient noise (dBA) measured at a distance of three metres from the vehicle. A sound stronger …
Reacting to the safety audit report of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) route on Alandi-Nagar road, member of the Nagrik Chetna Manch, Qaneez Sukhrani has said that all recommendations of the report should be complied with before the roll out of buses. The report was conducted by IIT Bombay for …
Pune: There is better awareness about genetic testing for cancer in the city. Within a month of its launch, the first counselling centre set up in a city hospital to advise people on whether or not they need to take genetic tests has seen eight families with a strong family …
One of the ten recommendations suggested for safe operations of Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) on the Ahmednagar-Alandi Road by IIT Bombay's safety audit report is minimal bus-to-platform gap. Referring to wide gaps found during normal operations in the BRT systems in other large cities in Asia and America, the …
PUNE: The amount of black carbon or soot, a potential cancer-causing substance, has been gradually increasing over Pune city since 2005, shows a study conducted by the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM). Soot is a human carcinogenic which is considered second only to carbon dioxide in causing climate change …
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Pune Municipal Corporation & Anr Versus Harakchand Misirimal Solanki & Ors. dated 24/01/2014 regarding acquisition of lands by Pune Municipal Corporation for development of “Forest Garden”and landowners challenging the above acquisition proceedings before the Bombay High Court in 9 …
Terms Overall Work Satisfactory; PMC Promises To Fix Problems Pune: A safety audit of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) on Alandi-Nagar Road, conducted by IIT Bombay, has termed the civic work as satisfactory while pointing out certain shortcomings. The IIT report has stressed on the convenience caused to pedestrians and …
Pune: District governor of the Rotary Club, Deepak Shikarpur, said on Monday that there is a need to develop a public private partnership (PPP) model to deal with the vast volumes of electronic waste (e-waste) being generated in the city. He was speaking on the sidelines of the ongoing 8th …
Review Done By Citizens’ Groups Pune: A road safety audit of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) on Alandi Road has pointed out several flaws which would affect road users, particularly bus commuters and pedestrians. The audit was conducted by the Save Pune Traffic Movement (SPTM) and the PMPML Pravasi Manch. …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. Udayakumar V. Jagtap Vs Saswad Mun. Council & Ors dated 13/01/2014 regarding pollution of Karha River, Saswad, Pune, Maharashtra. Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/orderinpdf/46-2013(WZ)(OA)_13Jan2014.pdf
Director of Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) Sunita Narain emphasized the need for promoting bicycle as a means of transport in cities in a big way to tackle the problem of air pollution, at in the cities. "If we don't have the right to breath and walk freely then …
The city has poor facilities for bicycle users and pedestrians. Besides, use of private vehicles is quite high as compared to public transport, while road safety continues to be a cause of concern. All this have been reflected in the first-of-its-kind citizens’ Transportation Status Report (TSR) brought out by Parisar …
42-Km Pipeline From Dam To Deliver 1.3 TMC Of Water To City Pune: The standing committee of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) approved the second phase of the Bhama Askhed pipeline project. “The Alandi municipal council and the state forest department have submitted proposals for land acquisition. The PMC has …
From Garbage Containers To Cement Concrete Pipes, Several Impediments Block The Right Of Way An overflowing garbage bin occupying more than half the footpath near college student Mansi Joglekar’s residence in Kondhwa forces her to walk on the road during peak hours to reach a bus stop every day. The …
The zero-garbage project – a joint initiative of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), non-governmental organizations (NGO) and corporate sector – has found many takers in housing societies and commercial establishments, but its progress in slum areas has been slow. “Both the door-to-door collection of garbage as well as the segregation …
PUNE: People living in Hadapsar, Katraj, Bhosari and Shivajinagar may be more susceptible to respiratory infections such as asthma and chronic bronchitis because the chill the city is currently experiencing has pushed air pollution levels to a new high in these places. The city continued to shiver with the minimum …
