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 …
District Collectors Told To Submit Weekly Report On Water Storage Pune: District collectors of five districts, under Pune revenue division have been asked to closely monitor water storage in reservoirs located in their respective districts and prepare a weekly report, said Prabhakar Deshmukh, Pune divisional commissioner on Wednesday. He added …
Pune: The standing committeeof thePuneMunicipalCorporation (PMC) on Tuesday took a step forwardin drawing water for the city from the Bhama Askhed dam, situated about 40 km from the city in Khed taluka. The municipal commissioner has been given the right to acquire land for laying the pipeline. “The committee also …
PUNE: The proposal to reserve land in merged villages for bio diversity parks (BDP) has been officially passed. But the major tasks lies ahead as the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and citizens face a stiff challenge to protect the open tracks of lands from encroachers. The state government has clearly …
Pune: The proposal to reserve land in merged villages for bio diversity parks (BDP) has been officially passed. But the major tasks lies ahead as the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and citizens face a stiff challenge to protect the open tracks of lands from encroachers. The state government has clearly …
The Planning Commission’s Appraisal Has Stressed On Consistent Implementation Of Reforms And Holistic Urban Renewal Pune: Urban planners and activists have criticized the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) for their inapt handling of works done under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewable Mission (JNNURM). The PMC has spent crores of rupees …
PUNE: Citizens' groups, NGOs and educational institutions in Pimpri-Chinchwad can give suggestions and information about any environmental issues or eco-friendly projects to the municipal corporation. The suggestions will be considered by the corporation which has now started the process of preparing the environment status report for the year 2012-13. Pimpri-Chinchwad …
Pune: The state government is likely to make it mandatory for all municipal corporations to treat and use sewage water for non-drinking purposes. “A meeting of municipal officials across the state was called to discuss possible use of recycled sewage water. After deliberations, the government will take steps towards implementation …
Proposal Okayed By General Body As Part Of DP Approval Pune: The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has moved ahead in preparing a detailed project report (DPR) to start grey water recycling system in old and new constructions across the city. Grey water comes from kitchen sinks, showers and washing machines. …
Pune: Only 35 out of the approximate 10,000 buildings constructed in the city in the last five years have received the status of an ecofriendly structure. The civic body adopted the ecohousing policy in 2008 to promote environmental, economic, health and safety benefits that come with such buildings. The policy …
PMC’s Kondhwa Facility Upgraded Pune:If you eat a pav bhaji at your local favourite joint and don’t find it palatable, take a sample of it to the food testing facility in Kondhwa to know if it’s consumable. Started by the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) at Salunke Vihar in Kondhwa a …
Pune: World over, efforts are being made to use technology to improve water efficiency with minimum compromise on performance. Considering the urban water crisis in India, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), New Delhi, has developed a ‘Roadmap for rating system for water efficient fixtures: A way to sustainable …
Pune: Chief minister Prithviraj Chavan on Thursday said that the state government was preparing a new legislation to set rules for integrated urbanization. “Today over 50% of the population in the state lives in urban areas and more villages are merging with urban areas. Urban governance has become challenge in …
‘Pune, Mumbai, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Thane Should Go For 100% Metered Supply’ Pune: Chief minister Prithviraj Chavan on Thursday said that the Pune city was not using water in a ‘sensible’ way and that such ‘luxury’ cannot be afforded on the backdrop of the unprecedented drought situation in the state. “There is …
Irrigation Dept Might Not Sustain Existing Supply If Monsoon Is Delayed, Say Officials Pune: In the face of an imminent drought, the state government has warned Puneites against “wasting and excess use” of drinking water for non-drinking purposes. Besides, it has categorically stated that no additional quota of water will …
Pune: The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) plans to carry out a survey of cell towers in the city to identify unauthorised towers. The building permission department has submitted a proposal to the standing committee to appoint an agency for the survey. The proposal is expected to come up before the …
PUNE: Citizens of Pimpri-Chincwhad can expect to get 24x7 water supply within four years. The water supply project will be implemented in phases and the corporation is planning to get funds from the central government under the JNNURM, municipal commissioner ShrikarPardeshi said on Thursday. Speaking at a two-day workshop on …
PUNE: The Pune Municipal Corporation has allocated Rs 15.5 crore for metro, monorail and high capacity mass transit route (HCMTR) projects in the draft budget for 2013-2014. Municipal commissioner Mahesh Pathak tabled the budget before the standing committee on Tuesday. Two proposals of the metro project, Vanaj to Ramwadi and …
The Planning Commission has suggested that the Railways should begin its high-speed rail (HSR) corridor project with the Delhi-Agra section rather than insisting on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad corridor. In a recent note to a steering group, the Commission has asked the Railways to take up the Delhi-Agra section of the 991 …
The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) can now push its river restoration as well as construction and development of heritage sites along the Mula-Mutha river projects to completion at the earliest. The reason is that the Central government has released Rs56.63 crore to the PMC for executing infrastructure projects under the …
India will soon have a facility to contain the most dangerous organisms known to mankind with heightened security. Union health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad will inaugurate the first-ever Bio-Safety Level-IV facility in Pune on Friday. This will be the first ever such laboratory in Asia. The BSL-4 facilities contain the …
