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 …
With the enhanced JNNURM largesse likely to cushion its kitty, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) is rethinking about seeking the soft loan it had sought from the World Bank for various development projects in the city. Out of the Rs 371-crore loan, now the thinking in the civic body is …
Pune While the city continues to battle against erratic water supply thanks to the irregular rains, the Wadia College under Modern Education Society is out with a community water conservation project, the first ever in the city, on their campus. The Rain Water Harvesting (RWH) project, which has been jointly …
Pune The hike in JNNURM funds to Rs 12,887 crore, particularly the increase in allocation for housing and basic services for the urban poor (BSUP), in the Union Budget may not exactly be cheerful news for the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) that has been getting barbs from the government over …
With private water tanker service taking advantage of the situation arising out of water scarcity, the Pune Municipal Corporation on Monday fixed prices of water tankers while making it clear that those violating it will not get water from its refilling station.
Pune To get the metro project on track, Guardian Minister Ajit Pawar has called an all party meeting, which will be convened by NCP chief Sharad Pawar, in the city. Pawar said an all party meeting, with the support of MLCs and MLAs, will be conducted shortly which will discuss …
Pune The much-discussed water meter system should be implemented to check wastage of water, state Irrigation Minister Ajit Pawar said in a meeting to address the water scarcity issue, on Thursday.
Pune Even as the city witnessed a fair amount of rainfall on Thursday, state Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Ajit Pawar announced a 40 per cent water cut for the city from Saturday and a 20 per cent water cut in the Pimpri-Chinchwad areas from Friday. With the live storage …
Pune With water supply badly hit because of delayed monsoons, the parched city is praying for rain, or even a water tanker. But this time around, even the water tankers, particularly those operated by private ones are being scarcely seen, even though people are ready to pay more. The reason, …
Pune To create awareness about global warming and climate change among students in the city, Women in Science and Engineering (WISE), an initiative by Pennsylvania State University (PSU), in collaboration with Dr Kalmadi Shamrao Junior College, had organised a four day workshop. The four-day programme, which began last Monday, saw …
Pune With the water resource department declaring 20 per cent cut in water supply to the city due to reduction in available water in Khadakwasla because of the delayed monsoon this year, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) on Wednesday urged the citizens for judicious use of available water as any …
Pune The ongoing controversy over the purchase of Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML) buses will finally see an end as the Urban Development Department of the state government has ruled out the possibility of bus purchases by a private player. It has also urged the PMPML administration to speed …
Ever wondered what happens to all the waste you generate and where it goes after it is mindlessly dumped? Reports indicate that a good 99 per cent of people have never bothered or even know what happens thereafter. The responsibility of collection of waste obviously has to rest with the …
Pune As many as 685 trees will have to be felled or replanted to implement the proposed metro rail project in Pune. The detailed project report prepared by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) says these trees come in the way of the Metro corridor and they will have to …
Pune To mark the World Environment Day on Friday, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) will undertake a tree plantation drive and distribute saplings in different part of the city. The civic body has urged citizens, students and social organisations to participate in the drive. The tree plantation will be conducted …
Pune The revenue department officials of the collectorate have been assessing five sites in the city, which can be used for solid waste management, and thus ease pressure off the present garbage dump at Urali Devachi. It may be recalled that Collector Chandrakant Dalvi has assured the villagers of Urali …
Pune With efforts to reduce traffic congestion coming a cropper, a core mobility plan is on cards in the new development plan of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) to decongest roads in the central parts of the city. Municipal Commissioner Mahesh Zagade said the civic body is working on plans …
Pune After Pune Municipal Corporation's (PMC) decision to provide organic waste to villages around the city located up to 10 km, the standing committee on Tuesday decided to extend the limits up to 75 km. During the recent agitation by Urali Devachi and Phursungi villagers, some garbage had been provided …
Pune The Pune Municipal Corporation has come out with suggestions to push forward the state government bid to amend the Maharashtra (Urban Areas) Protection and Preservation of Trees Act, 1975. The amendment is to formulate a statewide policy on maintaining heritage trees and wildlife.
