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Squad to keep tab on illegal constructions

PMRDA chief Mahesh Zagade said, “Acting against illegal constructions will be our priority. Elaborate steps have been planned to ensure construc ions are controlled and allowed only with proper permissions.“ Zagade said the squad will consist of officers and policemen. “The squad will ook into cases and will serve notices to owners of illegal constructions. …

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PMC admits they have no survey detailing numerous encroachments on hills across city,no action plan in case calamities occur this monsoon

Out of the total 243.84 sq km area in the city,8.41 per cent is covered with hills and hill slopes,across Parvati,Bhamburda,Chatuhshrungi,and Panchgaon,including Yerwada,Ramtekdi,Bibwewadi,Warje,and Ambegaon.Interestingly,the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) administration has no figures when it comes to encroachment on these areas.However,the non-governmental organisation (NGO) Mashal,along with the PMCs Slum Development department have a combined 2011 survey …

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Native Flora on talajai

Pune and Bhamburda forest department  is now planning to replace exotic plants on Talajai hill by native flora. They are planning to plant  native trees  like Azadirachta indica (Neem),ficus religiosa (Peepal), Banyan tree (vad), Syzygium cumini(Jaamun) , Mangifera indica (Mango), Tamarindus indica (Imali) on hill. Previously they have planted all exotic Species like Gliricidia (undirmar), …

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Stray Dogs Creating Problem for Animals and Birds on Tekadi

Street dogs are creating problems for birds such as Lapwing, peacock who build their nest on ground. Eggs of these birds are destroyed by these dogs. Peacocks and peahens are also chased by dogs.  Professor Sanjeev B. Nalavade (Head, Department of Geology, D.E.S. Fergusson College) said “I noticed in many occasion where dogs follows deer …

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Green Hills

Green Hills Group has been working for last 10 years in rain water harvesting and tree plantation in Pune hills mainly Hanuman tekadi and Chaturshingi tekadi.  They have been successful in converting  rocky hanuman tekdi  in Greenary in last ten years. Ravi Purandare, Chairman (Past Secretary) and key founder member of Green Hills group said, “We …

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Pune NGO to take up research on Western Ghats

City-based NGO Applied Environmental Research Foundation (AERF) in collaboration with the Institute for Conservation Research, San Diego Zoo Global in the US, will take up research projects on conservation in Western Ghats. The research centre will come up in Sangameshwar, in Ratnagiri district. The conservation projects will focus on community-based approach programs that will benefit the …

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