Environment

The Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) has announced the SalimAli bird count for this year. The event will be held on November 12. Initiated as an annual count, the event is held across the country to commemorate the birth anniversary of the ‘Bird Man of India’, late SalimAli (1896-1987). Every year, the count is organised […]

Water resource department demands Rs 30 crore for using land adjacent to Khadakwasla water canal, which civic body has used for laying pipes After accusing the Pune Mu nicipal Corporation (PMC) of excessively using water, the state water re source department has once again rapped the civic body for using its land to lay pipelines

PWD Awaits Report From IIT Experts The section of the ghat road leading to the famous Sinhagad fort has finally been thrown open to bigger vehicles by the Sinhagad Vikas Van Samiti. This is because ongoing work -of fixing safety nets -is in its last stage.Over the past few months, the Public Works Department (PWD)

Entry of heavy vehicles has been restricted on some roads of Pune-Ahmednagar, Magarpatta-Kharadi and Hadapsar areas to address traffic and commuters’ safety issues. “Heavy vehicles like trucks and goods carriers will not be allowed to ply on certain roads in these areas from 9am to 11am in the morning and from 5pm to 9pm in

The civic administration has assured activists that it will not fell any more trees at the Savitribai Phule Pune Unversity chowk. The move follows agitation by greens who raised concerns over indiscriminate felling of trees in the city for various works. On Tuesday , the activists had resorted to an agitation against cutting of an

Green activists on Monday said municipal commissioner Kunal Kumar should hold hearing on every application of tree felling and stop haphazard chopping in the city. This comes a day after a group of activists alleged illegal felling of eight trees by the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) at the Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) circle during

Illegal Parking Continues, PMC Stresses Beautification Vehicles continue to be parked under flyovers across Pune city despite a ban clamped by the urban development department in 2009 in the wake of the terror attacks in Mumbai the previous year.The government’s decision remained on papers as most local bodies across the state failed to execute the

Want A Say In Execution Of Schemes The residents of Aundh, Baner and Balewadi have objected to what they call “wasteful expenditure“ on Smart City projects, including free Wi-Fi facility. They have now demanded citizens’ participation in the implementation and decision-making of these schemes.The residents said they were opposed to expenditure incurred and proposed on

Heavy Shower Throws Life Out Of Gear The same old story played out on Friday after 45 minutes of hard rain led to inundated roads across the city . Traffic moved in single file to avoid the knee-deep water, some vehicles broke down causing snarls that stretched for kilometres and for hours, and utter confusion

The huge traffic snarls on Ahmednagar Road due to the temporary closing of the Ramwadi underpass has led to rampant wrong side driving. Two-wheelers and fourwheelers take the one-way from the main road towards Kalyaninagar. The absence of a traffic policeman to check such violations has led to indisciplined driving and also traffic jams. Wrong