The elected members of Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) are considering a proposal to make the rain water harvesting (RWH) compulsory before permitting borewells in the city. A proposal has been tabled by Medha Kulkarni, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) corporator, which states that groundwater level in the city has gone down, but people are opting for […]
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The city is suffering with water crisis for the past few years; but citizens have not taken initiative to harvest rainwater. Only 1,411 of over 7.2 lakh registered properties have opted for rainwater harvesting systems in the city.Rooftop rainwater harvesting has been made mandatory for all new buildings that have come up since 2007. The
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The elected members of Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) are considering a proposal to make the rain water harvesting (RWH) compulsory before permitting bore wells in the city. A proposal states that groundwater level in the city has gone down, but people are opting for bore wells. So implementation of RWH should be made compulsory. People
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PUNE: Despite the water crisis in the city for the past few years, citizens have not taken initiative to harvest rainwater. Only 1,411 of over 7.2 lakh registered properties have opted for rainwater harvesting systems in the city The Pune Municipal Corporation has made rooftop rainwater harvesting mandatory for all new buildings that have come
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Pune is facing acute shortage of water. To some extent, the citizens are responsible for wastage of water. In restaurants, water is usually served in glasses needlessly resulting in wastage of water. There is need to conserve water as much as possible. Thus, Rotary Club of Pune Prime City has taken an initiative ‘Serve water
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People from various parts of the state visit the temple town of Alandi twice a year for the Ashadhi and Kartiki yatras. State government and PCMC have not taken a decision in the water supply matter during past three years so the devotees visiting Alandi have to bathe in polluted water of Indrayani River. Shiv Sena MLC
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There are four rivers that flow through the Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad municipal areas – the Mula, Mutha, Pavana and Indrayani which finally join the Bhima river. The Mula-Mutha which is considered to be a twin river is actually a combination of the Mula, Mutha and the Pavana rivers. Today, all the four rivers, across most of
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Climatic changes and erratic monsoon patterns have made it imperative for people to conserve water and harvest rainwater. Using water judiciously at home is one of the easiest ways out. Repairing leaking taps, using flush tanks that have a capacity of 9 litres per flush or less, rainwater harvesting, using bucket to clean vehicles, recycling
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“Pune is in trouble today as the rivers are turning into nullahs and Puneites are breathing polluted air. The pollutant particulate matter has fine particles and goes inside your body through inhalation and reaches the blood stream. Not only it can cause respiratory problems and asthma, but also heart attacks,” said Sunita Narain, director general of
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Mr. B. Pokharkar has been selected as chairman of Rotary club at Manchar. During the ceremony Mr. Kudale said, “Members of Rotary club have to create awareness about water and public health. Manchar Rotary club has done a good work in education field, so it has been rewarded six awards”. Mr. B. Pokharkar stated, “Preference
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