Wednesday 20 April 2016

How Santosh Maskar save water: Roseland Residency, a housing society in Pune doesn’t need tankers now

Roseland Residency, a housing society in Pimple Saudagar area of Pimpri-Chinchwad, has not only managed to remain tanker-free for the last few years but thanks to some innovative thinking has managed to reduce water consumption drastically.
Santosh Maskar, secretary of the society, said during the last few days, the society members have managed to save almost 30 per cent of normal water consumption.

All hell is breaking loose over wedding without permission

A wedding ceremony, accommodating over 300 to 400 guests, was held at Veer Savarkar Udyan, Pradhikaran, on Sunday, violating several norms set by the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC). As per PCMCrules, public gardens are only ...

Pvt co blocks water to Ravet


In these times of drought, water has morphed into liquid gold for the common man — and, in such circumstances, several residents under thePimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) were especially irate to face a total or partial cut in their ...

Pavana debris cleared, normal supply today


City engineer MT Kamble said, "The irrigation department releases water from Pavana dam into the river for PCMC areas to meet its drinking water needs. This water is impounded at Ravet bund which the PCMC lifts and treats at its water treatment plant ...

अंत्यसंस्कारांच्या खर्चाची जबाबदारी पालिकेकडे?


याच धर्तीवर पिंपरी-चिंचवड महापालिकेने योजना राबवावी, अशी मागणी माजी नगरसेवक आणि 'स्वराज अभियान'चे राष्ट्रीय कार्यकारिणी सदस्य मारुती भापकर यांनी स्थायी समितीकडे केली होती. तो पाच एप्रिलच्या बैठकीत सर्वानुमते मान्य करण्यात ...

PMRDA ropes in developers to provide basic amenities

The developers have formed companies and would focus on road construction, sewage treatment plants and solid waste management on a no-profit-no-loss basis.
To speed up effective development of the area under its jurisdiction, the Pune Metropolitan Regional Development Autho-rity (PMRDA) has promoted non-profit companies to take up responsibility on its behalf to provide basic civic amenities.

पीएमआरडीएद्वारा करा 'मेपल शेल्टर'ची चौकशी


'विधिमंडळाच्या अधिवेशनात पुण्यासंबंधी अनेक प्रश्नांवर लक्षवेधी मांडून ते मार्गी लावण्यात आले. त्यामध्ये पिंपरी-चिंचवड शहरासाठी स्वतंत्र पोलिस आयुक्तालय, विजेची बिले उशिरा देणाऱ्या कंत्राटदारांवर कारवाई, पुण्याच्या फॅमिली ...