Abhay Khairnar Dna

• Plastic bags converted into fuel

  The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has started treating plastic carrybags on a pilot basis at the Peshwe Energy Park near Sarasbaug. It is planning to erect more such plants in the city. Solid waste management head of the PMC, Suresh Jagtap, said the civic body has successfully started processing plastic and other non-biodegradable elements at th...

• For each tree felled, plant three, says Bombay High Court

  The Bombay high court has ordered those applying for permission to cut a tree to furnish specific details of the locations where three new trees will be planted. The applicants must also maintain the new trees for two years.The court was hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by city-based activists, Vinod Jain and Deepak Vahikar. This wa...

• PMC latecomers welcomed with roses

  The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) school board chairman, Sangeeta Tiwari, on Friday welcomed latecomers to the board's office by offering roses to 46 staff members. Speaking to DNA, Tiwari said, "Many visitors have made written complaints that employees from the school board come late to work and are never found at their tables." She said the of...

• PMC flayed for hockey stadium's neglect

  Nagari Hakka Samiti (NHS) president Sudhir Kaka Kulkarni has criticised the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) for neglecting the Chikalwadi hockey stadium and demanded the recovery of money from officers responsible for several lapses.In a letter to municipal commissioner Mahesh Zagade, he said though the PMC has spent Rs2.5 crore over the last five...

• Pune Municipal Corporation moots 3D theatre

  The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) is planning to start a 3D theatre to show custom-made mythological and entertainment movies.The 30-seat simulated reality theatre is proposed to be built at the Yashwantrao Chavan garden in Sahakarnagar. Civic officials said Mumbai, Kolkata and Bangalore have such theatres. The PMC will carry out the civil works...

• Garden land turned into residential, alleges corporator

  Independent corporator Ujwal Keskar has alleged that former Chief Minister Ashok Chavan granted a change in the reservation of a plot at survey number 47 A (TP scheme) at Parvati from open space garden to residential zone before he resigned."As per the norm, the government cannot delete the reservation of open space. How can the reservation of a pl...

• NGO demands traffic engineering cell in Pune

  Pedestrians FIRST convenor Prashant Inamdar has asked the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) to set up a central traffic engineering cell with qualified traffic engineers and representatives of the Traffic Police. Inamdar conveyed his demand in a letter to the municipal commissioner Mahesh Zagade and the police commissioner Meeran Borwankar. Recently...

• At half-time, only a third of PMC budget used

  The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) administration on Wednesday admitted in the general body (GB) meeting that it has been able to spend only 35% of the funds earmarked in the annual budget during the first half of the financial year. The PMC's annual budget is Rs3,196.12 crore.Standing committee chairman Arvind Shinde told DNA that the panel will...

• High Court pulls up Pune Tree Authority

  The Bombay high court (HC) on Thursday expressed its dismay over the functioning of the Pune Tree Authority (PTA) of Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC).Chief justice Mohit Shah and justice DY Chandrachud, hearing a petition filed by activists Dipak Vahikar and Vaibhav Gandhi against the committee, directed the panel to submit a compliance report. Bot...

• PMC first civic body to start RTI library

  The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) officer, Sanjay More, has his hands full with work. As the public relations officer of the civic body, More has to handle the media and publish statements issued not only by civic officials but also corporators. Moreover, he coordinates information that people seek from different departments under the Right to I...

• Pune: Malaria, chikungunya cases on rise this year

  The number of malaria and chikungunya cases in the city this year has gone up considerably, compared to that the previous year. However, the number of dengue cases has decreased.On its part, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) is undertaking fogging operations to counter the mosquito menace. Records available with the insect control cell of the he...