Water Pollution

State-wise survey: Groundwater in Pune district ‘second-most contaminated’

Ambegaon, Indapur and Daund among ‘most affected’ areas in the district

Publication Date: 
27/09/2017
Indian Express (Pune)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Pune (D), Groundwater Pollution, Drinking Water, Drinking Water Quality, Water Pollution
Health

Pune: 4 ward office areas report 60% of dengue complaints

PUNE: Dengue virus is on the prowl mainly on the city fringes.

Publication Date: 
25/08/2017
Times Of India (Pune)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Pune (D), Dengue, Vector Borne Diseases, Health Effects, Health, Chikungunya
Environment

Activists raise voice for silence zones

Pune: A group of activists and citizens have signed a petition to chief minister Devendra Fadnavis to heed the Supreme Court judgments and restore the silence zones.

Publication Date: 
24/08/2017
Times Of India (Pune)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Pune (D), Noise Pollution, Ganesh Chaturthi, Religious Beliefs, Festival, Environment
Water Resourcres

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal construction and dumping of waste on the banks of the river Mula - Mutha, Pune, 11/08/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Sarang Yadwadkar & Ors. V/s. Mrs. Anjali Dinkar Datar & Others dated 11/08/2017 regarding illegal construction and dumping of debris on the banks of the river Mula-Mutha, Pune, Maharashtra. The Irrigation Department has submitted that demarcation of blue line of river Mutha is complete and it is for the Pune Municipal Corporation to act upon the booklet giving longitudes and latitudes with reference to blue line (no-development zone) and remove the encroachments.

Judgement Date: 
11/08/2017
Tags:
Mula, Rivers, Land Encroachments, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Pune (D), Maharashtra, Court
Energy

Solar units on rooftops brighten 12k properties

Pune: There has been a steady rise in the installation of solar units by households, residential societies and commercial establishments across the city.

Publication Date: 
07/08/2017
Times Of India (Pune)
Tags:
Solar Energy, Renewable Energy, Pune (D), Municipal Corporation, Energy Technology, Energy
Health

Maharashtra worst affected by swine flu with 330 deaths

According to state health officials, doctors attributed the rise in number of swine flu cases to patients coming in late for treatment.

Publication Date: 
25/07/2017
Asian Age (New Delhi)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Swine Flu, Influenza, Infectious Diseases, Health Effects, Pune (D), Aurangabad (D), Health
Health

Pune records maximum chikungunya cases again

PUNE: Accounting for 90 chikungunya cases till May this year, Pune continues to be the hotbed of mosquito-borne disease in the state.

Publication Date: 
04/07/2017
Times Of India (Pune)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Pune (D), Chikungunya, Vector Borne Diseases, Health Effects, Mumbai, Municipal Corporation, Health
Health

Maha sees 261 swine flu deaths in 2017, with 10 succumbing in Mumbai, 62 in Pune

Mumbai: A total 261 persons in Maharashtra have died due to swine flu so far, of which, 10 passed away in Mumbai.

Publication Date: 
30/06/2017
Asian Age (New Delhi)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Pune (D), Mumbai, Swine Flu, Infectious Diseases, Influenza, Health Effects, Health
Water Pollution

Villages seek tankers due to polluted water sources

PUNE: Villages located on the outskirts of the city along the baby canal have demanded that the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) supply fresh drinking water through tankers.

Publication Date: 
21/06/2017
Times Of India (Pune)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Pune (D), Water Pollution, Water Supply, Municipal Corporation, Drinking Water
Mining

Satellite cover for Maharashtra in sight to stop illegal mining

PUNE: Maharashtra will soon join other states equipped with a special special satellite surveillance system to map their 3,500 odd stone quarries and help government officials curb illegal mining a

Publication Date: 
15/06/2017
Times Of India (Pune)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Mining, Illegal Trade, Indian Bureau Of Mines, Minor Minerals, Pune (D), Nagpur (D), Yavatmal (D)

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