The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) plans to ensure water supply to the city till August 31, considering the storage in the four dams of the Khadakwasla system that supply water to the city.
Superintending engineer VG Kulkarni informed reporters recently the water storage would be monitored closely from June 14 and necessary changes made in quantity supplied, if the monsoon is delayed.
The Western Ghat Ecology Expert Panel (WGEEP) on Thursday inspected the Andhra Lake Wind Power Project, promoted by Enercon India Ltd. (EIL), for environmental impact assessment at a time when local activists had alleged environmental violations.
The company, through its Rs. 772-crore project, plans to erect 445 wind turbines in the Khed-Maval belt of Pune district.
This new study released by the Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities (CAI-Asia) benchmarks the pedestrian infrastructure of six Indian cities. In addition to the availability of pedestrian footpaths, it also includes other parameters such as accessibility to crossings and amenities and road safety issues, such as motorists’ behaviour towards pedestrians.
This is a critical analysis by CSE of the new six-city study on air pollution sources released by Central Pollution Control Board. Says that auto industry is misusing the study to derail tighter emissions standards and encourage polluting diesel cars.
This article critically analyses the decision-making systems behind the proposed Pune metro rail system and its detailed project report, exposing several weaknesses in both. The decision-making system is seen to be ad hoc, and not sufficiently transparent or participative.
Pune In 2007, the Congress-NCP alliance launched the ambitious Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) on a pilot route from Katraj to Hadapsar and later had to face protests from the Shiv Sena-BJP combine.
Pune PMC standing committee passed work tenders of Rs 98 crore for 101-km BRTS road
Under criticism for delay in completing the Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) project on time, the Pune Municipal Corporation has decided to soon implement the BRTS on 27 more roads, including those proposed to be completed for Commonwealth Youth Games in 2008, despite the Shiv Sena-BJP registering protest.
