Buildings to reach 70 metres, those within 100 metres of BRTS routes to get 1.8 FSI instead of 1
With the state government and the Centre giving a nod to construct buildings up to 70 mtrs and double the floor space index (FSI) respectively in Pimpri-Chinchwad, the industrial town will now see high-rise buildings and densification along roads.
Pune Housing societies come forward to plant saplings and take care of them for 3 years
The initiative of the Pune Municipal Corporation to increase the green cover in the city has picked momentum with many housing societies taking up the scheme of planting saplings in their respective jurisdiction and promising to take care of them for three years.
Pune The Pune Municipal Corporation, in a general body meeting on Monday decided to do away with Pay-N-Park scheme for two-wheelers. This is good news for lakhs of two-wheeler commuters who had to shell out parking charges at a number of places in the city. The decision will come into effect from Tuesday.
Parking charges for four-wheelers on designated roads remain.
Pune PMC passes proposal to ensure proper implementation of system
Following criticism for its failure in proper implementation of the pilot Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS), the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) general body passed a proposal on Thursday giving powers to the city police to penalize any vehicle other than PMPML buses that run on dedicated BRTS lanes.
Pune To decongest roads leading to the Pune Railway Station, the city traffic police is planning to approach the Central Railways to allow certain trains to stop at some of the suburban stations on the Mumbai route and similarly on other routes.
Pune Two Thousand children have been involved in a WHO project at KEM Hospital to develop an intra-nasal vaccine that can be administered through a nebulizer.
Pune Pune city will get its share of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) with Maharashtra
Natural Gas Limited (MNGL) putting up its first main station at the PMPML bus depot at Shivajinagar.
