Pune Setback in acquiring land on time and structural changes in the original project have led to a delay in completing the work of the flyover at Chapekar Junction, connecting seven roads.
Pune Rubbishing allegations from corporators that essential ward-level works were being neglected and the civic body was paying more attention to big projects, municipal commissioner Asheesh Sharma on Monday said that Rs 404 crore has been spent on ward-level works in the past three years.
Pune Following the implementation of five projects for the treatment of sewage in the city, Pune Municipal Commissioner Mahesh Zagade has set the level of cleanliness of Mutha river water as the benchmark for deciding whether sewage treatment is complete.
Pune Pune has not recorded a single case of polio since 1997, claim Pune Municipal Corporation(PMC) health officials as they undertake preparations for this year's first round of pulse polio immunisation to be held on January 10. Maharashtra has not recorded a single case since November 2008.
About 90 kilometres from Pune, Salungan village in Bhor taluka has a population of about 300 people. Add to this the families living in the 35 villages surrounding the area, and the total population easily crosses a few thousands. Yet, there are no medical facilities to speak of, with the nearest health centre being at least 35 kilometres away.
Pune An issue that really kept the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) on its toes in 2009 was the solid waste management, which came under attack for the lack of proper collection and processing systems. But come 2010, and the civic body is all set to roll out an ambitious plan of a garbage container-free city in tandem with reforms in solid waste management.
