Pune Despite the irrigation department releasing water in its canal after the heavy rainfall increased the water level in the Khadakwasla Dam, The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has pressed four more water tankers in service on requisition to meet the citizens
Pune Soon, schoolchildren will join the green brigade and play an active role in the fight against climate change as the the concept and its effects would be demystified and will soon be presented in the form of computer games for them in the city.
Pune The National Institute of Virology (NIV) has observed three types of dengue virus circulating in Pune and while this does not mean an increase in the severity of the disease, it most certainly means "more dengue related activity in the region and hence more cases."
Pune Dengue and malaria continue their surge in Pimpri-Chinchwad without any tangible efforts from the civic body to curb the menace. While malaria has crossed the 300 mark, dengue cases have reached 187 since January.
Pune The water-starved city heaved a sigh of relief as the Rain Gods smiled on Tuesday morning. By evening, the citizens were also smiling. There was water in the rivers, dams and roads. The catchments of all the dams supplying drinking water to Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad received heavy rain through the day.
With the enhanced JNNURM largesse likely to cushion its kitty, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) is rethinking about seeking the soft loan it had sought from the World Bank for various development projects in the city.
Pune While the city continues to battle against erratic water supply thanks to the irregular rains, the Wadia College under Modern Education Society is out with a community water conservation project, the first ever in the city, on their campus. The Rain Water Harvesting (RWH) project, which has been jointly set up by the Hindustan Coco-Cola Beverages Pvt. Ltd.
Pune The hike in JNNURM funds to Rs 12,887 crore, particularly the increase in allocation for housing and basic services for the urban poor (BSUP), in the Union Budget may not exactly be cheerful news for the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) that has been getting barbs from the government over poor implementation of schemes for the urban poor.
With private water tanker service taking advantage of the situation arising out of water scarcity, the Pune Municipal Corporation on Monday fixed prices of water tankers while making it clear that those violating it will not get water from its refilling station.
