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Punekars can now direct report road issues to road engineers
1 week, 3 days ago

Punekars can now direct report road issues to road engineers

Hindustan Times  

The Pune Municipal Corporation is implementing a new system to address road complaints more efficiently, wherein citizens will soon be able to directly lodge complaints about road conditions, such as potholes and damaged footpaths with the municipal engineers responsible for their area. Currently, road complaints are often reported via PMC’s helpline or other platforms. This information will be made available …

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PMC probe after Kharadi society residents allege waterborne illnesses due to tanker supply
2 weeks, 1 day ago

PMC probe after Kharadi society residents allege waterborne illnesses due to tanker supply

Hindustan Times  

he Pune Municipal Corporation has launched a probe after around 300 cases of waterborne diseases were reported from upscale Nyati Elysia housing society in Kharadi with residents claiming contaminated water supplied from a nearby sewage treatment plant by the private tanker vendor since past few months. Residents raised the concern after finding foul smell in water and a probe revealed …

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PMC to float tender to set up animal waste processing plant
2 weeks, 5 days ago

PMC to float tender to set up animal waste processing plant

Hindustan Times  

Pune: The Pune Municipal Corporation has floated a tender to set up an animal waste processing plant though the plan was earlier stopped due to strong opposition from residents. PMC has floated tender to set up an animal waste processing plant though the plan was earlier stopped due to strong opposition from residents. Prithviraj BP, additional municipal commissioner, said, “The …

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Rising stray dog attacks in Pune: PMC pledges awareness and support measures
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Rising stray dog attacks in Pune: PMC pledges awareness and support measures

Hindustan Times  

In wake of growing dog menace across the city, the Pune Municipal Corporation has decided to raise awareness and offer financial and medical support to victims of dog attacks. In response to the attacks, a private organisation working with the PMC captured four stray dogs from Chandrangan Society. Additionally, we collected samples from the four stray dogs that bit the …

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President intervenes twice on Pune’s bad road issue
3 weeks, 4 days ago

President intervenes twice on Pune’s bad road issue

Hindustan Times  

For the second time in the past five months, President Draupadi Murmu has called attention to the poor condition of roads in Pune. The President also sent a letter to Dhananjay Benkar, Aam Aadmi Party city president, briefing him about the directions issued to the state government to address the problem. “We have sent a court notice to the PMC …

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Unpaid electricity bills leave Anganwadis in dark, citizens step in
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Unpaid electricity bills leave Anganwadis in dark, citizens step in

Hindustan Times  

The merger of 23 villages into Pune Municipal Corporation limits has caused confusion over the payment of 58 Anganwadis functioning in these villages. For the past one-and-half years, electricity bills for 58 Anganwadis in these newly merged villages have remained unpaid, creating hardship for children and staff. “For the past two years, electricity bills for several Anganwadis in Pune city …

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Pune civic body fines three individuals for pigeon feeding, 20 spots identified
1 month ago

Pune civic body fines three individuals for pigeon feeding, 20 spots identified

Hindustan Times  

The Pune Municipal Corporation has intensified its drive to curb pigeon feeding in the city, imposing fines on individuals for flouting norms. Over the past four days, the civic body has fined three persons and identified 20 spots across Pune where pigeon feeding is prevalent. Acting on citizen complaints and health concerns, PMC has deployed teams to discourage the practice …

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Citizen’s forum demand decongestion of Pune Camp to Undri stretch
1 month ago

Citizen’s forum demand decongestion of Pune Camp to Undri stretch

Hindustan Times  

Citizens under the aegis of different citizens forums from Wanowrie, Kondhwa, NIBM- Mohammadwadi and Undri have posted their demand for decongestion of seven major traffic choke points causing daily chaos on the stretch from Pune camp to Undri. Commenting on the issue, Mohammadwadi Undri Residents Welfare Development Forum director Sunil Aiyer said, “With vehicular traffic outnumbering human population in the …

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Citizens blame PMC for inaction against encroachments
1 month, 1 week ago

Citizens blame PMC for inaction against encroachments

Hindustan Times  

With nearly all roads across the city encroached by hawkers and illegal constructions, citizens are blaming the Pune Municipal Corporation for turning a blind eye to these infringements in the absence of elected members in the corporation. Many hawkers are putting up stalls on the main Satara Road from Market Yard to Katraj and disturbing traffic flow but no one …

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Rampant garbage burning across Pune city irks residents
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Rampant garbage burning across Pune city irks residents

Hindustan Times  

The Pune Municipal Corporation has received a series of complaints about the illegal burning of garbage across the city, a practice that has sparked health and environmental concerns. Citizens have taken to ‘X’ to report instances of garbage burning and dumping in areas such as Wagholi, Guru Nanak Nagar, Narayan Peth, and Warje. Priya Jat, a resident of Wagholi, said, …

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Barely days after poll results, hoardings reappear across city
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Barely days after poll results, hoardings reappear across city

Hindustan Times  

PUNE: Just three days since the state assembly election results were declared and hoardings and banners celebrating the victorious candidates/political parties have mushroomed all across the city much to the disappointment of citizens and activists. This, despite the Bombay High Court on November 18 ordering the Maharashtra government, municipal corporations and councils to monitor and prevent proliferation of illegal hoardings …

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NGT directs PMC to revise tree felling proposal for Sadhu Vaswani overbridge
3 months ago

NGT directs PMC to revise tree felling proposal for Sadhu Vaswani overbridge

Hindustan Times  

Acting on the recommendation of the joint committee appointed by the principal secretary over the proposed tree cutting for construction of the Sadhu Vaswani overbridge, the western bench of the National Green Tribunal has directed the Pune Municipal Corporation to revise the tree felling proposal, and remove at the earliest the serial numbers painted in red on the trees erroneously …

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Pune civic body starts 24/7 treatment services for stray animals
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Pune civic body starts 24/7 treatment services for stray animals

Hindustan Times  

Following several complaints from citizens, animal lovers, and activists, Pune Municipal Corporation has started a 24/7 emergency treatment service for stray animals, said the officials. “We received around 15 to 20 complaints daily for providing emergency medical care to stray dogs, cats and small animals. According to the officials PMC was dependent on private NGOs working for animal welfare to …

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Punekars question PMC’s replacement of old electric poles with FRP shockproof poles
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Punekars question PMC’s replacement of old electric poles with FRP shockproof poles

Hindustan Times  

While the electricity department of the Pune Municipal Corporation has gone ahead and replaced old and rust-prone iron electric poles in the city and suburbs with new, lightweight, corrosion-resistant, fibre reinforced polymer ‘shockproof’ poles, Punekars are questioning the purpose of this replacement as many of the new poles are not working. Reasoning that the new poles are safer and pose …

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Pune civic body urges caution amid mpox threat
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Pune civic body urges caution amid mpox threat

Hindustan Times  

Following a mpox case reported in the country, the Pune Municipal Corporation health department has advised citizens to remain vigilant while urging them not to panic. PMC has issued a letter to private practitioners and hospitals to start hospital-based surveillance for mpox cases, said officials. The common symptoms of mpox are skin rash or mucosal lesions which can last 2–4 …

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1,054 defunct CCTVs put question mark over citizens’ security
4 months, 1 week ago

1,054 defunct CCTVs put question mark over citizens’ security

Hindustan Times  

PUNE: With 1,054 out of 2,909 close-circuit television cameras installed across the city lying defunct for the past one year due to cable faults and lack of power supply, questions are being raised over traffic regulation, rising crime rates especially crimes against women, and accidents involving fatalities. HT Image According to data furnished by the PMC, Samarth police station area …

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PMC to take into account expert opinion for fresh stretches of RFD
5 months ago

PMC to take into account expert opinion for fresh stretches of RFD

Hindustan Times  

The Pune Municipal Corporation has slowed down work on the ambitious Mula-Mutha River Development project, civic chief Rajendra Bhosale said on Sunday a day after Chief Minister Eknath Shinde during the meeting with MNS chief Raj Thackeray ordered for taking into account experts opinion on the project. Speaking in Pune on Sunday after his meeting with CM Shinde, Raj Thackeray …

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107 trucks of debris removed from Mula-Mutha riverbed
5 months, 1 week ago

107 trucks of debris removed from Mula-Mutha riverbed

Hindustan Times  

On the second day of the anti-encroachment drive on Tuesday, the Pune Municipal Corporation removed 107 trucks of debris from the Mula-Mutha river mainly Shivan. Even as municipal commissioner Rajendra Bhosle instructed the administration to provide the names of the citizens responsible for debris dumping, the administration was unable to give the said names to the media till late evening …

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PMC intensifies preventive measures amid flood-like conditions
5 months, 1 week ago

PMC intensifies preventive measures amid flood-like conditions

Hindustan Times  

Wary of the outbreak of waterborne and vector-borne diseases in the wake of the recent flood-like situation in the city caused by torrential rain, newly-appointed Pune Municipal Corporation health chief, Dr Nina Borade, has directed deputy health officers, assistant health officers and ward medical officers to implement precautionary measures on a priority basis, said officials. The team visited Ekta Nagar …

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Muddy Water Alert: Pune Residents Should Read This Critical Advisory Carefully Before Drinking Water
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Muddy Water Alert: Pune Residents Should Read This Critical Advisory Carefully Before Drinking Water

ABP News  

Pune: The Pune Municipal Corporation has advised citizens to boil water before drinking it because muddy water can be found in various parts of the city. Boil Water Before Consumption The PMC has advised all residents to boil their water before using it to ensure public health safety and prevent waterborne illnesses. PMC Urgent Advisory The Pune Municipal Corporation has …

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Muddy tap water in Pune: Boil it before consumption, says official
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Muddy tap water in Pune: Boil it before consumption, says official

Hindustan Times  

With residents reporting muddy tap water following heavy rains in the city, the Pune Municipal Corporation has issued an advisory to boil drinking water before consumption. Nandkishor Jatap, chief superintendent engineer, PMC water supply department, said, “The civic body is ensuring supply of clean water to residents, but citizens are advised to take precautions. As an additional health measure, drinking …

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After CEC hearing, PMC insists on construction of Balbharati-Paud Phata Road
6 months ago

After CEC hearing, PMC insists on construction of Balbharati-Paud Phata Road

Hindustan Times  

After the Central Empowered Committee completed the hearing on Balbharati-Paud Phata Road with Pune Municipal Corporation officials and citizens, the civic body has now written to the CEC insisting that the proposed road is necessary and should be built. Pune municipal commissioner Rajendra Bhosale and chief engineer of the road department Aniruddha Pawaskar gave a written submission to the Supreme …

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3 noise monitoring systems finalised in Pimpri-Chinchwad
6 months, 1 week ago

3 noise monitoring systems finalised in Pimpri-Chinchwad

Hindustan Times  

Out of the proposed seven continuous noise pollution monitoring systems that are to be installed in both Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad cities, three systems in the Pimpri-Chinchwad area have received permission from the civic body. The civic body informed Maharashtra Pollution Control Board to make a separate provision for electricity supply from Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Corporation Limited. However, despite repetitive …

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Maharashtra: Two Zika virus cases reported in Pune
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Maharashtra: Two Zika virus cases reported in Pune

Deccan Chronicle  

Pune: Pune reported its first two cases of Zika virus infection this year, an official said. Assistant Health Officer at Pune Municipal Corporation, Rajesh Dighe, said, "A 46-year-old doctor and his teenage daughter, who live in the Erandwane area of Pune city, were found positive for the Zika virus. Dr Rajesh Dighe, Assistant Health Officer at PMC, explained that the …

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