Overflowing sewage water at Pathwardhan Baug in Pune irks residents
Sajag Nagrik Manch has now written a letter to municipal commissioner Vikram Kumar demanding action against the contractor and concerned officers
By Abhay Khairnar
UPDATED ON DEC 03, 2020 04:09 PM IST
Despite installing closed sewage lines between Gandhi lawns and Saket Society at Pathwardhan Baug, water is now overflowing, civic activist and Sajag Nagrik Manch founder, Vivek Velenkar, pointed out on Wednesday.
Velenkar said, “Pune Municipal Corporation in 2017 decided to stop drainage water flowing from nalas and erected drainage lines for it. A total of Rs 56 crore was spent on this work. The sewage line erected between Gandhi lawns and Saket Society located at Pathwardhan Baug was completed in 2018.”
Velenkar alleged, “While erecting this pipeline, the contractor did not connect the drainage lines to the chambers. When we raised this issue with the municipal commissioner in November 2019, he instructed the contractor to complete the work, but the work did not get completed.”
Sajag Nagrik Manch has now written a letter to municipal commissioner Vikram Kumar demanding action against the contractor and concerned officers.
Municipal commissioner Kumar was not available for comment.
Serum Institute fire: CM Uddhav Thackeray to visit facility today
By HT Correspondent | Edited by Smriti Sinha
UPDATED ON JAN 22, 2021 08:55 AM IST
All the five victims were labourers and SII has announced ex-gratia of ₹25 lakh to the family of each of the deceased
5 dead as fire breaks out at Serum facility
By Shalaka Shinde, Pune
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 06:46 AM IST
Officials said at least four people were rescued from SII’s Manjari premises in an operation spanning over an hour to bring the fire under control and save those trapped.
Autorickshaw drivers to go by the meter in PCMC
By Jigar Hindocha
PUBLISHED ON JAN 21, 2021 10:31 PM IST
Pune: Residents taking an autorickshaw ride in Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) areas from Thursday can now be rest assured that the fare will be as per meter rates
College students in Pune demand restart of offline classes
By Dheeraj Bengrut
PUBLISHED ON JAN 21, 2021 10:05 PM IST
Pune: Students pursing college and university studies have sought resumption of campus studies after the state government allowed offline classes for Class 9 to Class 12 students from November last year
Station masters hold protest outside Pune DRM office
PUBLISHED ON JAN 21, 2021 09:42 PM IST
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Pune district records state’s lowest offline school attendance
By Namrata Devikar
UPDATED ON JAN 21, 2021 09:18 PM IST
Pune: Pune district has registered mere 10
Three Pune schools yet to submit audit report: DyDE
By Namrata Devikar
PUBLISHED ON JAN 21, 2021 06:10 PM IST
Pune: The office of deputy director of education (DyDE) is yet to receive audit report from three of the seven private schools that it sought following allegations by Parents Association of Pune of overcharging of fees and denial of online education to students
Pune-based woman’s painting raises awareness during US election
By HT Correspondent
PUBLISHED ON JAN 21, 2021 04:19 PM IST
PUNE The artwork of city-based youth, Vaidehi Reddy (21), was used to create awareness among women voters during the recently held US election
Fire at Serum Institute’s Manjri plant in Pune; 10 fire tenders at the spot
By Shalaka Shinde
UPDATED ON JAN 21, 2021 05:00 PM IST
While the plant produces multiple vaccines, the facility affected by fire did not have any production work on at the time of the incident, said the police
Fire at SII's Manjri plant in Pune: 'No loss of life', tweets Adar Poonawalla
Written by Prashasti Singh, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JAN 21, 2021 04:48 PM IST
The fire was reported on the fifth floor of SII's Manjri plant, where BCG vaccine-related work was underway.
Citizens demand relaxing mask compulsion in private vehicles
By Manasi Deshpande, Pune
PUBLISHED ON JAN 21, 2021 02:41 PM IST
A week after the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) expunged the fine for not wearing masks inside private vehicles, similar demand is gathering steam in Pune
PARI co-founder Mangesh Kale no more
By Nadeem Inamdar, Pune
PUBLISHED ON JAN 21, 2021 02:40 PM IST
Precision Automation and Robotics India (PARI) co-founder Mangesh Kale has passed away, his family announced in a message on Wednesday
MNS agitates over blackbuck deaths in Katraj zoo, raises safety concerns
By HT Correspondent, Pune
PUBLISHED ON JAN 21, 2021 02:40 PM IST
The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena(MNS) on Wednesday held an agitation in the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) general body meeting over the safety of Katraj zoo and other public gardens in the city
MSEDCL begins serving notices to defaulters; Fadnavis and Shetti oppose move
By Siddharth Gadkari, Pune
PUBLISHED ON JAN 21, 2021 02:39 PM IST
Despite the opposition parties and farmers’ outfits threatening a backlash, Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company (MSEDCL) has released figures of dues of ₹2359
PMC proposes bicycle track on 10 routes, plans to expand network
By Siddharth Gadkari, Pune
PUBLISHED ON JAN 21, 2021 02:39 PM IST
The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has decided to revamp the existing bicycle track network in the city and introduce 22 new cycle tracks on various city roads