PUNE: The ongoing work in two sections of the Pune Metro project is set to get a fillip. The Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation has declared the Pimpri-Harris Bridge and Vanaz-Ideal Colony stretches are “priority sectors” and will aim to complete work here well before the deadline. Read more at: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/mahametro-to-expedite-work-on-priority-sectors/articleshow/64469942.cms
With an aim to promote bamboo as an alternative to plastic, a group of youngsters in Pune got together to establish Bamboo India in August 2016. In less than two years, the UN Environment selected the startup to participate and showcase its bamboo products at the global celebrations of the World Environment Day, hosted byContinue reading
PUNE: Southern Army Commander Lt Gen D R Soni approved the Khadki Cantonment Board’s (KCB) library and reading room project for students in the cantonment and nearby localities recently. Chief executive officer Amol Jagtap of KCB told TOI, “After the commander’s approval, we have floated a tender. The tender procedure will be completed by theContinue reading
PUNE: The Shirdi airport will see the expansion of its runway by 700m by August. It will pave the way for more domestic flights now and and for international destinations in the future.The airport is managed by Maharashtra Airport Development Company Limited(MADC). It will enter the second phase of construction work. Officials are sure that itsContinue reading
PUNE: The civic administration has initiated steps to draft a development plan (DP) for the newly merged 11 villages. A 15-member team constituted by the municipal commissionerwill study the existing land use, provisions for roads and amenity spaces in new areas. Read more at: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/development-plan-work-for-11-merged-villages-rolls-out/articleshow/64455296.cms
PUNE: Indian brands account for 87% of the plastic wastegenerated in the city. This was revealed in a token ‘brand audit of plastic materials’ carried out by PMC and wastepickers’ collective SWaCH recently. “The audit highlighted the names of brands and manufacturers whose post-consumer plastic waste is most prevalent in waste from households and the particular riverside,” auditors said. ReadContinue reading
PUNE: The Pune Cantonment Board (PCB) will set up a new 2 MLD capacity sewage treatment plant (STP) in Ghorpadi. The board’s general body passed a resolution to this effect recently. As of now, the sewage water lines of Ghorpadi and Fatimanagar are attached to the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and the Central Railway lines, respectively. Read more at:Continue reading
PUNE: The Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation (MahaMetro) has floated tenders for the underground section of the Pune Metro rail project.The 5km stretch will connect agriculture college in Shivajinagar and Swargate. MahaMetro has planned work in two stages. Read more at: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/mahametro-invites-bids-for-underground-phase-i-work/articleshow/64432545.cms
Pune: With a view to implement the 24X7 water supply project in the city, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has initiated a survey to collect data about water connections. Read more at: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/pmc-starts-survey-for-24×7-water-project/articleshow/64432274.cms
PUNE: Nursing assistants working with medical units of the Indian armed forces will soon be able to enrol for a diploma course in pharmacy.The Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC) here is all set to introduce a diploma in pharmacy (DPharm) course from academic year 2018-19, exclusively for nursing assistants. Read more at: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/afmc-course-for-armed-forces-nursing-assistants/articleshow/64420901.cms
