PUNE: The state government gave administrative and financial approval of Rs 3,513 crore for land acquisition for the proposed Purandar airport on Wednesday. A GR issued by the general administrative department (GAD) said the state has approved the amount for acquiring about 2,376 hectares in Purandar. Of the amount, Rs 2,713 crore has been earmarked for landContinue reading
Pune: The Maharashtra Orthopaedic Association’s social initiative to reach out to people across the state through a range of activities received an overwhelming response on May 1 — its foundation day. More than 13,500 patients availed themselves of free medical check-up and consultations offered by over 1,600 specialist orthopaedic surgeons across the state. In addition,Continue reading
Pimpri Chinchwad: The Central Railway’s (CR) Pune division will complete its monsoon preparatory works by the end of May to ensure uninterrupted services even in case of heavy rain. CR-Pune division public relations officer Manoj Jhanvar said work has begun to avert waterlogging on the tracks and near the stations. “Tree branches along the tracksContinue reading
Pune: Revealing that he has given a site clearance to the new greenfield airport for Pune at Purandar, civil aviation minister Suresh Prabhu said via tweet that the existing airport at Lohegaon has exhausted its capacity. On April 23, the steering committee of the Union government had provided the site clearance for the project. “AfterContinue reading
Pimpri Chinchwad: The civic body will send a letter to the traffic police to make the busy Nashik Phata Chowk on Pune-Mumbai highway signal-free. Vijay Bhojane, the spokesperson of the Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) cell, said there was no need of signal because the fourth ramp of the flyover was opened for traffic onContinue reading
PUNE: The draft development plan for the proposed Mhalunge town planning scheme is expected to be cleared shortly following the completion of hearings on suggestions and objections to the scheme last week. Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA) commissioner Kiran Gitte said that the hearings have been completed and necessary changes incorporated wherever it hasContinue reading
PUNE: A third-party audit of street lights in the city will be conducted by Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC). An experts’ body will be roped in to check the performance of the project launched in 2016 for better illumination on the roads. When started, the project highlighted how a smart illumination control system will monitor the lux ofContinue reading
PUNE: After treating the poor and pavement dwellers, charity commissioner Shivkumar Dangehas now decided to take care of prisoners of Yerawada Central Jail. As many as 5,200 prisoners will be provided free health checkup with the help of private hospitals. Some Pune hospitals too have decided to become a part of the initiative. Read More at: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/charity-hospitals-take-up-prisoners-health-checkup/articleshow/64068817.cms
Pune: The state forest department and the eco-tourism development board will provide an opportunity to nearly 80,000 schoolchildren, primarily from zilla parishad schools, to experience a day at a sensitive ecosystem or at a human settlement close to it in order to inculcate responsible eco-friendly practices among them. The Maharashtra Eco-Tourism Development Board (MEDB) intendsContinue reading
PUNE: The Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) and the Federation of Chakan Industries (FCI) have will set up a waste treatment plant for disposal of non-hazardous industrial wastefrom Chakan, Talegaon and Talawade industrial areas. A preliminary survey of the three locations revealed that as much as nine tonnes of this waste lay without proper disposal and needs to be collectedContinue reading
