Articles by Shreya Varanasi
Water tanker vendor & driver arrested for supplying STP water to Kharadi housing society
According to the FIR, the duo supplied water from a nearby STP as drinking water to the residents of Nyati Elysia despite their agreement with the housing society to supply borewell water

Updated on Jan 03, 2025 08:26 AM IST
PCMC project of solid waste transfer stations hits a roadblock
The solid waste transfer stations serve as hubs where waste collected in small vehicles is transferred to big garbage compactors before it is transported to the Moshi garbage depot

Updated on Dec 30, 2024 06:26 AM IST
18 new vehicles to boost PMC’s cleanliness drive
On December 24, PMC received the 10 new vehicles, which were added to the eight vehicles acquired earlier this year in January and July

Updated on Dec 30, 2024 06:18 AM IST
PMC probe after Kharadi society residents allege waterborne illnesses due to tanker supply
Residents raised the concern after finding foul smell in water and a probe revealed the private vendor filling water from nearby STP

Updated on Dec 27, 2024 07:34 AM IST
Leprosy colony faces water supply shortage
Residents of Leprosy Colony in Pune struggle for safe drinking water, facing shortages despite efforts from the PMC and local NGOs to improve supply.

Updated on Dec 25, 2024 06:44 AM IST
Homeless caught between harsh winter and unsafe footpaths
Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) leader Rohit Pawar said, “If you are poor, you don’t have a roof over your head and the earth is a bed and the sky is the sky

Updated on Dec 24, 2024 05:14 AM IST
PMC cuts off 330 illegal water connections in 2024
According to the PMC water supply department, many of the offenders were from Baner and Balewadi areas

Updated on Dec 20, 2024 05:50 AM IST
Unsafe footpaths continue to plague Pune ahead of ‘Pedestrian Day’
A recent study highlighted key reasons why footpaths are underutilised such as encroachments, poor design, unauthorised parking, and narrow pathways

Updated on Dec 10, 2024 07:16 AM IST
Citizen’s expectations from the newly elected Maharashtra govt
Citizens of Pune express their expectations as the new government was sworn in and CM Devendra Fadnavis with his two deputies held the first cabinet meeting at the Mantralaya on Thursday

Updated on Dec 06, 2024 08:46 AM IST
Pune police draft ₹70 crore plan to enhance security on City Hills
The proposed measures include installing high-tech cameras equipped with PTZ (pan-tilt-zoom), ANPR (automatic number plate recognition), night vision, and IR illumination

Published on Dec 03, 2024 10:57 PM IST
Rampant garbage burning across Pune city irks residents
Sandip Kadam, deputy commissioner of solid waste management, PMC, acknowledged the issue and stated that most complaints about garbage burning come from the city’s outskirts

Updated on Dec 03, 2024 08:30 AM IST