PUNE: Thanks to the rising pollution levels, harmful pollutants have even started invading our homes. A group of students from Vimannagar, in association with the Climate Reality Project India (CRPI), has decided to put up a fight. Their choice of weapons: Plants.  Read more at: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/vimannagar-residents-to-fight-indoor-pollution-with-plants/articleshow/64279104.cms

PIMPRI CHINCHWAD: The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation has decided to appoint a consultant for the solid waste management (SWM) project. The consultant will have to assess the status of collection and transportation systems; mechanical road sweeping; improvements required in waste collection; service level benchmarks of service agencies; suggestions on increasing waste segregation at source and identify keyContinue reading

PUNE: A 20km stretch from Talegaon Dabhade to Chakanhas become a problem for industrial traffic as it does not have adequate carriage width to accommodate vehicles.   Read More at https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/industrialists-seek-a-fix-for-hazardous-road-to-chakan/articleshow/64151338.cms

PUNE: Wastepickers’ collective SWaCH has written to chief minister Devendra Fadnavis to initiate a discussion on the use of multi-layered plastics in Maharashtra. Solid Waste Collection and Handling (SWaCH) said these multi-layered plastics used for packaging chips, wafers, biscuits, chocolates and candies are the actual problem for wastepickers. “Besides, this kind of plastic waste is non-recyclable,” Aparna Susarla ofContinue reading

PUNE: The Khadki Cantonment Board (KCB) will distribute two garbage bins each to 10,000 households under its limits free of cost to promote segregation of wet and dry waste. Amol Jagtap, KCB’s chief executive officer, said, “Last year, we had distributed an equal number of bins at Ammunition Factory Khadki(AFK) quarters and some civilian areas. This year, we willContinue reading