Rescue efforts in Ektanagari on Wednesday (July 8). Photo by Shyam Sonar Pune: The last time residents of Ektanagari were alerted of serious flooding was in 2024, when Khadakwasla dam released water at 35,000 cusec, overnight.This year, it took discharge at just 27,000 cusec to inundate the area’s homes and parking lots. On Wednesday, nearly…
People enjoy the rain near Khadakwasla Dam in Pune. Photo by Aditya Waikul Pune: Between July 1 and July 8, Pune had the wettest start to the month in 57 years, with IMD’s Shivajinagar observatory recording 393.9mm of rainfall.IMD scientist SD Sanap said records dating back to 1969 show that the previous highest rainfall for…
Moshi garbage plant collapse Pune: A mountain of legacy waste piled up in the Moshi garbage depot for years collapsed on a three-storey administrative building located 30 metres away at Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation’s waste-to-energy plant around 1.30pm on Wednesday, causing a cave-in and trapping 20 people under the debris.Four people came out immediately after…
The unions want teachers assigned only academic responsibilities so that the quality of education is not compromised Pune: Teachers’ unions across Maharashtra have called for a statewide ‘school shutdown’ on Thursday to demand that primary teachers be relieved of non-academic duties, such as booth-level officer (BLO) work. They also sought changes to the ongoing promotion…
MPCC chief Harshvardhan Sapkal Pune: MVA members and farmer activists warned of a statewide agitation over the plight of tillers. They accused the state govt of rubbing salt on their wounds by delaying the implementation of the farm loan waiver scheme.The opposition and farmer activists claimed that they were to attend a meeting with Maharashtra…
Pune: Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) issued a show-cause notice on Tuesday to NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar-linked Baramati Agro Sugar and Distillery unit in Indapur tehsil for failing to comply with norms on air and water pollution.Shetphalgade villagers Sagar Wabale and Chagan Wabale sent the complaint to the board after which a team inspected…
The backwaters of Mulshi dam in Pune district Pune: BJP MLA from Daund Rahul Kool on Wednesday in the assembly raised the long-pending proposal of getting Mulshi dam’s water for Pune city. He said there was no breakthrough even after five meetings between the state govt and Tata Power Company which uses water for power…
Ujani receives water released from the Khadakwasla circle, as well as major reservoirs like Pavana, Mulshi and Veer Pune: The Ujani dam, western Maharashtra’s largest reservoir with a 116 TMC capacity, received nearly 23 TMC of inflow over the past four days, replenishing its live stock to about 8 TMC on Wednesday after it stayed…
Pic for representational purpose Pune: After arresting three workers and detaining a minor for allegedly making threat and extortion calls to city businessmen in the name of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, the Pune city crime branch seized three pistols from their possession. One of the pistols is Turkish-made, while the other two are Chinese-made.Police seized…
Several roads were inundated, posing challenge to motorists Pune: The active phase of monsoon exposed chinks in the civic administration’s efforts to prevent inundation in waterlogging-prone areas.Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) received around 250 complaints after downpours caused localised flooding and infrastructural disruptions. Residents reported severe waterlogging on roads and inside building basements, largely caused by…
