Fire at garbage transfer unit in Balewadi spark concerns among residents, calls grow for better monitoring | Pune News

Pune: A fire at the garbage transfer unit in Balewadi on Tuesday night has triggered panic among residents, who have raised serious concerns over safety and waste management practices at the facility. Sensing the situation, activists and politicians have urged the civic administration to strengthen monitoring at the site, install CCTV cameras and deploy round-the-clock…

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Schedule for upgrading & redeveloping Baramati airstrip yet to be drawn, says CM | Pune News

Pune: The schedule for upgrading and redeveloping Baramati airstrip, overseen by the Maharashtra Airport Development Company Limited (MADC), was yet to be finalised, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis told TOI on Wednesday, nearly four months after the Jan 28 plane crash near the facility that killed then deputy CM Ajit Pawar and four others.Fresh safety concerns…

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AI-based sirens, cellphone alerts to reduce leopard attacks in Junnar | Pune News

Pune: The Junnar forest division has installed an artificial intelligence-based animal detection and alert system across 20 vulnerable villages, where leopard sightings and attacks have become a recurring threat for residents.The electronic surveillance system, equipped with a 180-degree camera and capable of detecting animal movement up to 100 metres away, has been installed near hamlets…

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Pune district administration issues heatwave advisory, directs firms to provide fans & rest areas for workers | Pune News

Pune: The district administration on Wednesday issued its heatwave advisory, directing industries, factories and organisers of public events to ensure availability of drinking water, shaded rest areas, fans and electrolyte beverages for workers and visitors. The advisory comes as temperatures continued to remain high across the district. On Wednesday, Lohegaon recorded a maximum temperature of…

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PCMC standing committee refers Punawale school land lease proposal to general body amid residents’ protest | Pune News

Pune: Facing strong opposition from residents, the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation’s standing committee on Wednesday referred to the general body a proposal to lease out a plot reserved for an educational institute in Punawale to a private organisation.The proposal seeks to allot the land to a private educational institution on a 30-year lease to set…

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