It has been over three months since Pune s Salisbury Park Residents Forum (SPRF) members have been fighting a tenacious, peaceful battle against the BJP corporator, having put up a board of his father s name to a new public garden in the neighbourhood.
Dog lovers come together to build shelters, feeding spots for strays
Dog lovers come together to build shelters, feeding spots for strays
BySupriya DedgaonkarSupriya Dedgaonkar / Updated: Mar 13, 2021, 06:00 IST
canines
A group of
dog lovers from the city who connected on Facebook have come together to provide a favourable environment to the city’s strays. They aim to build
shelters for the street
feeding spots for the canines.
The bunch of citizens got together after an image portraying shelters being built for the dogs was shared on the social media platform. They have now formed a WhatsApp group and have weekly Zoom meetings, where they share the progress made in their efforts.
NGOs against free left turn proposal
NGOs against free left turn proposal
BySupriya DedgaonkarSupriya Dedgaonkar / Updated: Dec 31, 2020, 06:00 IST
traffic
Nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) working on
transport issues in Pune have come together to criticise the City Improvement Committee’s (CIC) decision to make the left turn free for motorists, which will allow them to do so without having to wait for signals.
They have written to the
Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) for reconsideration as this could create more threats for pedestrians who are vulnerable to accidents in such cases.
The decision was taken by the PMC’s CIC recently on December 17 to make the left turn free as a part of the civic body’s aim to keep a check on congestion at traffic