Jumbo dilemma: CoEP facility stays?
Jumbo dilemma: CoEP facility stays?
ByAvinash RajputAvinash Rajput / Updated: Jul 25, 2021, 06:00 IST
₹1.9-cr monthly rent.
Maharashtra deputy chief minister and district guardian Ajit Pawar has directed the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) to not dismantle the jumbo COVID care centre (CCC) at the College of Engineering, Pune (CoEP), till further notice. The centre is reportedly a huge financial liability for the civic body.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Shivajinagar, Siddharth Shirole, brought up the issue at the district administration’s weekly COVID review and analysis meeting chaired by Pawar. The
MLA urged the state should not shut down the CoEP CCC till all citizens are fully vaccinated and there is more clarity on the third wave.
The Salt in our stars
Mumbai Mirror / Updated: Jul 25, 2021, 06:00 IST
salt pan lands will land Mumbai in further floody nuisance
Torrential rainfall in the last one week has only underlined the increasing need for open areas or wetlands where the rain waters would flow in to avoid flooding on Mumbai’s roads, claim environmentalists while opposing the
Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority’s (MMRDA) plan to come up with residences and commercial spaces on salt pan lands in and around Mumbai.
Earlier last week, the MMRDA had floated a tender to appoint a consultant for preparing the master plan of salt pan lands in Mumbai and the
After 3 years, Wagholi awaits 1,300-metre road worth Rs 11 cr
After 3 years, Wagholi awaits 1,300-metre road worth Rs 11 cr
ByVijay ChavanVijay Chavan / Updated: Jul 18, 2021, 06:00 IST
PMRDA pays for 90% of work, gets only 10% done; local landowners are stopping progress, claim officials
Despite being politically and financially strong, east-fringe town
Wagholi has been waiting for three years for a mere 1,300-metre-long-road that goes via main gaothan areas from Wagheshwar temple chowk and ends at
Kesnand Phata chowk on the main
Pune-Ahmednagar Highway. An official said that is due to local landowners who are not allowing the work to progress.
The
Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority’s (PMRDA) delay is allegedly due to the nexus between local landowners and contractors.
BJP organises special GB meeting despite an uproar from opposition
BJP organises special GB meeting despite an uproar from opposition
ByAvinash RajputAvinash Rajput / Updated: Jul 16, 2021, 06:00 IST
Civic body members attending the special online general body meeting
Gets proposal of preparing DPR approved with majority votes; oppns says meet null as state already authorised PMRDA for same
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (
BJP) in the
Pune Municipal Corporation (
PMC) conducted the controversial special general body (GB) meeting on Thursday as per schedule despite the opposition’s objection.
The meeting was called for preparing the development plan report (DPR) for the 23 newly-merged villages.
Political slugfest over merged villages’ dvpt
ByAvinash RajputAvinash Rajput / Updated: Jul 14, 2021, 06:00 IST
BJP calls special general body for DPR;
NCP terms meeting illegal
Pune Municipal Corporation (
The ruling
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has called a special general body meeting for the development plan report (DPR) of the newly-merged villages, which were touted as Nationalist
Congress Party’s (NCP) strongholds.
The move has irked the NCP and other opposition parties. They termed the meeting as illegal and have decided to approach the state government against this move.
After a meeting between Pune’s guardian minister and deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar and PMC officials postmerger declaration, it was decided that the civic body will adapt the DP slated by the