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For the second day in a row, Mumbai city recorded new Covid-19 cases below 500. On Tuesday, 441 people tested positive for the virus, the lowest after February 9 this year. The city is now left with 6,950 active cases. Mumbai s average case doubling rate now stands at 925 days. Maharashtra reported 7,243 new cases and 196 fatalities, taking the tally of infections to 61,72,645 and the death toll to 1,26,220. The state now has 1,04,406 active Covid-19 cases.Read Less
Will PMC implement heritage status for trees by Maha govt?
Will PMC implement heritage status for trees by Maha govt?
BySupriya DedgaonkarSupriya Dedgaonkar / Updated: Jul 7, 2021, 06:00 IST
Activists laud step, but hope new amendments will stop unnecessary tree felling
The state has made amendments regarding conservation of trees over 50 years old, and have given them the tag ‘Heritage Trees’. The amendment to the Maharashtra (Urban Areas) Protection and Preservation of Trees Act, 1975, was approved by both the houses on Monday and will restrict felling of trees in the name of development.
Environment minister Aaditya Thackeray said, “The amendment facilitates identification of ‘Heritage Trees’ and formation of
1 month, zero action in tree hacking case
1 month, zero action in tree hacking case
ByVijay ChavanVijay Chavan / Updated: Jul 2, 2021, 06:00 IST
PMC has been siding with the contractor
As per the Maharashtra (Urban Areas) Protection and Preservation of Trees Act, 1975, the punishment for illegal tree cutting is a fine of Rs 10,000, and imprisonment ranging from one month to three months.
However, hardly any offender is seen serving the penalty. The reason the authorities such as the
Tree Authority and
Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) have several flaws before filing the suit against the offenders.
The tree cutting incident reported in May this year at the upscale Bramha Suncity in Vadgaonsheri is also going the same way. It has been revealed that the Tree Authority failed to find the two
Farmer nurtures 21K trees on hill
Farmer nurtures 21K trees on hill
ByVijay ChavanVijay Chavan / Updated: Jul 1, 2021, 06:00 IST
Pune city, experts turn study the model of
farmer who turned a barren land into lush greenery
Every year, the
Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) plants over 60,000 trees across the city as a part of the 33-crore tree plantation target of the state government. However, hardly 20 per cent of trees survived within city limits, despite the availability of water and maintenance. With no option, every year, authorities are forced to choose the same pit for a new plantation target.
On the other hand, Chandrakant Warghade, a 48-year-old farmer from Bakori village, has set an example before the authorities. Over the past five years, he single-handedly managed to save all 21,000 trees planted on the Bakori hills. Due to his efforts, the parched hilly area turned into lush, dense greenery with all native trees. All trees were planted under the same scheme of th
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