Death of corporator finally spurs PCMC to tackle mosquito menace
Death of corporator finally spurs PCMC to tackle mosquito menace
ByArchana DahiwalArchana Dahiwal / Updated: Jul 18, 2021, 06:00 IST
PCMC officials visited the unsanitary Bhosari depot on Thursday
Civic body slaps notice on PMPML over mosquito breeding grounds at Bhosari depot; mayor organises meeting on issue
The death of
Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (
PCMC) corporator Archana Barne due to dengue a few days back seems to have awakened civic officials they are now on a mission to get rid of mosquito breeding grounds in the twin towns.
Bharatiya Janata Party (
BJP) corporator Archana Barne was undergoing treatment for dengue at a private hospital in Baner and passed away on Tuesday evening.
PMC aims for just 10% pvt vehicles on roads by 2031
BySupriya DedgaonkarSupriya Dedgaonkar / Updated: Jul 17, 2021, 06:00 IST
Pune Municipal Corporation (
PMC) now has a new vision to chase and in a decade’s span the civic body wants to promote non-motorised transport in a way that 50 per cent people should ideally be walking or cycling, 40 per cent people using public transport and only 10 per cent private vehicles should be on road. Activists and residents however lament that the civic body should first check their previous records of failed stints and then go on to make such claims.
The PMC has prepared a detailed plan for strengthening facilities for pedestrians and cyclists to ensure that they use these two modes to commute for shorter distances.
Bus, Aadhaar dedo!
Mirror’s reporter denied entry after she says she does not have an Aadhaar card on her; others faced the same fate; PIC: MAHENDRA KOLHE
That or any other ID card is what you compulsorily need, if you hope to board the brand new, affordable AC bus fleet of PMPML, finds Mirror on a test drive. Passengers shooed off for not carrying the documents; opposition calls it elitist, while transport officials say no compromise
As if flouting
COVID norms was not enough by running air-conditioners during a contagious outbreak,
Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited’s (PMPML) AC bus service launched in the central areas of the city recently is now being ridiculed as it requires citizens to produce their photo identity (ID) proof to board. One is mandated to carry or have a digital copy of either their
‘AC buses violate COVID norms’
BySupriya DedgaonkarSupriya Dedgaonkar / Updated: Jul 7, 2021, 06:00 IST
Activists mock launch of new buses with protest
Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited’s (
PMPML) decision to ply 50 air-conditioned (
AC) buses in the central parts of the city from July 9 is in direct violation of
COVID norms which prohibit use of ACs, alleged a city
social group here on Tuesday.
It may be noted that the PMPML has announced a Rs 10 daily pass for passengers on AC buses starting in the city soon. The transport body and the
Pune Municipal Corporation (
PMC) have erected flex boards around the city announcing the same. The authorities seem to be ignoring the advice to not use ACs as these contribute to the spread of novel coronavirus.
PMPML’s mood now: Start one, stop one
ByAvinash RajputAvinash Rajput / Updated: Jul 7, 2021, 06:00 IST
Will launch 50
Pune
Municipal Corporation (
PMC) standing committee on Tuesday approved a proposal to introduce 50 air-conditioned (AC) minibuses under the
Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML) for the central part of the city at Rs 10 for a day pass, while the transport body has decided to stop plying its vehicles on 15 routes owing to losses.
Meanwhile, the
NCP) is irked with the discontinuation of the 15 bus routes in the city.
The 50 minibuses are being launched under the Atal Seva Shuttle scheme. The committee approved the ‘Punyadasham’ project which will help commuters travel in CNGrun AC mini-buses in central areas at Rs 10 (for a day pass) from July 9.