Family asks for stationery as offering during Ganeshotsav in Pune

While most people keep complaining about the wastage of food and excessive festivities during Ganeshotsav that only add eyeballs but don’t lend much significance, some have gone ahead and done something different to make the festival more meaningful.
Taking the lead is one family from Aundh, which has asked its guests visiting their home to take darshan of the idol with offerings as books, pencils, pens or any other stationery rather than eatables or flower garlands.
The initiative has been taken by Jignesh and Priya Karia, residents of Sindh Society who started the idea by messaging their friends and relatives a few days ago.
“Every festival we have been trying to reduce the unnecessary fanfare and instead do something meaningful for society as we think we owe to our future generations to set an example. So even on Diwali, rather than having a big puja, we went to an orphanage and celebrated there. This year, it was my husband and son Daiwik who suggested this idea to the family. Every year, we ask guests not to bring along any offerings, but they still end up doing it. So we decided to instead specify to them that we want them to bring stationery, be it a book or a pen,” says Priya.
The response, she says, has been heartwarming.
“It’s the first day, so we don’t know how much we would collect. But whatever we collect at the end of the festival, we have decided to double it with our contribution and give it to students of an orphanage or a municipal school,” she said.
The effect of this small effort has already started showing. One of Priya’s friends is Monica Arora, director of Beacon High School on Moshi’s Spine Road. “I thought why not educate the children of our school to follow this practice. Rather than taking sweets or flowers, why not take stationery as prasad. And that is why we held awareness lectures for students, making them realise the significance of this act. We have asked them to follow suit and also to spread the word to devotees around them,” says Arora.

दोन आठवड्यानंतर ही नगर रोड बीआरटी मुलभूत सुरक्षा व आयटीएमएस अखंडित बीआरटी मार्गिका ,वीज पुरवठा, गर्दीच्या चौकातील बीआरटी दुभाजक गायब,पादचारी सिग्नल-वार्डन

We had written to you twice earlier on the subject.You had promised to meet on 2nd May 2016, yet we are awaiting the appointment.

We again visited for the update on Sunday 8th May 2016.

The condition has gone bad to worse,re NAGAR RD BRT:EVEN AFTER 2 WEEKS

BASIC REQUISITES :
1.SAFETY MEASURES GROSSLY NEGLECTED:

2.ITMS in buses as well as at bus stations missing,nonfunctional,damaged, partly working.Yerwada,Pachva Mail,Tata Guard Room,Chandan nagar,Janak baba,Aaple Ghar,Kharadi byepass,Vimannagar,

3.WARDENS not deployed,not present,not effective, not authorised.Vadgao Sheri,

4.MISSING CONTINUITY of BRT CORRIDOR- TATA GUARD ROOM, APLE GHAR TO WAGHOLI (5kms)

5.DAMAGED DIVIDERS,PUNCTURES,NO SIGNALS at crowded junctions,Shastrinagar,Ramwadi,Vadgao Sheri phata,Vimannagar,

6.Bus station doors, damaged, missing, non functional.Repair work of inferior quality, Rollers damaged uprooted fell in corridor.Ramwadi,Yerwada.

7.Vehicles incl ST Buses,2wheelers encroaching in BRT CORRIDOR etc,etc.,etc.

8.Buses breakdown in BRT CORRIDOR.

9.PMP EMPLOYEE MISSING at Vimannagar ,Wadia Bungloetc.

10.Wagholi is not at all BRT TRANSFER TERMINAL, hardly 30% of the Nagar Rd PMP buses go to Terminal that too only for turning & resting, mere 2-3% commuters go to Terminal for boarding bus.Moreover buses never cometo temperory stand, No information at all of routes.timingsetc. no water,notoilets .

11.70-80% buses & 97% commuters forced to use unsafe dangerous without bus stop sign board or shelter bus stop on NAGAR RD HIGHWAY KESNAND JUNCTION-WAGHOLI.

12.Racing buses in BRT CORRIDOR/JUNCTION.

13.NO ROAD FURNITURE RE NOTICES,WARNINGS AT ENTRY/EXIT OF BRT CORRIDOR,PEDESTRIANS CROSSINGS FOR PEDESTRIANS , BUS COMMUTERS, BUS DRIVERS, VEHICLE USERS etc.

14.noPROPER TRAININGTO BUS DRIVERS, PMP ATTENDANTS, SECURITY GUARDS, TRAFFIC WARDENS.

The photos attached.



दोन आठवड्यानंतर ही नगर रोड बीआरटी मुलभूत सुरक्षा व आयटीएमएस अखंडित बीआरटी मार्गिका ,वीज पुरवठा, गर्दीच्या चौकातील बीआरटी दुभाजक गायब,पादचारी सिग्नल-वार्डन ई च्या गंभीर त्रुटी कायम, मनपा व पीएमपी उदासीन (फोटो पहा )

Your urgent attention and action requested before a major mishap takes place, already 5 accidents-5 injured in NAGAR RD BRT in first 5 Days itself.

jugal rathi  vivek velankar  sanjay shitole  satish chitale

P M P  P R A V A S I  M A N C H,  P U N E

qaneez sukhrani

NAGAR ROAD CITIZENS FORUM 

NAGAR RD BRT:EVEN AFTER 2 WEEKS,BASIC REQUISITES,SAFETY MEASURES GROSSLY NEGLECTED: ITMS,WARDENS,MISSING CONTINUITY,DAMAGED

Dear Sir,

We had written to you twice earlier on the subject.You had promised to meet on 2nd May 2016, yet we are awaiting the appointment.

We again visited for the update on Sunday 8th May 2016.

The condition has gone bad to worse,re NAGAR RD BRT:EVEN AFTER 2 WEEKS

BASIC REQUISITES :
1.SAFETY MEASURES GROSSLY NEGLECTED:

2.ITMS in buses as well as at bus stations missing,nonfunctional,damaged, partly working.Yerwada,Pachva Mail,Tata Guard Room,Chandan nagar,Janak baba,Aaple Ghar,Kharadi byepass,Vimannagar,

3.WARDENS not deployed,not present,not effective, not authorised.Vadgao Sheri,

4.MISSING CONTINUITY of BRT CORRIDOR- TATA GUARD ROOM, APLE GHAR TO WAGHOLI (5kms)

5.DAMAGED DIVIDERS,PUNCTURES,NO SIGNALS at crowded junctions,Shastrinagar,Ramwadi,Vadgao Sheri phata,Vimannagar,

6.Bus station doors, damaged, missing, non functional.Repair work of inferior quality, Rollers damaged uprooted fell in corridor.Ramwadi,Yerwada.

7.Vehicles incl ST Buses,2wheelers encroaching in BRT CORRIDOR etc,etc.,etc.

8.Buses breakdown in BRT CORRIDOR.

9.PMP EMPLOYEE MISSING at Vimannagar ,Wadia Bungloetc.

10.Wagholi is not at all BRT TRANSFER TERMINAL, hardly 30% of the Nagar Rd PMP buses go to Terminal that too only for turning & resting, mere 2-3% commuters go to Terminal for boarding bus.Moreover buses never cometo temperory stand, No information at all of routes.timingsetc. no water,notoilets .

11.70-80% buses & 97% commuters forced to use unsafe dangerous without bus stop sign board or shelter bus stop on NAGAR RD HIGHWAY KESNAND JUNCTION-WAGHOLI.

12.Racing buses in BRT CORRIDOR/JUNCTION.

13.NO ROAD FURNITURE RE NOTICES,WARNINGS AT ENTRY/EXIT OF BRT CORRIDOR,PEDESTRIANS CROSSINGS FOR PEDESTRIANS , BUS COMMUTERS, BUS DRIVERS, VEHICLE USERS etc.

14.noPROPER TRAININGTO BUS DRIVERS, PMP ATTENDANTS, SECURITY GUARDS, TRAFFIC WARDENS.

The photos attached.

Your urgent attention and action requested before a major mishap takes place, already 5 accidents-5 injured in NAGAR RD BRT in first 5 Days itself.

BRT NAGAR ROAD: BEFORE ROLL OUT, ENSURE ; 1.SAFETY & OPERATIONAL READINESS, 2.EFFECTIVE MAINTENANCE & ENFORCEMENT SYSTEMS IN PLACE, 3.AUDIT BY EXPERTS & COMMUTERS 4.EXTENSIVE PUBLIC OUTREACH

BRT NAGAR ROAD:
BEFORE ROLL OUT, PLEASE ENSURE ;
1.SAFETY & OPERATIONAL READINESS
2. EFFECTIVE MAINTENANCE & ENFORCEMENT SYSTEMS IN PLACE,
3.AUDIT BY EXPERTS & COMMUTERS
4.EXTENSIVE PUBLIC OUTREACH
Dear Sirs,
a. TransferTerminal be well designed & fully developed and complete incl,ITMS,Real time passenger information,amenities,off board ticketing/pass centre,etc.
b. Extended corridor to Wagholi Terminal be completed in all respects BRT Ready.
c. Operational & Safety Audit by Experts & NGO/Commuter representatives.  
d. Bus stops were built since 3-4 years;were damaged ,Ensure duly repaired doors functional, seating in good condition,pathway intact, electric fittings etc.
e. Inverter/uninterrupted power supply at each bus station and bus terminal.
f.  Warden recruitment,training,deployment at bus stops,traffic signals,entry/exit of BRT Corridor,pedestrian crossings, physical presence at given destination & time duration;attendence muster on site/nearest bus stop,regular supervision-records, escalation,deterrent action.
g. BRT Trained Drivers only, A list of such drivers, Depo Manager to ensure.For Defaults severe action on Contractors/Depo Managers
h. Drivers talking on mobile while driving, jumping red signal,racing & overtaking within BRT Corridor should be suspended.
i.  Road Furniture;Distinct,Prominent,Safety Notices/Instructions for citizens,passengers,pedestrians,other vehicles at every junction,
pedestrians crossings,& at distance of every 200 meters.
j. Good Illumination at bus stop, Traffic Junctions,Entry/Exit of Corridor,Pedestrians crossings,thru night BRT Operations time.
k. Direct Ticket for Direct Passengers beyond BRT Corridor valid for any bus on the route.
l. Free Bus Travel for One Month & at 50% rates for ticket/passes next 2 months for BRT Promotion and for converting private vehicle users to BRT.
m. Synchronized ITMS to ensure Bus Doors & Bus Stop Doors will not open without proper docking of buses AND Bus will not start without closing of Bus & Bus stop doors.
n. The bus be deployed on route only if checked and ITMS and doors are functional and in good condition.
o. The contractors should be required to maintain 15 % spare buses for  redeploying in case of break downs , doors not operational, ITMS non-functional.
p. Do not be dependent totally on Contractors for BRT Operations.They have held city & lakhs of passengers to ransom by declaring BUS STOPPAGE.
q. PMPML has 650 right side doors JNNURM buses in its fleet. These buses be made BRT READY.
r. The BRT training be imparted to 200 PMPML drivers, who can be deployed on BRT when needed.
s. The Passenger information Display,incl Reserved Seats,Helplines,Bus Numbers,be prominently ,visibly,distinctly displayed at one or multiple locations in buses & bus stops/ terminals , AND if space available, then only, it be allotted to Advertisers. Any violations be dealt with  seriously, penalised and advertisement contractor be blacklisted, and contract be cancelled.(Vishrantwadi terminal)
t. Buses also running in MV lanes and some buses travelling in BRT lane but not halting at bus stations is grossly wrong and ridiculous and be totally banned
No other vehicles be permitted in BRT Corridor.
u. BRT Full length corridor, and ALL announced bus stations must be BRT ready & operational before roll out.
(After 8 months even,Sangvi phata bus station not operational; Break in between BRT corridor, BRT buses use Service road).
Most of above measures suggested are based on our own ill experiences of recently rolled out BRT Corridors(photos available):
i.Sangamwadi-Vishrantwadi. ii.Sangvi-Kivale. iii.Bhosari-Hinjewadi.
v.  Prompt & Effective Grievance Redressal system. Hundreds of complaints registered with PMPML but no effective action.
BRT Nagar Road is delayed for 3-4years , it is essential that it should be rolled out earlier, but
BRT NAGAR ROAD: BEFORE ROLL OUT, PLEASE ENSURE ;
1.SAFETY & OPERATIONAL READINESS,
2. EFFECTIVE MAINTENANCE & ENFORCEMENT SYSTEMS IN PLACE,
3.AUDIT BY EXPERTS & COMMUTER
4.Extensive PUBLIC OUTREACH .
Thanks & Regards,
jugal rathi   vivek velankar  sanjay shitole  satish chitale
P M P  P R A V A S I  M A N C H
sudhir jatar,
Nagrik Chetna Manch
qaneez sukhrani, Association of Nagar Road Citizens Forums

sherna gandhy, Viman Nagar Citizens Forum

१२०० बस खरेदीतून वाहतूक प्रश्न सुटणार",जाणीवपूर्वक दिशाभूल करणारा,पीएमपी साठी आत्मघातकी निर्णय , कोणाच्या हिताचा ?

Hon CM & Hon Transport Minister, Hon Mayor,Hon MC, PUNE & PIMPRI CHINCHWAD

Hon CMD & Directors,PMPML,Pune

Dear Madam & Sirs

"१२०० बस खरेदीतून वाहतूक प्रश्न सुटणार",जाणीवपूर्वक दिशाभूल करणारा,पीएमपी साठी आत्मघातकी निर्णय , कोणाच्या हिताचा ?

The representation in marathi is attached.

Your urgent attention & action solicited to save only Public Transport available for 65 lakhs citizens of PMC & PCMC  alongwith surroundings, "१२०० बस खरेदीतून वाहतूक प्रश्न सुटणार",जाणीवपूर्वक दिशाभूल करणारा,पीएमपी साठी आत्मघातकी निर्णय , कोणाच्या हिताचा ?

THANKS & REGARDS,

jugal rathi  vivek velankaqr  sanjay shitole  satish chitale

P M P    P R A V A S I    M A N C H

हॉस्पिटलच्या केमिस्टकडूनच औषधे घेण्याची सक्ती न करण्याचे व तसे परिपत्र / सूचना हॉस्पिटल केमिस्ट दुकानात ठळकपणे लावण्याचे सर्व हॉस्पिटल्सना आदेश द्यावेत !

Shri SANJAY PATIL

JT COMMISSIONER,FDA,
PUNE

Dear Sir,

FDA commissioner has again issued instructions to their officers to comply with the rules;

1.NO COMPULSION TO PURCHASE MEDICINES FROM HOSPITAL CHEMISTS ONLY.

2.DISPLAY BOARDS IN VISIBLE LOCATION IN HOSPITALS.

3.IF DOCTOR COMPELS TO BUY FROM HOSPITAL CHEMIST, REGISTER COMPLAINT WITH FDA OR HEALTH DEPTT OF MPL CORPORATION.

Sir,

Your instruction have not yielded any results, as it is not transparent , neither any Accountability fixed, nor correct relevant information given for patients relatives/citizens to give feed back or raise complaints.

We once again request to ensure following:

1.Publish information in media & on website the action taken on Hospitals violating the instructions; Names of citywise hospitals & what action taken in 2015-16.

2.Inspection reports of FDA officers, and actions taken accordingly, with details of hospitals & actions taken

3.PROMINENT DISPLAY OF BOARDS with

   a)Names & MOBILE numbers & EMAIL ID of i)Health Officer of Municipal Corporation. ii) CITY FDA officer.

   b)What is the Nature of punishment/action on guilty Doctor/Hospital.

 4.These Boards must be displayed at

   i) Hospital Chemist Shops.

  ii) Hospital Reception & Enquiry counters.

 iii) Billing & Cash Counters.

 iv) OPERATION Theatrs.
 

Almost All Hospital with their Chemist Shops violate the rules,

RATHER MANY OF BIG HOSPITALS PROMINENTLY DISPLAY BOARDS ASKING PATIENTS/RELATIVES TO BUY DRUGS ONLY FROM HOSPITAL CHEMISTS ONLY

The citizens have feeling that its just eyewash & no effective actions taken FDA OFFICERS, MC HEALTH OFFICERS, HOSPITAL CHEMISTS,HOSPITALS & DOCTORS HAVE HANDS IN GLOVE,

hence NO ACTIONS & NO RESULTS.

Sir, we request you earnestly to ACT EFFECTIVELY,Consider above suggestions.

Thanks & Regards,

jugal rathi     vivek velankar

SAJAG NAGRIK MANCH,Pune

cc COMMISSIONER ,FDA,Maharashtra

२००० प्राणांतिक सह एसटी महामंडळाचे २५००० अपघाताचे अजब नियोजन ;अपघात सहायता निधी रूपाने २०० कोटी रुपयांची तिकीट दरवाढ प्रस्तावित !

Dear Sirs,

२००० प्राणांतिक सह एसटी महामंडळाचे २५००० अपघाताचे अजब नियोजन ;अपघात सहायता निधी रूपाने २०० कोटी रुपयांची तिकीट दरवाढ  प्रस्तावित  !

After unjust,profiteering fare hike during Diwali rush on hapless lakhs of bus commuters,ST has again announced  bus fare hike of Rs 200 crore from 1st April.

Strangely,its in the name of Accident Relief Fund.

No information given for present state of accidents and Compensation remitted in this regard.

Even the so called enhanced compensation paid, it will amount to planning for almost

2000 FATAL ACCIDENTS & 24000 ACCIDENTS WITH INJURED VICTIMS.

Its shameless to garner funds in the name of victimised commuters without any fault of theirs, many times its ST's own fault, to collect funds from their pockets,

Also record shows hardly 10-20 crorees may be paid that too after several months or even year.

The letter in Marathi is attached.

This warrants to change MSRTC LOGO FROM,

" IN SERVICE OF COMMUTERS" to "FOR OFFICERS & CONTRACTORS BENEFIT"

Hon CM & Hon Minister are requested to order 'SCRAP FARE HIKE PROPOSAL" urgently.

Thanks & Regards,

jugal rathi    vivek velankar    sanjay shitole  satish chitale

P M P    P R A V A S I    M A N C H

पीएमपी साठी वाढीव तरतूदी बद्दल आभार व अभिनंदन ! सातत्याने बस प्रवासी वाढ व सेवा सुधार या अटीवरच पीएमपीस मदत करावी !

Hon ComMisioner,Hon Mayor PMC/PCMC,Hon CMD & Directors PMPML,

Dear Sirs & Madam,

पीएमपी साठी वाढीव तरतूदी बद्दल आभार व अभिनंदन ! सातत्याने बस प्रवासी वाढ व सेवा सुधार या अटीवरच पीएमपीस मदत करावी !

Thanks for increased budget provision for PMPML.

PMC/PCMC have contributed thousands of crores in last few years inc 132 cr in 2014-15 as reimbursement of operational  losses,Also again now 90 cr paid.

However nothing at all is passed on to bus commuters. Total funds received are shared by contractors,officers & employees.

The support can only be for consistently increasing ridership & timebound bettermentin bus services.

On the contrary , on both counts, it has been deteriorating. A comparative chart is given in the representation letter attached, which shows with 76% fleet utilisation of 1586 buses in 2010 PMPML carried 11.59 lakhs commuters daily where as in 2015 with 2094 buses & 63 % fleet utilisation ridership reduced 10.85 lakhs daily; dropped by average 0.74 lakhs in absolute &
if scaled to increased bus fleet size BUS RIDERSHIP DROPPED ALARMINGLY BY 4.45 lakhs daily.

Further there is no improvement in bus service quality , but also has deteriorated on various areas.

To retain the grade of SMART CITY SELECTION, there is no better measure than cosistent increase in daily bus ridership,in line with  CPM or even better.

Hence we earnestly demand & request to सातत्याने बस प्रवासी वाढ व सेवा सुधार या अटीवरच पीएमपीस मदत करावी !

Hon CMD,PMPML requested to ensure these objectives thru firm discipline & may be bitter decisions.

Thanks & Regards,

jugal rathi  vivek velankar  sanjay shitole satish chitale

P M P  P R A V A S I  M A N C H

NSCC meets at Wadke Hall at 3:30pm on Saturday 20th February 2016

National Society for Clean Cities, Pune

Pune a Clean City - Clean in Every Which Way 

Hi there all,

National Society for Clean Cities, Pune will hold its monthly meeting on Saturday

​20^th February 2016 at 3:30 pm at Wadke Hall, 3^rd floor, PMC (Corporation) building, Shivajinagar, PUNE 411005.

(Please note that the meeting will start at 3:

​3​

0 pm.)

Agenda:

• ​Mr. Ashok Ghorpade, Garden Superintendent - PMC, to speak and respond to queries on:​

1.    Tree Plantation & how PMC can help citizens.

2.    Identifying areas reserved for for Gardens.

3.    ​Beautification of road islands and dividers - How can citizens adopt them.

4.    ​Urban forestry on river banks, no development zones, etc. and involvement of citizens.

5.    Pet parks in PMC gardens.​

• Speak Out: Members to speak on various issues viz.:

1. ​Rejecting Draft Development Plan for old Pune city limits.*
2. Garbage Burning

​.​

3. ​I​

llegal Construction – Commercial/ Residential/ Religious structures.

4. ​Water and Tanker issues.
5. ​Odd/Even Parking.​

6. Airport Parking problems.

• Any other Business with the permission of the Chair.

​* ​

​Do bring all signature forms duly signed by many people, rejecting the Draft DP and hand them over to Ms. Anupama Oak at the meeting.​

Do come and bring like minded friends along.

With warm regards,

for National Society for Clean Cities, Pune

​D V R Rao​

​
Acting President​

Catching Up

Lot of people need to catch up with lot of this as we already reach mid feb of new year 2016 which is a leap year. Let's hope we are able to manage that leap.

Firstly Modi government will need to catch up the promised dream of 'acche din'. It should  create jobs by capitalizing on steady economical parameters and low oil bills.  IT should Strengthen and substantiate slogans like Make in India, Start up India, Swatch Bharat , Smart Cities , Digital India and turn them into reality. Time is running out for reforms as markets seems to have lost patience in everything. Of course markets  work differently in this  global interconnected world. But then its high time for taking bitter pill of reforms and cut on subsidies. Not worry about politics and votes. Also need better PR machinery as deployed in 14 to make people sense about performance and governance. Good work done by minsters like Goyal,  Parrikar, Swaraj needs to be highlighted. Past establishment , corrupts and antinational will nevertheless would like to strike back with vengeance but still there are three years and a state lost here will be a collateral damage though we know it can  create problems further in upper houses.  There will be petty politics around emotional issues but Modi government needs to catch up on matters which really matter. This budget is very important.

Same is with Maharashtra state government. It should first decide who is ally and who is opposition.  Maharashtra politics is strange and first time we have seen some paradigm change. so it will take time to be really effective. But priority is correct anomalies and corruption in water distribution.  Make farming more scientific and all weather. Ease of doing business also needs some fine tuning. Planned Urban development and land shark control is priority.

Both at centre and state education policy needs revamp with creation of independent autonomous bodies to control quality and finances.

Pune as city as it heads for elections and having been selected as second smart city, needs  string decision making at executive level. I will put my neck out and say that we should undermine role of elected representatives who have in past failed people.

Indian cricket team also needs to catch up on may thing things apart from actual catching. They need to plan and be innovative to be able to lay its hands on asia and world t20 cups. On tests we need bowling unit capable to take wickets. BCCI is also running out of time to clean itself on everything.

Indian Olympics  Organization needs to really create environment to create winners at olympics levels but with only few months to go for Rio it seems we are running out there as well  unless for some individual brilliance. Time is also running out for euro teams to make mark at euro soccer.

Indian business propelled by relatively stable economy on global scale needs to innovate and capitalize on young populace , skilled work force, vast markets and all other inherent strengths to make it to next level. IT industry needs to focus on SMAC and work on new models with stringent visa rules in election year in US.

Having just listed areas of priorities for India to catch up on issues that really matter. Advice to past establishment is to do away with negativity and be a sensible nationalist opposition moved away from dynasty and naxalism. They still have role to correct government.

On Bollywood , art and entertainment (national and vernacular), let me advice them to catch up on entertaining people or making interesting  and meaningful films/plays/art/literature and leave politics to politicians.  There is lot to catch up.

Same applies to main stream media to be balanced on opinion making else they will become more irrelevant than they already are. Time also for social media to be more relevant.

Author runs blog http://nayakgiri.blogspot.com

Let's Reject Pune's Development Plan we need a Better Quality of Life

Hi there All,

Our tomorrows are being endangered…. And we say this with all seriousness.

The Draft DP for Pune has been submitted. If implemented, it will ruin Pune as we know it.

What do we need for a decent quality of life – gardens, parks, playgrounds for sports and for children, schools, hospitals, hawker zones, housing for economically weaker sections of society, etc. etc. Also necessities like parking areas, cremation and burial grounds, rehabilitation institutions for disabled people. Spaces for all these had been reserved - about 900 such reservations existed in the earlier Draft.

Now, with one stroke of the pen, 381 such reserved spaces totaling 450 + hectares, have been deleted.  And some of these are:

• Gardens: 19; Parks: 15; River Development areas: 4; Nullah Gardens: 25.

• Play ground for Children: 40; Play ground for sports etc: 44; Stadiums: 2; Lake for water sports: 1.

• Primary Schools: 11; Hospitals/ Dispensaries: 18; Ota Market/ Hawkers Zones : 37.

• Cultural Centres: 7; Youth Guidance Centres: 5; Rehabilitation Centre for Spastics: 1.

• Parking: 46.

• Crematoriums/ Burial grounds: 4.

Shocks you, doesn’t it?

Who could possibly benefit from this inhumane act? Yes, you got it right!

Oh yes, the DC rules have also been changed e.g. the Amenity space a builder had to give to the PMC to construct amenities, will now be for the builder to construct as he wishes. Do we need to say who will benefit?

Green Pune Movement is launching a campaign to collect signatures opposing this cruel change. We have to act quickly. We are writing to the Chief Minister asking him to reject this Development Plan. All your signatures will be appended to this letter. The more the signatures the more effect it will have. And we are very confident that Punekars will not just support but fight for a Development Plan which will improve the Quality of our lives.

We are attaching to this email a form for collecting signatures. You can download and print as many copies of the form for signatures.

We would like you to give us the first lot of signatures by the 2^nd February 2016. (The 2^nd lot by 8^th February ’16 and the 3^rd lot by 15^th February ’16.) To make it easy for you to give us the collected signatures we have appointed collection points throughout the city. The list of collection centres is also attached.

So now let’s get going and collect lots and lots of signatures.  We know you can do it.

For a Green Pune, for a Pune which gives us a Great Quality of Life, for our Children and Grandchildren’s Future.

Green Pune Movement

Aneeta Gokhale Benninger     Satish Khot      

Sujit Patwardhan      Vivek Velankar

Green Pune Movement

Tel: 020- 26608855; Email: greenpunedp@gmail.com

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