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Debris dumping policy for Pune

Friday, 17 August 2012 10:10 administrator
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The Times Of India    17.08.2012

Debris dumping policy for Pune

PUNE: The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) will make provision for space for dumping of construction debris in the city's new Development Control (DC) rules.The new Development Plan (DP) for the city will have a comprehensive policy for debris dumping as per the union urban development department (UDD) norms. The norms say that there should be an institutional mechanism to take care of the collection, transportation, intermediate storage (if necessary), utilisation and disposal of construction and demolition waste.

The UDD norms say that the civic authority should notify that no person should dispose of construction or demolition waste on the streets, pavements, storm water drains/open land owned by the municipality or the government.The environment status report of the PMC recently admitted that illegal dumping of construction rubble in the riverbeds and hills continued in the city.

About 100 tonnes of debris, which includes concrete, bricks, cement plaster and iron, is generated in Pune everyday. Civic activists have time and again expressed concern about the rivers getting affected due to dumping of debris in riverbeds. In many instances debris is dumped in the green belt of the river, affecting its natural flow.

Meanwhile deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar has asked the civic administration to stop the dumping of debris along the river near Mhatre bridge and act against encroachments in nullahs. Several marriage halls have encroached upon the river near Mhatre bridge.This could prove dangerous during the monsoon as dumping of debris has reduced the river's carrying capacity, Pawar said.

 

 


Last Updated on Friday, 17 August 2012 10:12
 

NMC likely to set up new fire station in Ambad MIDC

Friday, 17 August 2012 09:20 administrator
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The Times of India    17.08.2012

NMC likely to set up new fire station in Ambad MIDC

NASHIK: The Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) said it would set up a new fire brigade station in the Ambad industrial area of Nashik once the plot is allotted by the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) for the purpose.
 
The municipal commissioner of the Nashik Municipal Corporation, Sanjay Khandare, has assured a delegation of Ambad industries and Manufacturers' Association (AIMA) that a new fire brigade station in Ambad industrial areas will be set up as soon as the plot is allotted by the MIDC. There has been a strong demand by the industries to have separate fire brigade station in Ambad MIDC since the past few years. However, even though there has been a constant follow-up with the MIDC, no progress has been seen in this regard. A delegation of office-bearers of local industrial associations had also recently met the deputy CEO of MIDC, Madhukar Raje Ardad.
 
This issue was also raised by the industry bodies at the recent meeting of Zilla Udyog Mitra (ZUM) with the district collector Vilas Patil in the chair. The district collector at the ZUM meeting had instructed the executive engineer of MIDC Shivji Tupe to start the process of identifying the land for the fire brigade station in Ambad.Speaking to TOI, AIMA President Suresh Mali said, "We recently met Khandare and held talks over setting up of a separate fire brigade station for Ambad. Khandare has assured us that a new fire brigade station will be set up if MIDC allots a plot.""Some units in Ambad MIDC were gutted in fire during the last one-and-a-half years due to delay in reaching fire tenders on time. We wanted a separate fire station for Ambad as there are close to 1,500 units here," Mali said. A delegation, led by AIMA president Suresh Mali, also included, General Secretary Rajendra Ahire, treasurer Unmesh Kulkarni, members Uttam Donde, Venkatesh Murti, Sunil Jadhav and Anil Dingare.
Last Updated on Friday, 17 August 2012 09:28
 

Health cards sought for municipal school teachers

Friday, 17 August 2012 05:17 administrator
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The Hindu   17.08.2012

Health cards sought for municipal school teachers

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A.P. United Teachers Federation members took out a rally from the Zilla Parishad office to Kadapa Collectorate on Thursday seeking extension of Employees Healthcare Fund scheme to aided and municipal teachers.

The government issued G.O.s 184 and 186 granting cashless health cards to employees, teachers and pensioners but it did not cover aided and municipal teachers, APUTF district general secretary B. Lakshmi Raja said. He warned of an agitation if the demands were not met.

APUTF leaders Subba Reddy, Ganganna, Gangi Reddy, Mastan Basha, Sankar and others participated in the protest rally.

Last Updated on Friday, 17 August 2012 05:19
 
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