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Defence officials visit Pune municipal corporation

Thursday, 13 February 2014 11:10 administrator
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The Times of India             13.02.2014

Defence officials visit Pune municipal corporation

PUNE: A group of defence officials from National Institute of Defence Estates Management (NIDEM) visited the Pune municipal corporation to check the various projects carried out by the civic body, a statement issued by PMC said.

NIDEM is the premier Institute for the training of Indian Defence Estates Service (IDES) Officers. The Institute was established in 1982 at Meerut Cantonment and was shifted to Delhi in 1995.

The statement added that the group included urban planners, construction experts and engineers. They interacted with the PMC officials and collected information about facilities provided to segregate the garbage and process various types of garbage.

PMC officials gave computer presentation about the projects that the PMC is running for better water distribution, sewage treatment, e-governance, property tax, river cleaning project, Katraj Zoo and environment department. They were also briefed about PMC's panel system and decentralisation of administrative works.

The officials also went to visit e-learning school, Seven Wonders Park and 4D theater. The e-learning English medium school is based in Sahakarnagar and is named the Rajiv Gandhi Academy of e-learning. About 1,500 students have already been enrolled for classes from junior KG till std VII. The classes will further be extended till class X.

E-learning is essentially a computer- and network-enabled transfer of skills and knowledge. E-learning applications and processes include web-based learning, computer-based learning, virtual classroom opportunities and digital collaboration. The content is delivered via the internet, intranet/extranet, audio or video tape, satellite TV and CD-ROM. 

 

PCMC area to get theme park for kids

Thursday, 13 February 2014 10:41 administrator
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The Times of India             13.02.2014

PCMC area to get theme park for kids

PUNE: Pimpri Chinchwad will get a Balnagari, a children's theme park, and a planetarium, in addition to the existing Science Park. The projects were announced in the draft budget 2014-15, which was presented by Pimpri Chinchwad municipal commissioner Rajeev Jadhav on Wednesday. The budget has a total outlay of Rs 3,400 crore, including JNNURM projects costing Rs 1,294 crore.

The corporation has also proposed two new flyovers and grade separators at KSB junction in Pimpri and at Sangvi Phata, besides starting work on the 5 km Nigdi-Kiwale BRT route.

Jadhav, who took over as municipal commissioner just two days back, expressed concern over the deficit in the local body tax income in the present financial year as compared to the octroi income in 2012-13. The civic body will emphasize on increasing civic income and has already directed all the heads of departments to widen the tax net. There is no proposal to hike taxes this year.

The administrative expenditure of the PCMC, he said, is 25 per cent of the total expenditure. In major corporations, it is around 10 to 15 per cent of the total expenditure. Civic officials have been directed to reduce the administrative expenditure. Funds will be sought from the state for running government schemes.

He said kiosks assisting people to access online services will be set up in slums and fringe areas to extend the reach of e-governance facilities. The civic body will also implement e-literacy project, he added. "Sarathi and other initiatives undertaken by the former commissioner will be continued. We will try to add more points in his 10-point programme," he said.

The draft budget presented by the civic administration to the standing committee will not be deemed as final. "We will treat this draft budget as a flowing budget, which can be changed later to add new ideas and projects," Jadhav said.

 

Pune civic body to make documentary on Rajiv Gandhi zoo

Thursday, 13 February 2014 10:02 administrator
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The Times of India             13.02.2014

Pune civic body to make documentary on Rajiv Gandhi zoo

PUNE: Citizens and tourists will be able to get information about Rajiv Gandhi National Zoological Park at a click of the mouse now. The civic administration has planned to come out with a documentary on the zoo, which will be made available on CD for the people.

"The aim of making the documentary is to promote the zoo also know as Katraj zoo or Katraj snake park. Recently the standing committee has approved tender for making this documentary. The production company that has got the tender is expected to make this documentary on such lines that it will not only entertain people, but also educate them about bio diversity. The CD will be made available at the zoo so that the people who are visiting the zoo can also buy it," said Vishal Tambe, chairman of standing committee.

He said that the CD will also help in creating awareness about the importance of saving environment. Information about the habitat in the zoo, history and steps for protecting animals specially snakes will be given in the CD.

The documentary will also highlight information about animal adoption scheme of the zoo.The scheme to allow wildlife lovers to adopt animals in the zoo was launched in October 2010 to generate awareness. Every day, nearly 1,600 kg food including meat, foodgrains, grass, fruits and vegetables are required to feed the animals.

The civic administration is also coming up with a documentary on the heritage sites of the city. The documentary will be made available on a CD format for the tourists that visit the sites. Information about heritage sites and their relevance in history will be given in the documentary along with what citizens should do to save these sites. 

 
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