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Water recycling to be mandatory in Pimpri-Chinchwad

Written on 5 Jan, 2010 at 10:49 in News | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far

All new high-rise residential societies in Pimpri-Chinchwad must have recycling mechanism in place,according to new norms.... (Continue reading)

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Hunger strike for water in Khadki

Written on 15 Dec, 2009 at 11:49 in News | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far

Fifteen residents from Khadki on Monday sat on a hunger strike protesting the delay in the construction of a new Elevated Service Reservoir (ESR).... (Continue reading)

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Pune caught between swine flu and water shortage

Written on 17 Aug, 2009 at 10:43 in Know Your City | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far

Punekars want the climate to be warm and dry to halt the swine flu virus on its tracks, but also need rain to fill their unfilled water reservoirs.... (Continue reading)

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Khadakwasla Dam

Written on 4 Aug, 2009 at 11:15 in Headline, Know Your City | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far
Khadakwasla Dam

Visiting Khadakwasla, the ‘Chowpati of Pune’ ... (Continue reading)

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Sudden release of water from dam catches people unawares

Written on 22 Jul, 2009 at 11:12 in News | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far

Indian Express: At home he has been facing acute scarcity of water that is available only on alternate days ever since the Pune Municipal Corporation announced a 40 per cent water cut.... (Continue reading)

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Hotel business hit by water crisis

Written on 13 Jul, 2009 at 13:02 in Business | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far

Indian Express: Saturdays and Sundays have cash registers ringing in food business.... (Continue reading)

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Tanker owners are making profits from the water crisis

Written on 9 Jul, 2009 at 13:53 in Know Your City | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far

Times of India: Efforts to fix the rates for water tankers so that water is not sold at excessive rates has not met which much success. Tanker owners are flat out refusing to follow the Pune Municipal Corporation's rate chart.... (Continue reading)

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City builders to help conserve water

Written on 3 Jul, 2009 at 11:33 in News | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far

Times of India: Real estate firms in the city said on Thursday that they would not use water from Pune Municipal Corporation sources for construction purposes.... (Continue reading)

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Blueprint of water use a must for building permission

Written on 1 Jul, 2009 at 12:01 in News | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far

Times of India: Builders and developers will now have to ensure that a blueprint of use of water for construction as well as availability of water post-construction is submitted for the building plan to be sanctioned.... (Continue reading)

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City may have to explore other sources of water

Written on 1 Jul, 2009 at 11:31 in News | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far

Times of India: The ongoing water crisis has brought into sharp focus the need for another source of water to quench the thirst of Pune's burgeoning population.... (Continue reading)

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