Civic body refutes concerns about dead pollution sensors in Pimpri Chinchwad | Pune News

Pune: Residents have raised concerns over several non-functional pollution control devices — dry mist fountains and air bin purifiers — installed across Pimpri Chinchwad despite the worsening air quality after Diwali.“The air bin purifier installed at Bhujbal Chowk has been non-functional for over six months. Pollution levels have increased after Diwali, but civic officials have…

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The D-6 plot: Turkiye trip, Abu Ukasha’s nod, and ‘Madam Surgeon’ driving a terror plan brewing since 2021 | Delhi News

NEW DELHI: Interrogation of the arrested suspects in the Delhi blast case has revealed that in March 2022, members of the module travelled to Turkiye where they met ISI handler Abu Ukasha, a key figure in Jaish-e-Mohammed’s (JeM) foreign operations. According to officials, this meeting served as the “green signal” for the Dec 6 coordinated…

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Mumbai: Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation launches one-window online portal system to prevent illegal constructions | Mumbai News

KALYAN: In wake of the recent scandal involving 65 illegally constructed buildings in Kalyan, the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) has taken a decisive step to prevent such irregularities and has launched a first-of-its-kind one-window online system for building permissions in Maharashtra.The new digital platform named KD SWIFT, was inaugurated by municipal commissioner Abhinav Goel. Designed…

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Mumbai: Bhandup Residents’ Agitation Leads to Restoration of Cancelled BEST Bus Routes, Increased Services | Mumbai News

Mumbai: A citizens’ agitation in Bhandup recently resulted in the BEST administration restoring bus routes that were scrapped or short-terminated and also increasing the number of buses operating in the area. Supported by the local Shiv Sena and a few activists, citizen protesters forced BEST to resume discontinued services after passengers faced higher fares when…

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PCMC seals 9 RMC plants for violation of environmental norms | Pune News

Pune: The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has sealed nine ready-mix concrete (RMC) plants in Tathawade, Punawale, Pimple Nilakh, and Moshi areas for violating environmental norms. The move followed a communication from the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB), which shared a list of 30 RMC units operating without adequate dust and emissions control systems within…

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