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Deepak Shrote retweeted
डॉल्बीच्या आवाजातला भिडेवाडा!
#bhidewada #SavitribaiJyotiraoPhule
Deepak Shrote retweeted
वाढती लोकसंख्या आणि 'अल निनो'चे आव्हान;
जलस्वावलंबी पुण्यासाठी धोरणात्मक पावले! अ‍ॅक्विफर मॅपिंग
पुणे शहराची लोकसंख्या झपाट्याने वाढत आहे आणि सर्वांना पुरेशा पाणीपुरवठ्याची खात्री करणे हे आपले कर्तव्य आहे. पण, आता केवळ धरणातील साठ्यावर अवलंबून राहून चालणार नाही. यंदा 'अल निनो' प्रभावामुळे पावसाबाबत असणारी अनिश्चितता लक्षात घेता, आपल्याला आत्तापासूनच पर्यायी आणि शाश्वत जलस्रोतांवर काम करावे लागेल.
याच गंभीर विषयावर आज मी 'भूजल अभियान' अंतर्गत कार्यरत असणारे तज्ज्ञ आणि कार्यकर्त्यांसोबत अत्यंत महत्त्वाची व सविस्तर चर्चा केली.
पुण्याला पाणीटंचाईपासून वाचवण्यासाठी आम्ही खालील प्रमुख विषयांवर कृती आराखडा तयार करत आहोत:
१) पुण्यातील खाणींचे पुनरुज्जीवन: आपल्या शहरातील जुन्या खाणींमध्ये पाण्याचा मोठा साठा होऊ शकतो. या खाणी कशा सुरक्षित करता येतील, त्यांचा परिसर स्वच्छ आणि सुशोभित करून तिथे पावसाचे पाणी वळवून जलसाठा कसा वाढवता येईल, यावर आम्ही काम करत आहोत. यामुळे भूजल पातळी तर वाढेलच, सोबत शहरात नवी पर्यटन व विरंगुळ्याची ठिकाणे निर्माण होतील.
२) PMC इमारतींमध्ये 'रेन वॉटर हार्वेस्टिंग': सुशासनाची सुरुवात स्वतःपासून झाली पाहिजे. म्हणूनच, पुणे महानगरपालिकेच्या सर्व मिळकती आणि इमारतींमध्ये प्राधान्याने 'रेन वॉटर हार्वेस्टिंग' (पावसाचे पाणी जिरवणे) सक्तीचे केले जाईल.
३) भूजल पुनर्भरण (Groundwater Recharge): सोसायट्या आणि सार्वजनिक जागांवर शोषखड्डे घेऊन पावसाचा प्रत्येक थेंब जमिनीत जिरवण्यासाठी व्यापक मोहीम हाती घेतली जाईल.
मला या अभियानात केवळ धोरण म्हणून नाही, तर एक सजग पुणेकर म्हणून स्वतः प्रत्यक्ष जमिनीवर उतरून काम करायचे आहे. पाणी टिकले, तरच पुण्याचे भविष्य टिकेल!
चला, या जलक्रांतीमध्ये आपण सर्व एकत्र येऊया. 'पाणी अडवूया, पाणी जिरवूया!'
#जलसुरक्षा #भूजलअभियान #पुणेमहानगरपालिका #RainwaterHarvesting #WaterConservation #AlNino #PunePratham #SpongeCity
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महापौर, पुणे
#ManjushaNagpure #Mayorofpune
@PMCPune
Pune’s Vetal Tekdi faces destruction — 7,000+ trees proposed to be felled for #BBPP Road, allegedly to save just 6mins of travel time, or to open hill for ₹7,000+ crore construction projects.
While a national level reporter takes note of it, local political leaders ignore it.
Deepak Shrote retweeted
जगातलं एकमेव उदाहरण असेल रिव्हर फ्रंट 'डिस्ट्रक्शनचं'; जिथे नदी खोल आहे, तिची खोली कमी केली जातेय. ती अरुंद केली जातेय. तिचा स्विमिंगपूल केला जातोय.
Deepak Shrote retweeted
काल दि. १४.७.२५ रोजी विधानसभेत मा. आदित्य ठाकरे यांनी पुण्यातील वेताळ टेकडी वरील रस्ता आणि नदीकाठ सुधार या प्रकल्पांचे केलेले परखड शास्त्रीय विश्लेषण आणि त्यावरील घणाघाती टीका.
Deepak Shrote retweeted
High Court clears Balbharti road again. But let’s be real.... this was never about traffic.
It’s about unlocking land worth thousands of crores. The road will come, the land will change hands, and traffic? Well, that was never the problem to begin with.
Also this parcel of land of over 80+ acres is very conveniently located between 2 metro stations. Remember that the TOD policy allowed higher FSI's upto 4 near metro stations and it was also relaxed recently. hmm... timesofindia.indiatimes.com/…
Deepak Shrote retweeted
Addiction of bureaucracy & politicians to the humongous revenue generated annually 4m manufacturing+sales of 🏍🚗 + petroleum, monstrous infra projects & sales of steel+cement etc, finance sector, insurance sector continues to deter the strengthening of public 🚍 transport.
Deepak Shrote retweeted
'Tekdi has given us so much!'
This hill has shaped who we are, inspiring our love for nature and giving us a space to breathe, reflect, and grow. Now, it's our turn to protect it. Say it with your heart: #TekdiBachao. 💚
@VTBKS_Pune
#MaharashtraAssemblyElections2024
Deepak Shrote retweeted
PRESS NOTE
This press note is to set the record straight on certain claims coming in the media against the citizens' fight to save our Tekdis.
Candidates are claiming that VTBKS is intentionally bringing up this issue on the backdrop of the assembly elections. We strongly condemn such statements. This hurts the sentiments of thousands of Punekars who came on the road on 15th April 2023 asking for these projects to be scrapped from the DP.
Shri Chandrakantdada Patil is reported to say that the projects have been "halted" when he was Guardian Minister. punebulletin.com/archives/13…
But note that RTI documents accessed since April 2023 show that files have continued to move within the government- mojani has been done recently for the tunnels, modifications in HCMTR alignment were approved by the State Govt in May 2024 and the Commissioner approved realignment of BalBharati-Paud Phata Road on Paud side in July 2023.
On 15th April 2023, several thousand Punekars came on the road asking to save Vetal Tekdi from road projects. In the face of elections for the Lok Sabha in May and for Vidhan Sabha now, from VTBKS we have put out the same demands.
1. To delete the three destructive projects planned on Vetal tekdi from Pune’s Development Plan that is BalBharati-Paud Phata Road, HCMTR and Twin tunnels from Panchavati-Sutardhara and Panchavati-Gokhalenagar – which will permanently destroy Vetal Tekdi.
2. To focus on strengthening public transport by improving PMPML, completing Metro network and last mile connectivity. Improving PMPML services must be put on high priority
3. To notify Vetal Tekdi and other tekdis in Pune as Natural Heritage Sites and No Development Zones.
From citizens, the demand from all candidates and political parties is to give a written clear commitment to delete these projects from the DP.
Some facts:
· The history of residents fighting for the tekdi is long and not limited to raising during elections.
· Then State Government removed the BalBharati-Paud Phata Road from the 1987 DP due to citizen efforts.
· In 2006, when PMC tried to put the BBPP Road, citizens resisted and work was stayed by the Court.
· In 2013, 30,000 residents participated in the DP 2007-27 process, asking for NO roads on our hills
· In 2015, members of the DP Planning committee Dr Sachin Punekar and Sarang Yadwadkar had submitted a report recommending that the BBPP road and tunnels be scrapped from DP and that hills be declared No Development zones.
Climate change is already on us - rising temperatures, water scarcity, importance of tekdis for groundwater recharge, need for open spaces etc. are well documented for Pune. Sufficient data and evidence have been presented to the admin on why these projects on the tekdi are disastrous for the city, it is time the politicians stopped pitching "environmental activists" against development and take a clear stand for the city. Environment centric planning of all infrastructure projects and emphasis on public transport is the need of the day.
We request all politicians to commit to preserving Vetal Tekdi and all the hills of Pune.
Deepak Shrote retweeted
Our MVA sabha in Pune got cancelled yesterday due to the heavy rains.
Amongst many other things, we are firm on these issues of Pune:
1) Cancel the proposed destruction of Vetal Tekdi.
2) Convert the riverfront destruction plan of the bjp into a river rejuvenation program as wanted by Pune.
Currently the rivers are being narrowed and concretised.
We will widen it, deepen and ensure its natural and clean flow.
3) Pune’s airport needs expansion and a new civilian international airport is needed.
The bjp govt in the centre hasn’t acted on our proposal since 2020.
4) Ensure sustainable development of Pune as against the haphazard work of the bjp for contractors.
We are witnessing flash floods with rains in every season since the bjp took over the Pune Municipal Corporation and other elected posts.
It’s a shame that the bjp didn’t allow the Lok Sabha bypolls to happen in Pune for more than a year.
Pune didn’t have a voice in the nation’s Parliament for over a year due to bjp’s fear of losing the seat.
Pune’s vote for @DhangekarINC ji is a vote for Pune’s real voice in the Parliament.
Deepak Shrote retweeted
Shri. Datta Bahirat : First Candidate in Shivaji Nagar Constituency to make #SaveVetalTekdi a part of his election agenda and campaign 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Awaiting such definite promise from other party candidates too!! @VTBKS_Pune @BJPForPuneCity @AAPPune @ShivSenaUBT_ @mnspunecity
Deepak Shrote retweeted
I'm truly encouraged to see someone who has belittled environment activism in the past, now agreeing that their voices must be heard. Yes, this is the push and pull of a vibrant democracy, something we are losing in an increasingly polarized country.
No one is anti-environment, no one is anti-development. All we, the 'tekdivists' of @VTBKS_Pune, want is a livable city planned factoring in the challenges of today and the future, not based on some outdated 1980s ideas of 'development'.
I’m am truly encouraged to see a group of citizens coming together, using the elections as a platform to push forward their positive agenda. While I dont fully agree with their stand, watching #Tekdi activists, and volunteers unite to voice their opinions and demand a say in the democratic process is a powerful reminder of what democracy should be—active, engaged citizens shaping the future. I wholeheartedly welcome this initiative and hope it inspires more people to stand up and make their voices heard...
Your #Vote is your loudest voice.
#pune #green #infrastructure #citizens
Deepak Shrote retweeted
We destroyed Mahabaleshwar. So now lets build more Mahabaleshwars on other parts of the Sahayadri hills and destroy them too 🙄🙄
Suggestions objections invited for the Draft Development Plan of 'New Mahabaleshwar Hill Station' notified areas in Mahabaleshwar, Jawali, Satara, and Patan talukas in Satara district of Maharashtra
@savehillsmaha @ESPune @TamhiniGhat @VetalTekdi @Indian_Rivers @gurudasn
Deepak Shrote retweeted
मुख्यमंत्री साहेब तुमची टॉयलेट सुध्दा आम्ही झोपतो, जेवण करतो त्या जागेपेक्षा स्वच्छ असेल.
भारतीय जनता अगोदर गोऱ्या इंग्रजांविरुद्ध लढत होती आज चोरा विरोधात लढावे लागत आहे.
Repost to highlight basic issues of ST drivers conductors!!
@mieknathshinde @Dev_Fadnavis @AjitPawarSpeaks
@SakalMediaNews @lokmat @pudharionline @pune_civic @ThePuneMirror @punekarnews @AamAadmiParty @AAPDelhi @aapforpmc @AAPMaharashtra @abpmajhatv @ArvindKejriwal @AtishiAAP
Deepak Shrote retweeted
A spontaneous protest by salaried professionals at a FICCI conference in Mumbai - a rare occurrence
Middle class anger is built over a decade with an unfair share of tax burden falling on them
Removal of indexation was the final straw
My piece explains deccanherald.com/opinion/the…
