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News articles where some of the work that Pune Samvad members have done is mentioned -

• Pune: Rising demand for tankers reflects city’s water supply challenges

• Pune struggles with water scarcity: 150-160 watertankers deployed daily

• In times of water shortage, bullying takes centrestage

• Dams full, but some Pune housing societies depend on water tankers throughout year

• Citizens fear for health amid turbid water supply by private tanker owners

• Such insect swarms not unusual, need to address root cause of untreated sewage, says expert

• Kharadi society residents in a fix over sewage in drinking water

• Pune Citizens Unite for “Ramnadi Celebration Walk” in Bhugaon, Bavdhan and Bhukum to Commemorate River Cleanup Efforts

• Citizens walk to celebrate a clean Ram Nadi

• Pune Forest Department to appoint five Urban Joint Forest Management Committees

• Citizen Outcry Over Ongoing Leveling Activities

• Pune residents unite in peaceful climate fast in support of Sonam Wangchuk and Ladakhi community

• Pmc To Reply In A Week To Panel On Objections To Balbharati Rd Project

• Environmentalists Oppose Hacking of 151 Trees for 3 Water Tanks on Hanuman Tekdi

• Over 150 Species Of Invertebrates Found On Vetal Tekdi

• NGT directs PMC to set up cell for Hanuman Tekdi water tanks

• It’s not just a problem of Ladakh, but of the entire country

• Move to build water tanks at Vetal Tekdi faces opposition

• Locals rally against proposed tanks

• DID YOU KNOW? ANY TREE ABOVE 50 YEARS IS A HERITAGE TREE!

• NGT directs Pune civic body not to cut trees for RFD project till environment clearance amendment gets nod

• Ecopark construction on reserve forest land in Wanowrie

• A green cover run over by Metro

• In online quiz, Pune civic body highlights fast fashion’s pollution capacity

• Tree felling sparks outcry

• ‘Don’t sacrifice over 122 trees for project’

• Banyan trees’ rescue tests PMC

• ‘End zoo concept, protect wildlife’

• Citizens Fume As Pmc Official Skips Tree Cutting Hearing

• Ganeshkhind STP Controversy: Maharashtra State Biodiversity Board Seeks Status Report from PMC Pune

• Pune Citizens Rally Together In "Chalo PMC Pune Samvad" Initiative For Civic And Environmental Rights

• Citizens oppose PMC’s plan to axe 105 trees to widen Ganeshkhind Road

• Puneites come together for Chalo PMC Pune Samvad Initiative to raise civic and environmental issues

• Pune: PMC holds weeklong programme to celebrate World Environment Day

• Pune: Ganeshkhind road STP status report sought from PMC

• Pune: Signature Campaign Gains Momentum as 1,586 Oppose Tree Felling in Koregaon Park

• Pune Municipal Corporation Plans To Cut 300 Trees For Road Widening, Citizens Outraged

• Over 300 trees planned to be hacked for Agri department building in Shivaji Nagar; activists oppose the move

• Concerned Citizens in Pune Launch Petition Urging Preservation of 100,000 Trees

• Pune: PMC Pledges Citizen Consultation in Koregaon Park Tree Felling Decision

• Citizens meet Pune Traffic Police to discuss traffic concerns from city

• Unveiling the Tree Removal Dilemma.

• Residents of Pune Gather for “ChaloChipko” Event in Remembrance of Lost Greenery

• PMC Faces Backlash as 80 Trees Set to Fall for Koregaon Park Road Widening

• Pune: Rising Heat Sparks Concerns Over Massive Tree Loss In City

• Punekars take to streets to oppose tree cutting for riverfront project

• PMC assures of not taking tree

• Green activists get a reason to be happy

• PMC to organize site visit regarding compensatory tree plantation at Hadapsar Industrial Estate on March 23

• PMC to cut 80 trees for road widening on North Main Road in Koregaon Park ; residents & activists infuriated

• ‘Mosquito tornado’ swirls over Pune’s Mutha river, shocks internet

• Pune Residents Rally in 'Chalo Chipko' Movement Against PMC's Tree Felling on Ganeshkhind Road

• Pune: Public Outcry Against Felling of 151 Trees at Ferguson College for Water Tank Installation

• Online Signature Campaign Launched For Urgent Concerns Regarding Tree Felling And Environmental Impact in Koregaon Park

• Pune Residents Hold Chalo Chipko Movement Against PMC’s Tree Felling On Ganeshkhind Road On Dec 3

• Naik Bet Excluded From Rfd For Now: Pmc

• Civil court directs PMC to defend legitimacy of tree

• Lakdi Pul faces public outcry over debris, garbage, and drainage woes

• Pune RFD project faces setback as environmental clearance deferred

• Activists see red over cutting of trees

• Ahead of Ganesh Festival, citizen groups raise concern about Dhol Tasha practice, police promise action

• Pune activists lodge FIR over illegal felling of tree during construction work by PWD

• PWD unlawfully cuts trees for building new office

• Misuse of power by MSEDCL in Wagholi, claim Pune Samvad Citizens Forum

• Pune Samvad Citizens Forum Exposes Alleged Misuse of Power by MSEDCL in Wagholi

• Unique riverbed walk in Pune showcases citizen action

• Pune Residents Rally For Solutions To City’s Woes: Chalo PMC Initiative Gains Momentum

• ChaloChipko Rally Organized by Concerned Citizens to Save Trees on Ganeshkhind Road in Pune

• Citizens To Organise 'Chalo PMC' Protest March Tomorrow To Raise Their Concerns About Civic Issues

• Pune citizens hold Chalo Chipko rally to save trees on Ganeshkhind Road

• Over 200 Citizens Stage Protest Against Lack Of Civic Amenities

• Chalo PMC : Citizens’ Movement Seeks Solutions For Civic Issues

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• Citizens’ forums come on one platform to thrash out issues

• Citizens’ groups protest against poor civic amenities

• Pune Citizens Join Hands in 'Chalo PMC Pune Samvad' Initiative to Address Civic and Environmental Issues

• Pune Citizens to Protest Demanding Better Infrastructure : Chalo PMC on August 9

• Pune News: Frustrated Pune citizens stage massive protest against PMC

• Pune News : Environment enthusiasts to hold campaign against Ganeshkhind road tree felling

• Citizens to take out march to raise civic concerns

• PMC to demolish Sadhu Vaswani bridge, construct new one

• Sadhu Vaswani Bridge Demolition Begins

• Demolition After Final Plan: Pmc

• Traffic plan tweaked in KP to enable demolition of Sadhu Vaswani bridge

• Traffic diversions for bridge dimolition cause chaos, congestion on several roads in Pune’s Koregaon Park

• Sadhu Vaswani railway bridge closed for traffic

• As citizens object Sadhu Vaswani road widening, authorities admit compensatory trees not planted for tree felling of previous projects

• 15 Roads to Be Beautified and Enhanced

• HC refers SPPU Road tree

• Citizens Seethe As Pmc Plans To Cut 300 Trees In Three Areas

• Pune: High Court Stops Tree Felling For Widening Of Ganeshkhind Road, Forms Committee Of Experts

• Supreme Court Stays Felling Of Trees In Pune's Ganeshkhind Road Till Dec 21; Asks Appellant To Approach Bombay HC

• SC restrains tree felling along Ganeshkhind Road till December 21

• Pune: Bombay High Court raps PMC for illegal tree felling on Ganeshkhind road

• PMC's Revised Plan to Axe or Relocate Trees on Ganeshkhind Road Faces Objections

• Ganeshkhind Rd Trees Can’t Be Cut Till Further Orders: Hc

• Residents Fume As Pmc Cuts 18 Trees Near Ganeshkhind Rd

• Citizens Object To Pmc’s Plan To Fell 105 Trees To Widen Ganeshkhind Rd Stretch

• Activists

• Transplantation Projects Failing, Green Cover Shrinking: Citizens

• Pune Municipal Corporation plans to fell 225 trees on college campus; greens fume

• 'They told media, they would do site visit with us, but didn't do any.' x.com

• PMC fells 35 indigenous trees despite residents’ objection

• PMC Faces Backlash for Felling 35 Indigenous Trees Amid Residents' Protest

• Citizens Seek More Options To End Water Woes In East Pune

• How tanker ‘mafia’ controlling flow of water in Pune

• Water crisis looms over Pune as dams reach critical level

• Scores of citizens sign up for massive #ChaloPMC campaign

• Tree preservation: Pune activists demand action against tree dept officials for inexcusable neglect

• Pune residents organise silent protest to keep axed banyan tree’s roots ‘alive’

• Pune: 70 Year-Old Banyan Tree Uprooted and Falls on Yerwada Jail road

• Som Manacor – Cateluny News 2024

• Likee Lite, Bigo Live Lite, other Lite version of few banned Chinese apps still available in India

• Authorities Neglect Replantation Of Banyan Trees That Fell In Yerwada, Prompt Action Needed, Demand Activists

• 70 year banyan tree collapses on jail road

• Thousands of trees cut, but no revenue records!

• HC allows Ganeshkhind Road widening project, orders transplanting 71 trees

• Pune Residents Condemn Tree Felling for Urban Development Projects

• PMC Faces Scrutiny in Pune Civil Court as Citizens Challenge Tree Felling Violations

• Pune: Civil Court Directs PMC To Show Legality Of Tree-Felling Across The City

• 700+ Citizens Object to PMC’s Proposed Tree Felling On Ganeshkhind Road, Public Hearing Set for Tomorrow

• HC asks PMC to stop tree felling on Ganeshkhind Road, rehear objections

• HC quashes PMC’s approval to cut trees for widening of Ganeshkhind Road

• PMC ‘breaks promise’, fells trees along Ganeshkhind Road

• Pune activists lodge FIR over illegal felling of tree during construction work by PWD

• Pune citizens

• Pune: Passengers Wait at Bus Stop While Buses Ignore BRT Lane

• Citizens fume over road widening on Vetal Tekdi in Maharashtra

• Sop For Road

• Residents oppose monorail project in Kothrud's Thorat Udyan

• Koregaon Park residents oppose tree cutting for new Sadhu Vaswani ROB

• Concerns over tree felling for Sadhu Vaswani rail overbridge trigger site visit and survey

• Save Pune Trees

• Controversy Emerges During Sadhu Vaswani Bridge Site Visit : Discrepancies Over Tree Removal ; Residents Seek Clarity From PMC

• Pune citizens rally against felling of 1,00,000 trees

• Pune: Outrage as PMC official skips tree cutting hearing, citizens fear dismissal of objections

• Pune Residents Upset as PMC Officials Miss Tree Removal Proposal Hearing

• https://www.freepressjournal.in/pune/punes-green-cover-wilted-city-loses-27000-trees-in-three-years-over-50-axed-in-2023-alone

• https://www.freepressjournal.in/pune/pune-viral-builder-chops-down-old-tree-on-prabhat-road-netizens-say-file-an-fir

• https://www.freepressjournal.in/pune/this-is-a-rap-on-pmcs-knuckles-activists-after-bombay-hc-halts-tree-cutting-on-ganeshkhind-road

• https://www.freepressjournal.in/pune/pune-residents-unite-in-peaceful-climate-fast-in-support-of-sonam-wangchuks-call-for-action

• https://www.freepressjournal.in/pune/punes-green-cover-wilted-city-loses-27000-trees-in-three-years-over-50-axed-in-2023-alone

• https://www.freepressjournal.in/pune/pune-viral-video-mosquito-tornado-swirls-over-mutha-river-x-users-say-it-is-an-everyday-menace

• https://www.freepressjournal.in/pune/tree-cutting-at-pune-railway-police-headquarters-sparks-outcry-environmentalists-call-for-action-after-35-trees-cut-sold-fpj-impact

• https://www.freepressjournal.in/pune/punekars-march-to-pmc-against-traffic-pollution-and-water-issues

Awareness & Outreach

1. How clean can be my river: Unique riverbed walk in Pune showcases citizen action
2. PMC ‘breaks promise’, fells trees along Ganeshkhind Road
3. Gardens could become parking lots. Why we need to protect our precious ‘commons’
4. Wheels of Wisdom: How ‘Cycle City’ was crushed under the wheels of rapid, mindless urbanization

Legal Initiatives

1. NGT West Zone To Hear Citizens’ Plea Against PMC’s Indiscriminate Tree-Felling Spree On Monday
2. PMC Faces Scrutiny in Pune Civil Court as Citizens Challenge Tree Felling Violations
3. HC quashes PMC’s approval to cut trees for widening of Ganeshkhind Road
4. Pune: Civil Court Directs PMC To Show Legality Of Tree-Felling Across The City
5. NGT directs PMC to set up cell for Hanuman Tekdi water tanks
6. Pune: Move to build water tanks at Vetal Tekdi faces opposition