By way of PTI
PUNE: Loads of activists on Saturday staged the ‘Chalo Chipko’ (Let’s hug timber) agitation within the Mutha riverbed in Pune town to protest the felling of timber for the bold Pune River Entrance Building (RFD) challenge.
The challenge envisages building of a 44-kilometer stretch of the river financial institution comprising 22.2 km of the Mula river, 10.4 km of the Mutha river and 11.8 km of the Mula-Mutha river.
High Minister Narendra Modi had laid the root stone of the challenge in March 2022.
The protesters held placards, shouted slogans and hugged the timber alongside the riverbank whilst forming a human chain.
The activists accused the Pune Municipal Company (PMC) of destroying herbal greenery alongside the riverbank close to Bund Lawn within the title of its River Rejuvenation Mission.
A couple of thousand timber together with some uncommon and previous timber are being reduce down for a 1-km stretch of the riverfront, they alleged.
The PMC, on the other hand, refuted the claims and stated there are not any previous and uncommon some of the timber that may be affected.
“Throughout the paintings of river rejuvenation, it is important to chop some timber, and of their position, greater than 65,000 timber will likely be planted,” it stated in a press free up.
Activist Sarang Yadwadkar claimed that flood ranges of the Mula and Mutha rivers would upward push by means of 5 toes because of the challenge because the width of the water path is being lowered.
“Environmental clearance used to be given at the situation that now not a unmarried tree will likely be reduce, however with none permission, the PMC has already began felling timber within the river mattress,” he alleged.
Mangesh Dighe, environmental officer on the PMC, stated the target of the challenge is to give protection to the river financial institution on either side from flood and timber will likely be planted to create a inexperienced belt within the middle of town.
“The primary intention is to make the realm air pollution unfastened because the sewage water will likely be diverted into the sewage remedy plant,” he stated.
“About 10,000 timber are affected however greater than 3,000 timber will likely be preserved. Greater than 4,000 timber will likely be transplanted and best 3,000 timber must be got rid of. The timber which we’re going to plant are complementary to the ecosystem of river,” he stated.
PUNE: Loads of activists on Saturday staged the ‘Chalo Chipko’ (Let’s hug timber) agitation within the Mutha riverbed in Pune town to protest the felling of timber for the bold Pune River Entrance Building (RFD) challenge.
The challenge envisages building of a 44-kilometer stretch of the river financial institution comprising 22.2 km of the Mula river, 10.4 km of the Mutha river and 11.8 km of the Mula-Mutha river.
High Minister Narendra Modi had laid the root stone of the challenge in March 2022.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
The protesters held placards, shouted slogans and hugged the timber alongside the riverbank whilst forming a human chain.
The activists accused the Pune Municipal Company (PMC) of destroying herbal greenery alongside the riverbank close to Bund Lawn within the title of its River Rejuvenation Mission.
A couple of thousand timber together with some uncommon and previous timber are being reduce down for a 1-km stretch of the riverfront, they alleged.
The PMC, on the other hand, refuted the claims and stated there are not any previous and uncommon some of the timber that may be affected.
“Throughout the paintings of river rejuvenation, it is important to chop some timber, and of their position, greater than 65,000 timber will likely be planted,” it stated in a press free up.
Activist Sarang Yadwadkar claimed that flood ranges of the Mula and Mutha rivers would upward push by means of 5 toes because of the challenge because the width of the water path is being lowered.
“Environmental clearance used to be given at the situation that now not a unmarried tree will likely be reduce, however with none permission, the PMC has already began felling timber within the river mattress,” he alleged.
Mangesh Dighe, environmental officer on the PMC, stated the target of the challenge is to give protection to the river financial institution on either side from flood and timber will likely be planted to create a inexperienced belt within the middle of town.
“The primary intention is to make the realm air pollution unfastened because the sewage water will likely be diverted into the sewage remedy plant,” he stated.
“About 10,000 timber are affected however greater than 3,000 timber will likely be preserved. Greater than 4,000 timber will likely be transplanted and best 3,000 timber must be got rid of. The timber which we’re going to plant are complementary to the ecosystem of river,” he stated.