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This is an archive article published on May 1, 1999

Yo-Yo 8212; Pune

Keeping track of the snakes and ladders' score this weekUpSlum-Dwellers, With Municipal Commissioner Arun Bhatia proposing to partially r...

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Keeping track of the snakes and ladders8217; score this week
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Slum-Dwellers, With Municipal Commissioner Arun Bhatia proposing to partially reallocate funds amounting to Rs. 9.59 crore towards slum improvement, especially water supply. The proposal is yet to be ratified by the standing committee and general body of the Pune Municipal Corporation PMC.

Citizens, With a proposal being forwarded by the authorities suggesting a string of measures to improve the functioning of the 12 divisional ward officers. They will be given more power so that they can ensure speedy disposal of complaints.

Power supply, With the civic authorities being directed to impose restrictions on the display of neon signs, lights on advertisement boards and the use of power for commercial refrigerators and cooling purposes on certain days of the week. This is to help regularise power supply in the city and avoid frequent load-shedding.

Consumers, With the Additional District Consumer Dispute Redressal Forum ordering Vastushree Promoters and Builders, Rohini Joshi and Pravin Malwankar to pay Balu Kapote Rs. 37,470 for deficiency in their construction service.

Health care, With about two lakh families being medically examined under the Family Health Awareness Week between April 26 and May 1. A check in time!

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Apathy towards fellow beings, Which was evident from the reluctance exhibited by the drivers of the passing vehicles to help with the rescue efforts following a crash of three vehicles on the Mumbai-Pune highway at Khadki. This hesitation caused major hindrance in providing quick medical relief to the victims.The Mula cleanliness drive, With city environmentalists protesting vociferously against the decision of the Khadki Cantonment Board, PMC and the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation to aerially spray a stretch of the river with a weedicide to rid it of the teeming water hyacinth. This, they say, would lead to serious human, health and environmental problems.

Computer users, Many of whom were badly affected by the attack of the Chernobyl virus, a version of the CIH virus. The strike wiped off hard disks of hundreds of computers in the city, as also in the world, erasing considerable data and sending many users into a panic mode.

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Eating out on jungli maharaj road, With the PMC revoking the health licences of four restaurants on that busy avenue as they did not adhere to the prescribed safety norms.

 

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