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Saturday, February 12, 2011

We can make Pune Zero Waste City!

Ms. Kishori Gadre, my dear friend and Director of Janwani (www.janwani.org), An Initiative of Mahratta Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture (MCCIA) (www.mcciapune.com), says that if we segregate wet and dry garbage - we create in our homes, and give it to PMC garbage collector - we can process and recycle our garbage in our own municipal ward and make Pune - Zero Waste City!

Map of Katraj Ward in Pune Municipal Corporation

In this video interview, Kishori explains how Janawani, Cummins, Lions Club, Ward office of Pune Municipal Corporation, Maharashtra Plastic Manufacturers Association, and SWaCH Co-operative and Corporator Vasant More are helping residents of Katraj, - make Katraj Ward No 141 - The First Zero Waste Ward in Pune. This would inspire you all to make your ward and ultimately the entire City of Pune - Zero Waste City!

To know how you can make your ward zero waste, please, contact:

Kishori Gadre
Director,Janwani
9823338241
kishorig@mcciapune.com

Janwani
505, A wing, MCCIA Trade Tower,
International Convention Center
Senapati Bapat Road, Shivaji nagar
Pune – 411016.
www.janwani.org

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Tuesday, December 15, 2009

MCCIA invites suggestions about railway service

The Mahratta Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture (MCCIA) has urged all Pune citizens to submit their suggestions for improving services of the Indian Railway.

The suggestions have to reach the MCCIA by December 24.

A statement issued by the MCCIA here on Saturday said that as was the usual practice, the Railway, Road Traffic Management Committee of MCCIA will be submitting a pre-budget memorandum to the railway minister for Railway Budget 2010-11 which will be presented in Parliament in February 2010.

MCCIA has appealed to citizens and all concerned to send their suggestions and expectations from the Indian Railways with respect to starting new trains, change in timings of the existing trains, Pune station and Shivajinagar station premises, connectivity issues, safety, security, cleanliness, catering services and any other issue that may bring about improvement in the services.

Citizens can send their input, in writing, addressed to MCCIA or mail it to Parag Kulkarni at paragk@mcciapune.com or Chandrashekhar Pathak at shekharp@mcciapune.com on or before December 24.

The Times of India

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Monday, November 30, 2009

5,000 citizens submit proposals to PMC

The Pune Municipal Corporation's idea to invite suggestions from citizens to be included in the 2010-11 participatory budget has been well received. As many as 5,000 citizens submitted their proposals to improve civic amenities in their locality or solve a problem as against 1,000 suggestions received last year.

While the concept was first coined by the PMC three years ago, lately the scheme has become more organized with application forms being made available on PMC's website with details about how citizens can fill them.

Janwani, an arm of Mahratta Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture (MCCIA), is assisting the civic body in compiling the suggestions and analyzing them.

While filling the forms, citizens were given options about the kind of work they want to get done, which includes road, cycle-tracks, footpaths, street-lights, bus stands, public parking, public toilets, water, drainage, waste management, gardens, parks and public buildings.

People's suggestions included increase in bus frequency, build public library, creating hawkers' zones, vegetable markets, underground cabling, cement concrete roads, pedestrian crossings, cultural halls, etc. November 9 was the last day to submit suggestions.

"It is a step towards better governance. We are currently in the process of analysing the suggestions so as to find out what kind of works have people proposed and from which area. The ward officers have also been very co-operative in accepting people's proposals," said Kishori Gadre of Janwani.

Gadre pointed out that the ward officers have also kept their budget meetings open for citizens and often explain to citizens why a proposal has been rejected, if it has been.

"Citizens are allowed to give suggestions for works costing up to Rs 5 lakh. However it has been noted that most citizens cannot exactly guage how much their proposal will cost. The ward officers explain if there is shortage of funds. From this year's experience, we are going to make changes in the process so that people get a fair idea of project costs. For instance, we will put up a menu on the form showing that a footpath of so and so length and width costs this much amount," Gadre said.

The Times of India

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Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Pune Unplugged - cultural feast on cards for expats in Pune

November 16 to 22:

Great infrastructure, encouraging policy framework, supportive administration, good availability of resources all this may make a place an investment destination, but the Mahratta Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (MCCIA) wants to add a socio-cultural dimension to the process of selection (by overseas investors) of a place to set up business.

With this in mind the industry body has planned a week-long programme Pune Unplugged' for city's expatriate managers and businessmen that will give them an experience of Pune's hospitality, culture, cuisine, local arts and its social fabric.

The MCCIA's expat week, to be celebrated from November 16 to 22, promises a slice of Indian and Maharashtrian culture, art and cuisine to the foreigners in the city.

There are about 1,600 expat families in the city with an estimated expat population of about 5,000 people. Most expat families are German with the presence of nearly 400 businesses which have German ownership or are joint ventures with German counterparts.

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Saturday, February 12, 2011

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Tuesday, December 15, 2009

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