No-development zone
The Ministry of Environment & Forests has prepared a nomination dossier for the inscription of 39 sites in the Western Ghats on the World Heritage list. Of the 39 sites, four, including the Kas plateau, are in the Sahyadri (Maharashtra) range. Better connectivity to the plateau has resulted into huge number of visitors flocking the [...] Continue Reading »
The Chakrapani Vasahat, located along the Nashik-Pune highway, is a heavily populated area where migrant workers have constructed houses on plots measuring 500 to 2,000 sq ft. Radhabai Kondiba Devkar, an 80-year-old farmer, said, “Our forefathers had agricultural land in the Bopkhel village. The defence authorities acquired it when the Ammunition Factory of Khadki was [...] Continue Reading »
As per a survey conducted by the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC), there are over 4,000 constructions in the radius of 1,145 meters of Dighi magazine depot near Bhosari. While the area up to 1,145 metres around the depot is a no-development zone, the civic authorities are planning to take action against constructions which are [...] Continue Reading »
