Pune Tree Watch
| Pune Tree Watch attempts to bring people together who are concerned about the dwindling tree cover. We aim to monitor, act and protect the trees that harbour a variety of life and that provide the citizens with various ecological benefits. Since our inception in July'05 we have saved hundreds of trees from felling and have been a strong support group for the concerned Pune citizenry. |
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Our activities include:
* Preventing illegal tree felling, Surveying trees to be cut, Working on the policy level like the Maharashtra (Urban areas) Protection and Preservation of Trees Act, 1975, Plantations, Media interaction, Creating Public Awareness and regular Interaction with concerned authorities
Become a member! All you need to do to become a member is to sign onto the Pune Tree Watch yahoo group.
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What can you do when a tree is being cut Making space for trees on Roads: PMC's Road Committee Send us Alerts View past Alerts Maharashtra Tree Act: Simplified Know More About the Pune Tree Authority Material for Awareness and Distribution Relevant Laws and Policies DONATE |
WHAT'S NEW?
Another 190 trees to be cut for roads,this time in the Pune Cantontment Board area.. see our campaign to save the trees A huge natural lake in Dhanori Pune in danger due to an upcoming construction..see our campaign with the Commissioner and the PMC to prevent this. Do check out the new Garden Department Website..developed by Persistent Systems with the help of Pune Tree Watch http://www.punecorporation.org/gardens/index.aspx Citizens for Trees, Infochange News and features, Jan 2008 Committee recommendations to increase and improve tree cover in the city vis-a-vis constructions approved and accepted by the PMC. A circular to this effect has been prepared by the City Engineer. The committee was appointed by the PMC and co-ordinated by Pune Tree Watch. Read the recommendations... Our sustained campaign has paid off!The Pune Tree Authority has now three experts /environmentalists on board The members are a) Ketaki Ghate b) Ajay Vaishampayan c) Tasneem Balasinorwala Time to change the Tree Act - Pune Tree Watch writes to the Under Secretary, Urban Development, Mantralaya Read on.... Environment and Civil Society groups urge the PMC to nominate experts to the Pune Tree Authority in a transparent and accountable way- Read our letter to the Commissioner resurvey of 'mistakenly identified forest areas'! Letter to Collector Pune, regarding concerns about the resurvey. Read our letter to the Central Empowered Committee against the Balbharati Paud Road coming up on forest land. |
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Understand the Laws governing trees
Read media coverage on the work of Pune Tree Watch
- PMC empowers citizens to save trees, Indian Express, 29 Aug 2006
- Axed ... and counting, Maharashtra Herald, 6 May 2006
- Meet Pune's men in green, Indian Express, 9 April 2006
- 80 member group on mission to save trees takes green moves to new high, Indian Express, 24 Jan 2006
- Trees in Pune have new friends now, Indian Express, 1st Feb 2006
