Although land and groundwater had turned saline due to seawater ingress and presence of a salt-pan, villagers have successfully redeemed and reclaimed the land. Hiren Kumar Bose takes a closer look.
If you have ever travelled on the Pune-Mumbai expressway, you will know how lush the road looks because of the forests on both sides. However, the risk of hurting wildlife comes along with this beautiful scenery.
Slated to be the future of smart cities, the Aurangabad Industrial City (AURIC)— also billed to be India’s first integrated industrial city— is expected to be completed by 2022.
Even in well-developed cities like Mumbai and Bengaluru, driving on good quality roads for long stretches or walking on well-maintained footpaths seems almost like a myth.
"A new list of steroids has been included in the Scheduled H drug list by the central authority. All chemists now have to maintain a register and record of these fairness creams sold to the customer."
This move could help the state save around Rs 2 lakh per km on road maintenance, which (if do you the math) will save a whopping 20 crore on 1000 kms of road.