Will PMC protect Pune’s last sacred grove or let bulldozers erase 1,000+ heritage trees, rare wildlife & century-old temples? ameet singh Sarang Yadwadkar Bhupender Yadav Supriya Sule Vandana Chaudhary Call to action : Save the Devrai!

Forests are essential for us & the planet. Here are 3 of the many reasons we should keep them thriving: 🌳1.6 billion people are dependent on forests for their livelihood 🌳Home to millions of species 🌳Keeps our climate stable RT to show your support for our planet’s forests!

#Pune district’s wildlife warden seeks halt on RFD at Ram Mula Confluence: "We await a formal ‘action-taken report' as per the directions of MoEF&CC to declare the region as a #communityreserve". #SaveRamMulaDevrai #forest timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/pune… PMC Care PCMC Commissioner - Shekhar Singh, IAS Maha Forest Official

Pune Honorary Wildlife Warden Urges PCMC To Stop Riverfront Project Over Risk To Protected Species #SaveRamMulaDevrai CMO Maharashtra MoEF&CC @mahaforest Kirti Vardhan Singh Ganesh Naik Vandana Chaudhary Hema Chari Madabhushi Katherine Stone via Indu bhagat freepressjournal.in/pune/pune-hono…

Ecological & cultural importance of sacred groves & their conservation got another boost from the SC on its recent approval of a high-powered committee for protection of Orans in Rajasthan. Down To Earth InitiativeEarth Vandana Chaudhary Warrior Moms hindustantimes.com/india-news/exp…

“This was in reference to the grievance raised by citizen Vandana Chaudhary to declare the region as a community reserve, which prompted Centre to seek a report from the state forest department.”

Tamhini Ghat Warrior Moms Maharashtra CMO Maharashtra MoEF&CC Maha Forest Official Kirti Vardhan Singh Ganesh Naik Vandana Chaudhary Hema Chari Madabhushi Katherine Stone Indu bhagat JEEVITNADI Living River Foundation Vishwatej Pawar ChaloPMC Puneसंवाद Warrior Moms Pune River Revival UN Environment Programme Asia Pacific IUCN Fridays For Future India

Just pick your choice of location 🙂 n join & make sure you contribute your bit. Saturday Clean-up Aundh: maps.app.goo.gl/H65jK2aipaws3U… Sunday Clean up Ram Mula confluence: goo.gl/maps/Ud5Y539B7… Vitthalwadi: maps.app.goo.gl/4hMohpEfT9m8xt…

Coming weekend Riparian tree mapping - Mula Nadi Parikrama 🏞🌳 Registration must Date: Saturday 03 May, 2025 Time: Sharp 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM Please register on below link to confirm your presence: townscript.com/e/riparian-tre… Date: Sunday 04 May, 2025 Time: Sharp 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM

The rapid pace of urbanisation makes it even more urgent to safeguard the flora & fauna cohabiting large and small green spots within and about cities. It need not have to be one dense devrai. Every tree, every pond, every cluster of vegetation deserves unambiguous protection.

Those infatuated with the current one design fits all concrete-as-riverfront model should understand that the flashy #Sabarmati imagery is a clever PsyOp to strategically capture the tired urban mind awfully deprived of a sense of civic well-being! (also, citizens are not enemy)

#UrbanHeatIsland effect has real life consequences. #HyperInfrastructure projects done at the cost of environmental heritage are rendering Pune unsustainable in long run. We need clean rivers, more tree cover and No-Construction zones on hills! Vetal Tekdi Bachav Kruti Samiti

How it started?🌿#SaveRamMulaDevrai My first letter on 5th Feb, 2025 set the course for action triggering intervention on 6th Feb from @MoEFCC directing Maharashtra Forest Department @mahaforest to investigate protection of #Pune’s last #sacredgrove from urban destruction.#Forest

Happy Mother’s Day to all and first and foremost to Mother Earth my very existence 🙏 Feeling blessed i am able to serve Nation in my small ways Protecting Mother Earth’s Nature is Serving Nation too

My second key letter to MoEF&CC & Maharashtra Forest Dept. on 6th March, 2025, prompted #Pune Forest Division to take action, conducting site visits & examining #RFD work while assessing the undocumented #sacredgrove’s eligibility for protection as "Community Reserve" under the

Nature thrives at the Ram-Mula confluence! 🌿🦜 Over 450 species mapped, including rare and endangered wildlife, Schedule 1 & 2 Species. This area should be protected under WPA 1972. #RFD #SaveRamMulaDevrai RTMhaVai @mahaforest #GBIF gbif.org/dataset/bbae6c… via Aditi Shekar

Preserving urban forests and their wildlife is essential for combating #climatechange & fostering sustainability. gbif.org/dataset/bbae6c… #forest #WorldEnvironmentDay #Pune #SaveRamMulaDevrai #communityreserve UN Environment Programme MoEF&CC Vandana Chaudhary Maha Forest Official PMO India Devendra Fadnavis

Good health relies on a clean environment, clean air, safe water, and thriving ecosystems. At #HLPF, UNEP is highlighting the benefits of #GenerationRestoration. unep.org/events/confere…