Adar Poonawalla Clean City Initiative

गेल्या काही दशकांत पुणे शहराचा झपाट्याने विस्तार झाला असून, तुलनेने लहान शहराचे रूपांतर वेगाने विकसित होणाऱ्या मोठ्या शहरात आहे. वाढती लोकसंख्या, विस्तारत जाणारे निवासी आणि व्यावसायिक क्षेत्र, वाढती वाहतूक आणि वाढता वापर यामुळे शहरासमोर पर्यावरणाशी संबंधित नवी आव्हानेही निर्माण झाली आहेत. वाढत्या शहरी क्षेत्रात कचरा व्यवस्थापन, सार्वजनिक ठिकाणांची देखभाल, हरित क्षेत्रांचे संरक्षण आणि स्वच्छता राखण्यासाठी केवळ महापालिकेचे प्रयत्न पुरेसे नाहीत. यासाठी नागरिक, समुदाय, विविध संस्था, उद्योग आणि विविध  संघटनांचा सक्रिय सहभाग आवश्यक आहे. जेव्हा समान उद्देशाने लोक एकत्र येतात, तेव्हा त्यांच्या सामूहिक कृतीतून दीर्घकालीन आणि सकारात्मक बदल घडवून आणता येतो, हे पुणेकरांनी वेळोवेळी सिध्द केले आहे. ही आव्हाने मोठी वाटत असली, तरी पावसाळ्यात कचऱ्याच्या संबंधित समस्येची तीव्रता अधिक प्रकर्षाने जाणवते. रस्त्यांवर आणि सार्वजनिक ठिकाणी पडलेला कचरा तसेच अयोग्य पद्धतीने केलेली कचऱ्याची विल्हेवाट यामुळे सांडपाण्याची निचरा होणारी यंत्रणा तुंबू शकते, पाणी साचण्यास आणि अस्वच्छ परिस्थिती निर्माण होण्यास कारण...

Pune has grown multifold over the past few decades, evolving from a relatively compact city into a rapidly expanding big city. With a growing population, expanding residential and commercial areas, increasing traffic and rising consumption, the city is also facing new environmental challenges. Managing waste, maintaining public spaces, protecting green areas and ensuring cleanliness across a growing urban landscape require more than municipal efforts alone. It requires the active participation of citizens, communities, organisations, businesses and institutions. Pune has repeatedly demonstrated that when people come together with a shared purpose, collective action can create a lasting impact. While these challenges may appear enormous, the enormity of the waste challenge becomes even more visible during the rainy season. Litter and improperly disposed waste can block drains, lead to waterlogging and create unhygienic conditions. Yet, many of these challenges are closely linked to ever...

With a rapidly growing economy, accelerated development, increasing urbanization, and rising consumption of goods and services, one of the biggest challenges facing our cities today is the ever-growing volume of waste. The problem has reached a scale where it is no longer the responsibility of the administration alone—every citizen now has a role to play. Many people remain unaware of what happens to the waste once it leaves their homes. As long as it is out of sight, it is often out of mind. Yet, the environmental and public health impacts of accumulating waste affect everyone. Despite these consequences, awareness about sustainable waste management remains limited. However, meaningful change can begin with when people come together. These collective efforts can transform an entire neighbourhood. This is exactly what is happening in Pune's Ideal Colony. Pragya Sheth, a conscious citizen who began her sustainability journey by managing wet waste at home. Within a short period, all ...

The health and well-being of waste warriors are essential to building cleaner, healthier, and more resilient cities. Reinforcing its commitment to the welfare of its workforce, the Adar Poonawalla Clean City Initiative (APCCI) recently organized a special Health Dialogue for its waste warriors, supervisors, and staff members in collaboration with the Directorate of Health Services and the Public Health Department. Around 650 waste warriors, supervisors, and staff members participated in the programme, which focused on raising awareness about preventive healthcare and encouraging healthier lifestyle choices. The session underscored the importance of making health a priority through conscious daily decisions. Health experts emphasized that maintaining good health requires a balanced lifestyle, nutritious food, regular physical activity, keeping weight in check, avoiding harmful habits, and giving equal importance to mental fitness and strong family bonds. Participants received valuable g...

A team of over 1400 volunteers, NGOs and Gram panchayats, Nagar Parishads teamed up to collect dry waste over a period of five days from 9th July  to 13th July 202 6. The cleanliness drive was a part of ‘My Wari, Swach Wari’ movement initiated by ‘Adar Poonawalla Clean City Initiative’(APCCI) to help clean Palkhi route covering a total 140 km of roads from Pune city till Saswad and Yawat. This is the tenth year of the initiative. The cleanliness drive is conducted every year where the roads are cleaned within few hours of Palkhi procession by Adar Poonawalla Clean City, Gram panchayats of Loni Kalbhor, Kunjirwadi, Sortapwadi, Uruli Kanchan, Wadki, Kadamwak Wasti, Dive Kalewadi, Zhendewadi Yavat along with Saswad and , Fursungi nagar parishads and Khadki and Pune Cantonments  and volunteers from these  areas and villages along with Pune Municipal Corporation who have been a valuable part of the campaign. 24 volunteer groups and 25 institutions including NGOs, Companies and...