Adar Poonawalla Clean City Initiative

Various NGOs and around 1200 volunteers from Gram Panchayats participated to collect dry waste  Pune, 27 June 2025: A team of over 1200 volunteers, NGOs and Gram panchayats teamed up to collect 130 tons of dry waste over a period of four days from 20 June to 24 June 2025. The cleanliness drive was a part of ‘ MyWari, Swach Wari ’ movement initiated by ‘ Adar Poonawalla Clean CityInitiative ’(APCCI) to help clean Palkhi route covering a total 140 km of roads from Pune city till Saswad and Yawat. 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, Saswad, Dive Kalewadi, Zhendewadi, Yavat and volunteers from these villages along with Pune Municipal Corporation who have been a valuable part of the campaign.   This year APCCI installed 65 green nets at various places to enable volunteers to collect and segregate ...

About 10 Grampanchayats, 40 NGOs along with representatives of PMC, Khadki Cantonment Board and Pune Cantonment Board were felicitated for their participation and support in cleanliness initiative during Pandarpur Wari .  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 125 km of roads from Pune city till Saswad and Yawat .   APCCI organised a special program at Anna Saheb Magar College  to felicitate all the stakeholders . It was a proud moment as the grampanchayats and volunteers were felicitated at the hands of Shri. Purushottam More Maharaj  , President Shree Sant Tukaram Maharaj Sansthan in presence of Dr. Ketaki Ghatge, Assistant Health Officer ,  Solid Waste Management department of PMC, Nitin Ghorpade, Principal, Annasaheb Magar College, Mr. Krishnan Komandur, CEO APCCI, Mr. Malhar karwande, COO and Satya Natarajan, Le...

A team of over 1350 volunteers, NGOs and Gram panchayats teamed up to collect 86.5. tons of dry waste over a period of four days from 1st July to 4th July. . 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 125 km of roads from Pune city till Saswad and Yawat  . 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, Kadamwak Vasti, Wadki, Saswad, Dive Kalewadi, Zhendewadi, Yawat and volunteers from these villages along with Pune Municipal Corporation , Pune Cantonment Board and Khadki Cantonment Board who have been a valuable part of the campaign. This year APCCI installed green nets at various places  to enable volunteers to collect and segregate waste without any hassles. Also more t...

The year 2023 marked a period of continued activity and significance for APCCI . In addition to the fundamental waste collection efforts, volunteers and team members engaged in various activities to enhance citizen participation. The quarter spanning October to December 2023 was emblematic of this focused endeavour. Notable highlights included participation in 'Swachhta Pakhwada,' involvement in diverse activities of the 'Indian Swachhta League,' the facilitation of volunteers and NGOs on a unified platform, celebration of E-waste day, engagement in the NDA marathon and Neerathon, along with sustained involvement in volunteering activities. Reflecting on the broader scope of 2023, it held special importance for Pune as the city hosted G20 meetings and conferences. APCCI played an active role in maintaining the cleanliness of roads, collaborating closely with local bodies. Citizen engagement and weekend volunteering remained on track, with the targets for...

Cleanliness drives at more than 100 locations in the city, massive plantation drive with 1000+ saplings, river cleanup drive , chronic spots cleanup,  regular cleanup on weekends at more than fifty spots, mega drive at Samvidhan Chowk, awareness sessions in schools was a perfect way to salute our great country and celebrate Independence Day. More than 100+ NGO,communities and volunteer groups teamed up for multiple drives on weekend leading upto Independence Day. The Initiative was a part of a mega drive conducted by ‘Swachh Pune Swachh  Bharat’s Don Taas , Ek Swach Pune Prayas’ , an initiative started by Wing Commander Puneet Sharma. The annual drive emphasizes common citizens to make their city a livable one by enjoying freedom from litter and pollution. This year too it carried the message under the central theme of ‘SWAG’ – ‘S’ stands for Swachhta under which cleanliness drives are organized. ‘W’- stands for Waste and E-Waste Collection. ‘A’- stands for awar...