19 private RO plants in Pune found supplying contaminated water amid GBS outbreak

19 private RO plants in Pune found supplying contaminated water amid GBS outbreak

The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has identified 14 of 30 private reverse osmosis (RO) water plants supplying cans of contaminated water in the city. This comes as the city is witnessing a surge in cases of Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS), a rare nerve disorder. During a recent water quality inspection in the Kirkatwadi, Nanded, and Nandoshi … Read more

Pune: Movement launched in the city demanding robust healthcare system, right to healthcare act

Pune: Movement launched in the city demanding robust healthcare system, right to healthcare act

The organisations are collecting information and compiling data about public health facilities A state-level movement has been launched by Jan Arogya Abhiyan and Jan Andolananchi Sangharsh Samiti together demanding strengthening of the public healthcare system, private hospitals regulation and right to Healthcare act. The organisations stated that the key objectives of this movement is to … Read more

What’s causing floods in Pune? Check all about number of rivers and dams in the district

What’s causing floods in Pune? Check all about number of rivers and dams in the district

A total number of 84 villages in Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad area come under flood prone category (Photo: IE/ Arul Horizon) Pune: Many parts of the Konkan and Western Maharashtra is witnessing floods due to incessant rainfall. Rainfall in the Pune district is also a major cause of concern as the level of dam water … Read more

Covid-19: Pune to run out of ICU beds, ventilators sooner

Covid-19: Pune to run out of ICU beds, ventilators sooner

To deal with the rise in patients requiring hospitalisation, the state government has asked private hospitals to set aside 80% of their beds for Covid patients. Healthcare providers and organisations working on containing the spread of Covid-19 warned that Pune could soon run out of ventilators and ICU beds. Pune district reported 8,200 new positive … Read more