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Sakal (eSakal) · 11 May 2018 Marathi
वसुंधरा अभियान निर्मित पाण्याच्या टाकीचे उद्घाटन
Inauguration of the water tank built by Vasundhara Abhiyan
A 50,000-litre water tank was inaugurated at the foot of Tukai Hill in Baner. It is meant to supply the 22 tanks already built higher up the slope for tree planting, and a 23rd tank is planned to lift water to them.
Water conservation
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Sakal (eSakal) · 26 August 2019 Marathi
अतिदुर्मीळ कंदीलपुष्प न्याहाळण्याची पर्यावरणप्रेमींना संधी
Nature lovers get a chance to see the very rare lantern flower
Rare lantern flowers (kandil pushp) bloomed on Tukai hill in Baner and the public was invited to see them. The report notes Vasundhara Abhiyan's planting and conservation of rare species on the hill.
Biodiversity
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Sakal (eSakal) · 21 December 2020 Marathi
बाणेर येथील तुकाई टेकडीवर आग; अनेक झाडे जळून खाक
Fire on Tukai Hill in Baner; many trees burnt
A fire on the back side of Tukai Hill destroyed many of the trees planted and tended by Vasundhara Abhiyan volunteers. The cause was unknown; dry grass and wind helped it spread.
BiodiversityTree plantation
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Hindustan Times · 25 December 2020 English
Frequent fire incidents on Tukai hill a threat to flora-fauna
Two fires within three days damaged more than 100 trees that Vasundhara Abhiyan Baner had planted over 14 years. Members describe losing hundreds of saplings each year to fires, and a civic official calls such fires man-made.
BiodiversityTree plantation
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Lokmat · 13 November 2021 Marathi
पाषाण: महिला जिमच्या आवारात दारूच्या बाटल्यांचा खच; वसुंधरा अभियानच्या कार्यकर्त्यांकडून परिसर स्वच्छ
Pashan: heap of liquor bottles in women's gym premises; Vasundhara Abhiyan volunteers clean the area
Volunteers of Vasundhara Abhiyan, with Mauli Foundation, cleared rubbish and liquor bottles from the grounds of a municipal women's gym building in Baner so that the building could be put to use.
Community initiatives
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Dainik Prabhat · 14 February 2021 Marathi
बाणेर येथील तुकाई टेकडीवर वृक्षदिंडीचे आयोजन
Tree procession (Vruksha Dindi) organised on Tukai Hill in Baner
Vasundhara Abhiyan and Sahyadri Devrai held a tree procession on Tukai Hill with music and traditional dress. A rare camphor tree was carried in a palanquin, and a guest planted a tree and inaugurated a water tank.
Tree plantationEvents and achievements
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Hindustan Times · 16 July 2022 English
Citizens' initiative helps in water conservation at Baner-Pashan hill
Volunteers of Vasundhara Swachata Abhiyan describe 15 years of turning Baner-Pashan hill green, with higher sapling survival and continuous contour trenches that hold rain water and help groundwater recharge.
Water conservationBiodiversity
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Pune Pulse · 9 December 2022 English
Save 'Pashan Baner Tekdi' campaign on December 11
Residents, environmentalists and members of Vasundhara Abhiyan planned a gathering at Baner's Sus Road to protest the cutting of the Pashan-Baner hill and the resumption of road building.
BiodiversityCommunity initiatives
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Punekar News · 14 July 2019 English
Citizens launch signature campaign to #SaveBanerPashanHills
More than 1,000 residents signed a campaign against excavation of the Baner hills, and citizens planted trees on the cut slopes. Vasundhara Abhiyan Baner is named among the groups present.
BiodiversityCommunity initiatives
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India CSR · 6 June 2019 English
CSR: Mitsubishi Electric plants trees, builds water tanks, supporting afforestation of Baner Hills
On World Environment Day a company planted about 100 trees and opened three rainwater-fed water tanks on Baner Hill, supporting the volunteer group's reforestation work.
Tree plantationWater conservation
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Pune Pulse · 28 March 2023 English
Vasundhara Abhiyan wins third position at Vanashree Award conferred by Maha govt
The Maharashtra government gave Vasundhara Abhiyan the state-level third-place Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vanashree Award, with a cash prize and a memento, for roughly sixteen years of conservation work in Baner.
Events and achievements
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Punekar News · 17 December 2023 English
Pune: Vasundhara NGO Inspires Green Advocacy Through Drawing Competition
About 850 students from roughly 20 schools took part in the organisation's annual environmental drawing competition on the hill, and winners received mementos.
Community initiativesEvents and achievements
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Pune Pulse · 9 February 2024 English
Pune: 20 feet tall peepal tree obstructing metro route replanted by Vasundhara Abhiyan members in Baner
A founder member rescued a peepal tree felled along the Pune Metro route and replanted it near the organisation's work area, raising the wider concern that felled trees are discarded rather than replanted.
Tree plantation
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Pune Bulletin · 9 April 2024 Marathi
वसुंधरा अभियान बाणेर संस्थेच्या वतीने कडुलिंबाचे वृक्षारोपण करून गुढीपाडवा साजरा
Gudi Padwa celebrated by Vasundhara Abhiyan Baner with a neem plantation
To mark Gudi Padwa the group planted neem saplings, promoting conservation of neem trees as an alternative to cutting them for the festival.
Tree plantationEvents and achievements
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Pune Bulletin · 4 May 2025 Marathi
वसुंधरा अभियान बाणेर, आयोजित रक्तदान शिबिर मध्ये 263 जणांचे रक्तदान
263 people donate blood at the blood donation camp organised by Vasundhara Abhiyan Baner
The thirteenth annual blood donation camp drew 263 donors, described as the highest number the organisation has recorded.
Community initiativesEvents and achievements
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Pune Bulletin · 5 June 2026 Marathi
वसुंधरा अभियान बाणेर संस्थेच्या माध्यमातून 300 झाडे लावून पर्यावरण दिन साजरा
World Environment Day celebrated by planting 300 trees through Vasundhara Abhiyan Baner
About 260 members planted 300 trees on Tukai Hill in two hours on World Environment Day; the report also mentions plans for further planting in the Sahyadri area this monsoon.
Tree plantationEvents and achievements
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Pune Bulletin · 7 September 2026 Marathi
वसुंधरा अभियान बाणेरचा २० वा वर्धापन दिन उत्साहात
Vasundhara Abhiyan Baner's 20th anniversary celebrated with enthusiasm
The organisation marked its 20th anniversary at Kundan Mangal Karyalay, reviewing its planting and water-conservation work and honouring social workers and groups.
Events and achievements
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Samrajya Ladha · 7 September 2026 Marathi
तुकाई टेकडी येथे वसुंधरा अभियान बाणेर संस्थेचा 20 वा वर्धापन दिन साजरा
Vasundhara Abhiyan Baner marks its 20th anniversary at Tukai Hill
Report of the 20th anniversary event at Tukai Hill, which reviewed past work and honoured other groups, including a team that completed a fort-conservation expedition.
Events and achievements
