In a bid to gather more strength in saving Dhanori lake from further damage, the National Society for Clean Cities (NSCC) has launched an online petition as a part of the `Save Dhanori Lake Campaign'.
A fortnight ago, members of mohalla committees, under the aegis of the NSCC, had launched a campaign to save Dhanori lake from being filled with rubble, allegedly being dumped in it by a builder.
"The signatures of 451 citizens from Dhanori, NSCC and nearby areas, supporting the campaign, have already been handed over to municipal commissioner Pravinsinh Pardeshi. But we want to reach out to more citizens and inform them about what is happening and how insensitively a lake in our city is being destroyed," president of NSCC, Satish Khot said.
The online petition -- http://www.petitiononline. com/DHANORI/petition.html -- is addressed to Pardeshi requesting that the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) preserves and conserves Dhanori Lake for the sake of all Punekars.
"Dhanori Lake is a 26-acre reservoir of freshwater. Water from the lake is used by housing societies around it since they are located in a water scarce area. The lake is also home to ducks, fishes and is visited by migratory birds," the petition states.
It has been pointed out in the petition that the PMC should take into consideration Rule 11.1.b of the development control rules.TNN
