PUNE: A group of citizens carried out a signature campaign at Taljai hills on Sunday to raise their concern against the proposed development plan.
The group, known as ‘Taljai Bachav Abhiyan’, claim the project will hamper flora and fauna of the hill and the concrete structures will disturb ecology.
Around 2,000 people participated in the campaign and they urged people to give suggestions and objections about the initiative. They have given out forms and letters to express dissent about the proposal. All this will then be submitted to PMC and the demand to cancel the initiative will be made.
“The commercial activities planned in the proposed park should be cancelled. Even the idea of constructing different concrete structures should be scrapped,” said the opposing residents.
The PMC has finalized the plan of the biggest biodiversity park at Taljai hill. The park, Vasundhara biodiversity park, will come up on 102 acres and will be built at a cost of Rs120 crore. The park will have seven gardens, a ‘Gurukul style school’ and grey water harvesting project. This initiative was approved by the civic standing committee in 2002.
As per the civic body’s proposal, a significant stretch of the project land is to be used for developing an Oxygen Park. It also includes small amphitheatres, cultural facilities and a cricket stadium. A Bamboo park, a skateboarding ramp and a rock climbing wall will be made.
