Anne Anish

“Central Govt funded” — that’s what the Tree Officer claimed. But facts Not fully central. It’s a 50:50 GoI–GoM project. And 70–80% funding is debt (incl. EIB & AFD loans). This debt is repaid by the project → citizens of Pune pay. That’s why public transport gets costlier.

@VijayKumbhar62 Congratulations

काल मला Newsmakers Achievers Awards 2026 मध्ये “Best RTI Activist” पुरस्काराने सन्मानित करण्यात आले. यावेळी महाराष्ट्राचे माननीय राज्यपाल जिष्णू देव वर्मा यांनी माझ्या कार्याची दखल घेतली ही माझ्यासाठी अत्यंत गौरवाची बाब आहे. पद्मश्री संजीव कपूर आणि न्यायमूर्ती डॉ. मदन गोसावी (माजी NCLT सदस्य व CBI न्यायाधीश) यांच्या हस्ते माझा सत्कार करण्यात आला. मी कधीही पुरस्कारांसाठी अर्ज करत नाही. त्यामुळे मिळालेल्या या सन्मानाचे महत्व अधिक आहे. पारदर्शकता, उत्तरदायित्व आणि न्यायासाठी केलेल्या कामामुळेच ही ओळख मिळाली आहे. डॉ. वैदेही तामण आणि Newsmakers टीमचे या सन्मानासाठी मनःपूर्वक आभार. हा पुरस्कार मी “माहितीचा अधिकार” हे नागरिकांना सबल करणारे प्रभावी साधन आहे, याची आठवण म्हणून स्वीकारला. लढा सुरूच राहील #माहितीचाअधिकार #पारदर्शकता #उत्तरदायित्व #NewsmakersAchieversAwards

Pune Metro feasibility some thoughts. 1. what the thermal mass of concrete is and how much concrete is going to get used up in the metro project. For the uninitiated; •Thermal mass is the ability of a material to absorb, store and release heat. Thermal lag is the rate at which a material releases stored heat. For most common building materials, the higher the thermal mass, the longer the thermal lag. Concrete has a high thermal mass, acting as a heat sink that absorbs, stores, and slowly releases heat. With a density of approx 2240/kg/metre cube & specific heat capacity of 0.92 kj/kgK . It means concrete is capable of absorbing approximately 92% of the Sun’s energy and heat falling on it. In hot countries, Temperatures on a bare concrete surface can be almost double that of the atmosphere, so if the outside temperature increases to about 42 degrees then the temperature on a concrete slab could be above 65 to even 82 degrees Celsius.  How much concrete has gone into the metro. How much will go in totally. About a lakh tons of concrete or 1.2 to 1.5 lakh tons of concrete gets consumed on every kilometre of metro rail built. & concrete for the entire project ? Some estimates put it at over 40 million cubic metres or over 10 crore metric tons of concrete. 2. What is its urban heat island impact going to be. This much concrete could raise temperatures by upto 2/3 degrees Celsius in the metro corridor. It could be higher in places and lower in others where there’s more tree cover for instance. 3. How much will the temperature rise be on average. What are the high low thresholds. Some estimates suggest a temperature increase of over 2-8 degrees Celsius in the metro corridor. 4. What will they do to offset it. They’ll fell almost a few thousand mature old growth “cooling” trees and do nothing about the replacement or compensatory plantation., Result: the city will become a heat island. How many trees are required to offset the Metro and its heat island impact. At least a crore trees, they won’t even plant trees in thousands for compensation. Never mind lakhs or crores. 5. Almost 80% of the funding for the metro is coming from debt. This debt will be loaded on the project & If the project fails, the people of pune will be liable to pay for these open liabilities. What’s the fail safe they’re proposing. Nothing. Only increased taxes will pay for the debt if the project fails. Right now, it’s a sure shot failure cos the projected ridership of 6 lakh commuters per day couldn’t be met. The ridership was in thousands until they doubled the PMPML fares and forced people off the bus system to take the Metro instead. Yet in Pune, only 2 lakh people ride the metro everyday as per their data, that’s a third of the projected ridership population. The burden of paying for the 2/3rds deficit rests upon us ordinary citizens. There is more : The debt that has been taken is a Euro Dollar dominated one. This means the tax payer suffers the double whammy of paying for the depreciating rupee value too. It’s not over yet. They want to progressively build 280 kms of metro. This will mean an easy outlay of over 150,000 crores. How much “metro” can Pune afford before it breaks down and goes bust. I could go on, but these oversmart engineers, politicians & architects are all mostly blind for a reason - they’re all creatures of the system; who don’t know which end is which. The taxpayer will get stuck with another bill he didn’t ask for and they didn’t provide for. This being the case should Pune opt for a dead in the water metro project or first plant trees, build high quality world class “existing” roads and invest in 10,000 buses. Given the current situation with the weather, it seems like a choice between the devil and the deep blue sea.

“Jhoot pe jhoot… even the highest offices hear the same story. But Pune sees the truth every day. At hearings — no preparation, nothing in black & white, no transparency. Hearings held just for namesake. After past performance, why should anyone believe them now?” #mahametro

@VijayKumbhar62 Seriously

मुंबईला निघालोय, ट्रॅफिकमध्ये अडकलोय. पुणे मुंबई एक्सप्रेसवेचा प्रवास जलद होण्यासाठी तयार करण्यात आलेल्या मिसिंग लिंकचे आज उद्घाटन आहे म्हणे. नागरिकांच्या सोयीपेक्षा श्रेयवाद आणि उद्घाटनाला जास्त महत्व दिलं जातंय. उद्घाटन ॲानलाईनसुद्धा होउ शकलं असतं.परंतु नागरिकांच्या सोयीपेक्षा उद्घाटन महत्वाचं वाटणाऱ्यांकडून काय अपेक्षा करणार? #मुंबई_पुणे_एक्स्प्रेसवे #मिसिंग_लिंक #उद्घाटन #ट्रॅफीक_जाम

A city built on trees is being replaced by heat and concrete. 40 million tons of emissions today… irreversible damage tomorrow. #SavePune #SaveTrees #UrbanHeat #ClimateCrisis #PuneMetro #SustainableCities #ActNow #GreenPune

That’s why public transport gets costlier while affordability suffers. Half-truths = zero accountability. 🌳⚠️ #PuneMetro #SaveTreesPune #TransparencyMatters #Pune #Accountability

“Central Govt funded” — that’s what the Tree Officer claimed. But facts Not fully central. It’s a 50:50 GoI–GoM project. And 70–80% funding is debt (incl. EIB & AFD loans). This debt is repaid by the project → citizens of Pune pay. That’s why public transport gets costlier.

@PeterGrifinPune @ameetgsingh @LittlePandey @navipeth @RajaSubramani22 @RupeshSarode03 @SVYadwadkar @vandymini @anishvkan @NatarajanS32126 @gtitli @DefenceBrat @nachiket1982 @ChuckDeo @Archana_Mirror @NoziaSayyed अरे वा, अजून एक अनामिक तज्ज्ञ, जोरदार मतांसह. खूप धाडसी. आम्हाला त्याची आणि त्याच्या कामाची पूर्ण माहिती आहे — जी तुम्हाला स्पष्टपणे नाही. पण काही हरकत नाही… प्रत्येकाला हिऱ्याचा आणि काचेचा फरक ओळखता येत नाही. @swapnil10q

Metro or Mismanagement? Pune Metro was sold as a fix for traffic & pollution. Reality? ❌ Trees gone 🌳 ❌ Poor planning ❌ Low ridership ❌ Daily disruption This isn’t smart development — it’s careless execution. Progress ≠ destroying nature & ignoring people. Time to ?

@PeterGrifinPune @ameetgsingh @LittlePandey @navipeth @RajaSubramani22 @RupeshSarode03 @SVYadwadkar @vandymini @anishvkan @NatarajanS32126 @gtitli @DefenceBrat @nachiket1982 @ChuckDeo @Archana_Mirror @NoziaSayyed Oh wow, another anonymous expert with strong opinions. Brave. We actually know him and his work—something you clearly don’t. But it’s fine… not everyone can tell the difference between a diamond and glass.😄😄 @swapnil10q @ameetgsingh @LittlePandey

Today: Tree Hearing – Dhankawadi Ward Office Metro project is moving ahead without following complete procedures Rushed hearings, no transparency, poor evaluation. We need accountability before irreversible damage is done. #SaveTrees #Pune #Dhankawadi #TreeHearing #MetroProject

Climate Whiplash = Extreme Weather Rapid swings from heatwaves 🔥 to floods 🌧 to cold snaps ❄️—getting more intense due to climate change. Nature isn’t balancing… it’s snapping. #ClimateWhiplash #ExtremeWeather #ClimateCrisis #ActNow #GlobalWarming

Let’s change before climate change changes everything. 🌍 This isn’t future talk—it’s happening now. Heat, floods, vanishing green. Start small. Act now. Because if we don’t change, climate change will. #ClimateAction #ActNow #BeTheChange

@vaishaliDa79126 @SVYadwadkar @BhavreenMK @suchetadalal @bahardutt @bhaumikgowande @IndianGems_ @ameetgsingh @VinitaDeshmukh @Sunil_S_Dahiya @bonyuppal @ChaitanyaKet @clean_pune @lifeindia2016 So very true

@SVYadwadkar @BhavreenMK @suchetadalal @bahardutt @bhaumikgowande @IndianGems_ @ameetgsingh @VinitaDeshmukh @Sunil_S_Dahiya @AnneAnish @bonyuppal @ChaitanyaKet @clean_pune @lifeindia2016 Any species protects their home .it's a naturally basic instinct .Humans are the only intelligent ones who destroys their own home and others

Really a heartbreaking video. They don't want humans to destroy Earth. They are wiser than us. @BhavreenMK @suchetadalal @bahardutt @bhaumikgowande @IndianGems_ @ameetgsingh @VinitaDeshmukh @Sunil_S_Dahiya @AnneAnish @bonyuppal @ChaitanyaKet @clean_pune @lifeindia2016

Though sooner the better, Better late than never! @AUThackeray @bahardutt @lifeindia2016 @PuneRivers @waglenikhil @suchetadalal @AnneAnish @sardesairajdeep @VinitaDeshmukh @ChaitanyaKet @bonyuppal @IndianGems_

We drank it. We swam in it. Now we avoid it. From lifeline to sewage line — that’s the Mula-Mutha River today. “Smart city”? Really? Pune Municipal Corporation — accountability is overdue. #MulaMuthaRiver #Pune #SaveOurRivers #RiverPollution #SmartCityReality #Accountability

She stood. She questioned. In a system where silence is convenient, her courage is disruptive. One voice can shake Authority. Imagine the impact if we all speak up. Change doesn’t begin with fear. It begins with awareness—and the courage to act. #Speakup #accountability

@SidShirole @navalm Sir, My simple questions are yet to be answered by you after one week. Either you do not have the answers, or You have the answers but you don't want to put it on record. @ameetgsingh @AnneAnish @VinitaDeshmukh @aparanjape @bonyuppal @DefenceBrat @PuneRivers

Unfortunately our greedy Netas & Baboos fail to understand this simple principle of sustainability. Visionless leaders is a curse to nation as they are causing unimaginable & irreversible environmental damages. @AUThackeray @suchetadalal @bhaumikgowande @BhavreenMK @IndianGems_