Importance of green cover belt

Q: The city is losing most of its green belt due to lot of construction activity being undertaken in present times.

Vinay Sharma, Pune

10th March 2014

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Yes Vinay You are very True, After turning the real estate bubble from mumbai to pune the lost his green covering. last 5-6 years ago Pune looks like a heaven on earth Fullfilled with all things. Actully the city is too much growing now ane punekars suffering from that. And most in Pimpari chinchwad area the developemrnt is so rapid. And this area is most green zone according to me in Pune. But what can we do now if our real estate bubble fully covered the Green City Pune and green spot is replaced by big big residential apartments.

Maya Roa, Apartment Resident, Chandigarh

21st March 2014

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Yeah Sid its true.
People who live in residential zones with abundant green cover suffer fewer health problems and experience lower stress levels. Green cover in a residential zone encourages its residents to spend more time outdoors and show lower preference to an unhealthy sedentary lifestyle. People who have access to green spaces in cities like Pune enjoy a higher level of social activity, tend to know their neighbors and are more concerned about the general welfare of the community.

Deepti Baragur, Pune

10th March 2014

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Hi Deepti,
Despite the rapid depletion of urban green spaces within the Pune Municipal Limits, Pimpri-Chinchwad offers the citizens of Pune the option of green living. The verdant residential townships in localities like Ravet and Moshi have been designed in complete compliance to the PCNTDA guidelines for green spaces within PCMC residential zones. At the same time, the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation offers to them vastly superior civic and social infrastructure and significantly lower property rates.

Shweta Salunkhe, Pune

10th March 2014

Hello Vinay,
It is generally known that abundant urban green spaces - large areas allocated to trees, lawns and all types of flora and fauna - are a major contributor to high quality living environment. Sufficient green spaces in cities improve the quality of the air in residential areas because trees absorb pollutants such as ozone, nitric acid vapour, ammonia, nitrogen, carbon monoxide and sulphur dioxide. In turn, they provide life-giving oxygen, provide shade, attract rain and improve the aesthetic quality of the whole area.

Saurav Mishra, Pune

10th March 2014

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Hi Saurav,
In fact during in its initial times Pune was renowned for its generous urban green spaces. Unfortunately, the hammer of commercialized real estate proliferation has caused most of the city's green cover to vanish. Coupled with the massive traffic movement within the PMC limits, it is not surprising that so many Punekars now suffer from various 'mysterious' ailments. High blood pressure, asthma, bronchitis, energy depletion and depression are rapidly becoming common-place. The city that once rivaled Bangalore with its generous urban green spaces is now literally oxygen starved.

Siddharth Rana, Pune

10th March 2014