Latest news with #CollegeofEngineeringPune
Time of India
22-05-2025
- General
- Time of India
Structural audit of damaged compound wall by CoEP in Pune's Dhankawadi soon
1 2 3 Pune: The College of Engineering Pune (CoEP) technological university will soon conduct a structural audit of the compound wall and other damaged sections of Dhankawadi's Padmavatinagar housing society, where a lower portion of the wall on the perimeter caved in amid heavy rain on Tuesday afternoon. Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) officials said they had requested CoEP to conduct the audit and the varsity had agreed. On Tuesday night, in a notice, the civic body ordered evacuation of 28 properties on the premises "to prevent any loss of life/property". Residents were firm on their stand of not leaving the property even by Thursday. "PMC has given CoEP a letter to conduct the audit. Our future course of action will be taken based on the findings of the report," said Umesh Shidruk, an official of the building permissions department. COEP professor BG Birajdar, who will head the audit, said their department had started the process and other formalities. "We have accepted the proposal for the audit. A site visit will be carried out in a day or two," he added. PMC's evacuation notice to the housing society said: "If you fail to do so, we will be compelled to exercise our rights under section 268 (7) of the Maharashtra Municipal Corporation Act and, if necessary, get the premises you are occupying vacated with police assistance." Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like American Investor Warren Buffett Recommends: 5 Books For Turning Your Life Around Blinkist: Warren Buffett's Reading List Undo Civic officials said directives have been given to the society management to repair the wall. A delegation of society members visited the PMC office recently. They said the question of leaving the properties did not arise as damage to the buildings did not appear to be severe. "The society has submitted necessary documents to PMC and we will wait for the structural report now," said Sanjay Patel, a resident. A six-year-old girl and her two brothers (aged 12 and 13 years) survived miraculously when the wall collapsed on Tuesday. At least 15 families of roadside vegetable vendors live in tin shed dwellings close to the wall, which had been rendered structurally dangerous earlier. Last year, the dwellers had approached PMC to get the society to strengthen the wall. "We have been living here for years. Steps need to be taken for our safety and security. We should get compensation for the losses suffered due to the accident," said Harshad Khandare, a resident of the tenements near the compound wall.
Time of India
24-04-2025
- General
- Time of India
Was rearing sheep when Kolhapur candidate heard of UPSC exam success
Kolhapur: Birdev Done 's unwavering dream became his driving force behind his success in UPSC exams and securing 551st rank. Born in Kagal tehsil's Yamage village in Kolhapur district, Done and his shepherd relatives were rearing goats and sheep in the vast grasslands between Maharashtra and Karnataka border when the results were declared on Wednesday. The story of Done, son of a shepherd, will be narrated for generations to come, at least in his community— which moves from place to place for rearing sheep and goats. Despite his share of challenges, Birdev Done completed his education from College of Engineering Pune and cleared the UPSC in his third attempt. He gives credit to his elder brother for his success. "My elder brother wanted to become a cop, but financial constraints led him to choose the army. Now he is a Naik. He helped me with my education all along. I finished primary and secondary education from a public school. Since the first year of my engineering, I aimed to become an IAS officer . I was poor in English, so I downloaded a dictionary and improved my English. With the help of my mentor Nishant Deshmukh's grandfather, I secured some funds for coaching in New Delhi," said Done, speaking to TOI. Done said: "Nurture a deep inner drive to become something meaningful in life, and the universe will find ways to turn your dream into reality." Done said during the interview he was asked about why there is a sudden demand for sheep's milk and also whether violent action is the way out for resolving the India-Pakistan border dispute. "I think my answers to these questions were received well by the interview panel, which helped me score well in the personality test," added Done. Rural candidates shine Dilipkumar Krishna Desai, the son of an ex-army man, ranked 605th. He is from Jambulwadi village in Gadhinglaj tehsil. He did his electronics and telecommunications from RIT College Islampur. His sister Swati, who is currently a Deputy Collector, inspired him to become a civil servant. Aditi's giant leap Aditi Chougule from Jaysingpur town of Kolhapur district, who secured 433rd rank last time, ranked 63rd this time. She said focusing on studies helped her improve her rank.
