Gangotri Chanda

Intro? ...it's better that u decide rather than I say.. bcoz my appearance depends upon how u treat me.

[Gangotri Chanda @gtitli]

🚨 Save BHS 🌳🪚❗
📣 Object to Permission for Tree-felling in GK BHS
✉️ Send Email : https://t.co/Fkk6HOhsw3 ...Please go through the page before sending email.
⚠️ If you have already objected, please do not send it again.
⏰ Object till 19 Aug 2026
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[sushma date @sushmadate]

Some well meaning people have planted this 4-5 yr old Banyan (वड ) tree in the Forest dept's Miyawaki site 🙆‍♀️🤦‍♀️

1. वड and पिंपळ are native species but NOT indigenous to the hill. PLEASE DO NOT PLANT THESE SPECIES ON THE TEKDI

2. वड needs a huge amount of space around it. This Miyawaki site will have around 35k saplings per hectare soon, when the plantation starts. The Forest dept will likely have to remove this tree and plant it elsewhere.

Please share this message with everyone interested in plantation on the tekdis - do NOT plant a single tree without consulting an ecologist.

[Gangotri Chanda @gtitli]

Though it's only 55 Gunthas in record, it'll impact the whole Heritage Site and it's Biodiversity throughout both the construction and operation. 220+ yers old Peshwa Amba, so many rare species of native trees, the fauna on these, livelihood of the local people, all are at stake.

[Gangotri Chanda @gtitli]

🚨 Save BHS 🌳🪚❗
📣 Object to Permission for Tree-felling in GK BHS
✉️ Send Email : https://t.co/NRV233L9cu ...Please go through the page before sending the email
⚠️ If you have already sent it, please do not send it again
⏰ Deadline: 30 June 2026
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[Gangotri Chanda @gtitli]

@ChaloPmc @PuneRivers @HillsPune @parisarpune @Bus_Kara_ @ESPune @VinitaDeshmukh @CitizensPune @VikalpSangam @MakePuneGreat 🚨 Let’s get ready for the Hearing 🤞🏽
📣 Hearing date-time-venue will be declared soon, keep an eye on this page : https://t.co/2Ozi9iSobj 👀
⚠️ Attend the hearing to save ≈1500 Trees at Botanical Garden Mundhwa, proposed to be axed ☠️ 🌳🪚 😱
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[Gangotri Chanda @gtitli]

🚨 Save ≈1500 Trees 🌳🪚❗
at Botanical Garden Mundhwa ☠️
✉️ Send your Objection Email : https://t.co/2Ozi9iSobj ✊🏽
⏰ Deadline: 9 June 2026 (Tuesday) at 6pm
#ChaloPMC
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⚠️ Save the Heritage Trees and the Riparian Ecology.
Save Pune

[Gangotri Chanda @gtitli]

😱 Only 24 hrs left! ☠️
🚨 Save ≈1500 Trees 🌳🪚❗
at Botanical Garden Mundhwa ☠️
✉️ Send your Objection Email : https://t.co/2Ozi9iSobj ✊🏽
⏰ Deadline: 9 June 2026 (Tuesday)
#ChaloPMC
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⚠️ Save Heritage Trees and Riparian Ecology.

[Pratik Chimane 🌍 @Pratik0722]

@AnneAnish @sushmadate @ameetgsingh @drrahulsawant @anishvkan @RajaSubramani22 @RupeshSarode03 @navipeth @gtitli @SVYadwadkar @vandymini @VinitaDeshmukh In 2023, Koregaon Park recorded temperatures as hot as Jalgaon 🔥
If these trees are cut, KP would become as hot as Churu Rajasthan 🔥🔥 🔥
@VetalTekdi @TamhiniGhat

[Anne Anish @AnneAnish]

1,500 trees wld be felled, yet citizens are being denied access to see what is actually planned.

Today, ChaloPMC members visited the Botanical Survey of India campus in Mundhwa to understand the proposed tree felling. We were stopped from entering and could only gain access after police intervention.

If everything is transparent, why is information being hidden from the public?

📢 June 9 is the last day to file objections. The link is in our bio. Please take a minute to raise your voice and help protect this vital green space.

#Save1500Trees #PedBachao #TransparencyLao #ChaloPMC #Pune #SavePune #CitizenAction #EnvironmentMatters #RightToKnow #GreenPune #TreeProtection #UrbanForests

[ameet singh @ameetgsingh]

I can’t understand politicians, isn’t Parth her nephew ?

What form of running with the hares and hunting with the hounds is this….

Ummm ok, Here is a brief summary of the matter so that people get a glimpse of the goings on.

Timeline of the Parth Pawar / Amadea Enterprises Mundhwa Land Transaction.

•Pre-1955: Land (Survey No. 88, Mundhwa, ~40-44 acres / ~16-17.5 hectares) classified as Mahar Watan land (hereditary service land granted to Mahar community families).
•1955: Maharashtra (then Bombay) government takes possession of the land (citing arrears/non-cultivation). Ownership updated to government (“Mumbai Sarkar”). Shortly after, leased to Botanical Survey of India (BSI) for a botanical garden.
•1973: Formal lease to BSI for 15 years (up to 1988), nominal rent ₹1/year.
•1988–1999: Lease extended/renewed retrospectively for 50 years, valid until March 2038.
•2007 onwards: Watandars (original holders, including Ashok Gaikwad & ~271 others) execute Power of Attorney and seek restoration of rights. Multiple applications filed.
•25 May 2021: Sheetal Tejwani (on behalf of watandars) executes notarized Power of Attorney in favour of Parth Pawar, granting broad powers over land transactions, revenue entries, courts, etc.
•1 June 2021: Parth Pawar writes to District Collector seeking acceptance of occupancy rights amount and 7/12 entries. Similar letter by Sheetal Tejwani.
•2021–2024: Alleged manipulations, including use of closed/outdated 7/12 records (new survey no. 1178 assigned in 2018).
•April 2025: Letter of Intent (LOI) for IT Park development on the land issued to Amadea Enterprises LLP. Agreement bears Parth Pawar’s signature. Business address listed as the BSI garden site.
•20 May 2025: Sale deed registered transferring the government land to Amadea Enterprises LLP (99% owned by Parth Pawar, partner Digvijay Amarsinh Patil) for ~₹300 crore. Only ₹500 stamp duty paid (claiming IT/ITES exemption instead of ~₹21 crore). Sub-registrar involved.
•26 May 2025: Amadea writes to Tehsildar citing lease clause, demanding cancellation of BSI lease and possession (claiming watandars deposited occupancy price in Dec 2024).
•June 2025: Tehsildar (Yeole) issues eviction notice to BSI, later ruled illegal.
•Nov 2025: Scandal breaks publicly. Government orders inquiry, suspends two revenue officers (Taru & Yewale), registers police complaint/FIR (names Sheetal Tejwani, Digvijay Patil; Parth not initially named). Kharge Committee formed.
•Feb–Mar 2026: Kharge Committee report tabled. Notes illegal PoA on government land, irregular sale deed. Recommends action against sellers, buyers, and officials. Some reports of “clean chit” to Parth disputed/criticised by us.

Officers face termination proceedings under Article 311.12

•Mar–Apr 2026: Extensions granted to Amadea for stamp duty recovery. Court quashes Sheetal Tejwani’s arrest as illegal.

•May 2026: Maharashtra Revenue Control Authority upholds ~₹21 crore stamp duty + penalty on Amadea. Appeal rejected; 60 days to approach Revenue Minister.

Key issues
•** undervaluation & stamp duty evasion**: Land market value ~₹1,600–1,800 crore sold for ₹300 crore with minimal duty via false exemption claim.
•Illegal transfer of government land: Use of closed records, forged/irregular documents, PoA on govt land deemed criminal.
•Parth Pawar’s direct involvement: PoA in his name (2021), signed letters/agreements, company ownership.

•BSI eviction attempt: Company & officials tried to evict central govt institution to claim possession.

•The land has housed BSI’s Western Regional Centre activities and a developing Mundhwa Botanical Garden (showcasing 400+ indigenous/endemic species) since 1955. Lease valid till 2038 at nominal rent.
•No full “conversion” succeeded; the attempted sale and eviction were challenged as illegal. District administration confirmed ongoing govt ownership and valid BSI lease.

1500 🌳 ?

[ameet singh @ameetgsingh]

They want to fell 1488 trees at the Botanical Survey of India campus in Pune for a new road. 🌳

Together let’s file an objection to this mindless massacre.

This is a protected botanical garden - a living lab for science, conservation & our vanishing green cover. Not one more old growth tree should fall. Leave the garden alone. Scrap the RFD. (River Front Development).

The points for the riverside objection i.e the current one tap email are as follows :

1. There is no valid tree authority in Pune which needs to have minimum 5 members

2. The supreme court CEC has ordered a stay on riverside tree cutting without their approval/experts report.

3. The advt published by PMC does not contain meaningful/accurate details about trees to be felled such as the age, species, tree size, gps location, photos, co2 sequestered and future ecosystems services loss.

4. Flood lines have not been remarked since 2011. There was a major flood in Pune in 2019 so flood lines to be considered should be after 2019. NDRF evacuated 88,000 people on our river banks & 27 people died during those flash floods. With this RFD we are looking at similar disasters taking place across Pune yet again.

5. The tree officer has powers to postpone/decline any plans that do not preserve trees. They are choosing not to use their power. They recieve “marching” orders otherwise. Where is their courage ?

6. There is no alternate plan submitted by the applicant “PMC projects department” which would reduce number of trees to be cut. We have been asking for leaving our urban forests alone. Is it too much to ask ?

7. The riparian zone is rich in biodiversity, hence as per the wildlife protection act they cannot proceed until it's shown there are no rare/endangered/critical species there.
We have documented over 125 bird species and 85 spider species along with countless insects and shrub life.

8. The Tree census should have been done in 2026, every 5 years as per law. Nothings been done since 2013 (even after high court ordered it) that’s because with a census each tree gets an identity and a geotagged location or address - once that’s done it’s impossible to kill trees without us knowing they’re gone.

These are just some of the points.

Pune’s already down to 5-6% surface areas as green. Law mandates 33% surface area as green to keep the city climate resilient.

It’s 44 degrees Celsius already when will we wake up to reality and save our trees.

We’ve lost lakhs of canopy trees, our riparian forests are choked with concrete due to RFD. Metro, roads, “development” - all continuous tree felling without real survival of transplants.

Here, Money talks, ecology pays.

We can’t keep sacrificing the last lungs for concrete & debt. Prioritise carrying capacity, not more urban collapse.

Sign the objection letter it’s a one tap email: link given below 👇🏽

https://t.co/Dsm35r9eoz

Save BSI Pune. No more chopping.

#SaveBSIPune #PuneTrees

[Sarang Yadwadkar @SVYadwadkar]

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[Gangotri Chanda @gtitli]

🚨 🌳🪚 Riparian Trees❗
#ChaloPMC
📣 Hearing by Aundh-Baner WO
⏰ 25 May 2026 at 11am
📍 Bhimsen Joshi Hall https://t.co/fRf0TJwjUf
⚠️ Docket : (App 1): https://t.co/ivHbhLQIPP
🆘 Objections:
— On Riparian Trees : https://t.co/I4NMtl4HwS
— Other Points : https://t.co/QM3znFcsr6

[Gangotri Chanda @gtitli]

@Aayush_712k @AnneAnish @ameetgsingh @anishvkan @LittlePandey @navipeth @RajaSubramani22 @RupeshSarode03 @SVYadwadkar @VinitaDeshmukh @swapnil10q Do you know, how much does it cost to manage disasters caused by the cumulative impact of all the "just 2-3 trees"?
Then you guys cry about global warming!

[Gangotri Chanda @gtitli]

📣 Hearing at Dhole Patil Road Ward Office
Attend to save : 🚨 839 Trees 🌳🪚❗
⏰ Tuesday (19 May 2026) at 5pm
📍 https://t.co/wgjubGl1IT
�� Dockets and Objections details : https://t.co/4SH0exipW0
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#ChaloPMC #Puneसंवाद

[Gangotri Chanda @gtitli]

📣 24 Hrs Left❗
🚨 Save ≈530 Trees 🌳🪚 on Ganeshkhind Road, from this futile road "widening" with bottlenecks same as the present width. ☠️
✉️ Send Objection Email : https://t.co/awTjufcNMh ✊🏽
⏰ Deadline to Object : 23 April 2026
#ChaloPMC #Puneसंवाद
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[Gangotri Chanda @gtitli]

🚨 Save ≈530 Trees 🌳🪚❗ on Ganeshkhind Road, from this futile road "widening" with bottlenecks same as the present width. ☠️
✉️ Send Objection Email : https://t.co/awTjufcfWJ ✊🏽
⏰ Deadline: 23 April 2026 (Thursday) at 6pm
#ChaloPMC #Puneसंवाद
⚠️ Please Share and Spread... 🙏🏽

[Gangotri Chanda @gtitli]

🚨 Save ≈530 Trees 🌳🪚❗ on Ganeshkhind Road, from this futile road "widening" with bottlenecks same as the present width. ☠️
✉️ Send Objection Email : https://t.co/awTjufcNMh ✊🏽
⏰ Deadline: 23 April 2026 (Thursday) at 6pm
#ChaloPMC #Puneसंवाद
⚠️ Please Share and Spread... 🙏🏽

[Gangotri Chanda @gtitli]

@RupeshSarode03 Why are you so interested in compensation instead of saving trees?

[Gangotri Chanda @gtitli]

@vishwasanskruti @ChaloPmc @parisarpune @VikalpSangam @Bus_Kara_ @CitizensPune @VinitaDeshmukh @ESPune @PuneRivers @HillsPune @MakePuneGreat HC order (23/4/2018) for PIL119/2017 with PIL46/2015 : Para 51: No doubt there is a provision for compensatory plantation, but the effect of granting permission to cut a tree is that it is permanently lost. The loss of even a single tree can have adverse impact of the environment

[Gangotri Chanda @gtitli]

@vishwasanskruti @ChaloPmc @parisarpune @VikalpSangam @Bus_Kara_ @CitizensPune @VinitaDeshmukh @ESPune @PuneRivers @HillsPune @MakePuneGreat HC order (23/4/2018) for PIL119/2017 with PIL46/2015 : Para 51: No doubt there is a provision for compensatory plantation, but the effect of granting permission to cut a tree is that it is permanently lost. The loss of even a single tree can have adverse impact of the environment