Light showers in several parts of Navi Mumbai

Light showers in several parts of Navi Mumbai

Areas between Panvel to Vashi and further, received some light to moderate showers today, bringing the temperature down a bit. Navi Mumbai: Light showers and thunder took Navi Mumbai citizens by surprise today 18 February, 2021, at around 8 pm. Local residents were relieved to hear the thundering of the clouds that came out of […]

Make “Local Crisis Group” meetings” compulsory: Technologists’ Welfare Association demands

Make “Local Crisis Group” meetings compulsory: Technologists’ Welfare Association demands

The demand comes a day after a major fire broke out at a chemical unit in the Taloja MIDC area. Panvel / Navi Mumbai: The recent fire incident at Taloja MIDC sent many into panic, pressing on the urgent need for better crisis management. The Technologists’ Welfare Association, Panvel, has written to the PCMC Commissioner, […]

These are your lungs, just 10 days in Kharghar

These are your lungs, in just 10 days in Kharghar

The giant lungs billboard installation at Kharghar has shockingly turned black in just a matter of 10 days and is getting darker by the day. Kharghar / Panvel / Navi Mumbai: The “Billboard That Breathes” or replica of giant lungs, installed at sector 7, Kharghar, by the environmental organisation Waatavaran, has further deteriorated in colour, […]

Monitor the Billboard That Breathes daily: Waatavaran urges Kharghar residents

Monitor the Billboard That Breathes daily: Waatavaran urges Kharghar residents

The large-sized lungs installation at Kharghar will help local residents monitor the impact of air pollution on a day to day basis. Kharghar / Panvel / Navi Mumbai: Waatavaran, the organisation that has installed the “Billboard That Breathes” installation at sector 7, Kharghar, wants local Kharghar residents to do more than just appreciate the installation; […]

Prashant Thakur visits “Billboard That Breathes” installation at Kharghar, calls for ownership by all stakeholders

MLA Prashant Thakur visits “Billboard That Breathes” installation at Kharghar, calls for ownership by all stakeholders

During his visit to the “Billboard That Breathes” installation by Waatavaran, at Kharghar, MLA Prashant Thakur called for ownership of responsibilities by all stakeholders in the region to tackle growing pollution in the Kharghar-Taloja-Panvel belt Kharghar/Navi Mumbai/PCMC: MLA Prashant Thakur recently visited the unique giant lungs installation – “Billboard That Breathes” by Waatavaran, at sector […]

Kharghar “Billboard That Breathes” turns black, two weeks before expected

Kharghar’s “Billboard That Breathes” turning grey and black, two weeks before expected

The lungs billboard installation at Kharghar had already started turning grey and black, a day from installation Kharghar / Panvel / Navi Mumbai: The giant replica of human lungs called “Billboard That Breathes”, installed at sector 7, Kharghar, by environmental organisation Waatavaran, which was inaugurated by PCMC Mayor Dr. Kavita Choutmol, began changing colour just […]

Walk and Cycle for short distances: PCMC Mayor Dr. Kavita Choutmol

Walk and Cycle for short distances: PCMC Mayor Dr. Kavita Choutmol urges local residents

A large replica of human lungs titled “Billboard That Breathes” installed by Waatavaran at Kharghar, was recently inaugurated by the PCMC Mayor, to highlight concerns over rising pollution in Kharghar-Taloja-Panvel areas Kharghar/Navi Mumbai/PCMC: PCMC Mayor Dr Kavita Choutmal, who recently inaugurated a unique installation at Kharghar – “Billboard That Breathes”, was full of appreciation for […]

PCMC Mayor inaugurates unique “Billboard That Breathes” installation at Kharghar

PCMC Mayor Dr Kavita Choutmol inaugurates “Billboard That Breathes” installation at Kharghar, Navi Mumbai

The unique installation by Waatavaran mimics human lungs and demonstrates the impact of real time pollution on them Kharghar/Navi Mumbai/PCMC: City based environmental organisation, Waatavaran (Climate, Environment and Sustainability Foundation (WCES), recently set up an installation at the Bank of India signal junction at sector 7 in Kharghar. The installation, called “Billboard That Breathes”, which […]

Kharghar sectors 34, 35, 36, 37 most polluted

Kharghar sectors 34, 35, 36 and 37 most polluted after Taloja area

The main sectors in Kharghar with mass housing projects like Swapnapurti and CIDCO Valley Shilp, along with some prestigious high rise towers, are also the most polluted ones Kharghar/Taloja / Navi Mumbai/Panvel: For many home seekers, sectors 34, 35, 36 and 37 in Kharghar are the prime sectors owing to the fact that they house […]

Meet the Young Sunday Eco Warriors Cleaning Our Mountains and Ponds

Meet Navi Mumbai’s Sunday Eco Warriors Cleaning City Mountains and Ponds

Aged between 18 and 27, these young boys and girls, students and corporate workers alike, spend their Sundays cleaning mountains and ponds in Navi Mumbai Navi Mumbai: They are young, have other jobs to do and only get Sundays as weekly offs from their schooling or demanding corporate jobs. But that doesn’t stop them from […]