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The objective of the project is to produce a compendium that includes guidelines for designing streets of Pune that are safe, comfortable and environmentally viable.

Sustainability Initiatives has developed graphical maps of some of the PMPML bus routes to start with and co-ordinating with the authority for putting these maps on the bus stops for some routes on pilot basis.

Through various activities during this week, the employees were made aware about the right ways of use of appliances to save electrical power, water and fuel.

As a patron of GRIHA in the Western region, SI organised a session to communicate and interact with the GRIHA Trainers and Evaluators.

Nobel Laureate Dr R K Pachauri was invited by Sustainability Initiatives to interact with the Developers and Architects of the city on the issue of Green Buildings.

Sustainability Initiatives conducted a rapid study to explore the magnitude of additional waste generated during the 10 day Ganesh festival and the prevalent practices of civic waste management in that duration.

In association with Mrityunjay Ashram Trust, Phaltan, Sustainability Initiatives was involved in the existing land use Survey for the 3rd revision of the draft Development Plan of Phaltan.

Sustainability Initiatives collaborated with Green Interventions to conduct a tree census for 18 electoral wards of Pune in the Bibewadi and Dhankawadi areas. The project involved training of volunteers to identify species of trees, recording of tree height, girth, age of trees and documenting photographs of existing trees.

Sustainability Initiatives (SI) is a trust registered in Pune, carrying out research, advocacy, awareness, education and training in the field of urban sustainability.

The marathon - "FSAI Life Marathon: Run for Surkshit Bharat" was organized on 3rd of March 2019 by FSAI (Fire & Security Association of India) and Pune Municipal Corporation (Fire Department).