Did Rivers Always Smell Like This? | A Parent’s Take on Pune’s Waterways ft. Ameet Singh

Описание: While driving over the Koregaon Park – Kalyani Nagar bridge, a simple question from my 14-year-old son brought back memories of growing up in Pune—a time when rivers were clean places where kids played and swam.

During the recent monsoon rains, we saw Pune's river corridors briefly fill up and naturally flush through, offering a glimpse of our city's natural hydrology.

In this episode, urban economist Ameet Singh breaks down how urban river ecosystems function, why natural flushing matters, and what steps citizens and municipal planning can take to keep Pune's water bodies clean, safe, and flowing for future generations.


| Pune Voices |

Hosted by Salman Shaikh — a civic conversationalist, not a journalist or activist.

THE PROBLEM: Most Punekars don't actually know what's happening in their own city — why roads flood, why projects stall, why decisions get made the way they do. The information exists, but it's buried in jargon, PDFs, or shouting matches.

WHAT WE DO: We sit down with the people who actually understand Pune from the inside — municipal officials, urban planners, civic experts — plus ground reports from the neighborhoods living the problem. No blame games, no political sides, no rant-page noise. Just systems explained clearly, so you can form your own opinion.

WHY FOLLOW: If you live here, work here, or care about where this city is headed, this is the closest thing to a briefing on Pune that respects your time and your intelligence.

🎯 What you'll find here:
– Real conversations with officials, planners, and experts
– Ground reports from Pune's neighborhoods
– Systemic, solution-oriented breakdowns — not outrage bait
– Bilingual (Hindi-English) — full episodes + short clips

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