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In a recent development, the Pune City Tehsildar has requested that the Botanical Survey of India (BSI) vacate 17.51 hectares (about 44 acres) of land in Mundhwa. This land was leased to BSI by the state government. The request came after a company, largely owned by Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar’s son, announced it had purchased the land. Dr. A. Benniamin, the head of BSI Pune, mentioned in a conversation that they were informed of this request a few months ago. He stated that upon contacting the Pune Collector, they were assured that there was no need to worry and that the situation would be handled appropriately.
Meanwhile, the Indian Army is preparing for the winter months in eastern Ladakh. Their strategy includes repositioning troops along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), which may lead to temporarily reducing the number of soldiers stationed in snow-affected high-altitude areas. There are plans to complete the geo-tagging of significant locations along the LAC, as well as enhance surveillance capabilities in the region. Even though there was an agreement with China to ease tensions in October 2024, troop numbers in Ladakh have not yet diminished.
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