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Area
430 sq kms
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Population
About 3 million (approximately)
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Altitude
1917 feet above sea level
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Climate
Moderate
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Geographical Location
Latitude - 18° 31' North, Longitude - 73° 51' East
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Warmest Months
March - May
Average Temperature - Day - 38° C Night - 20° C
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Coolest
Months
December - January
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Average Temperature
15° C - 25 C°. Due to increase of vehicular pollution
and deforestation in Pune, the average temperature
has risen by 10° C over the past two decades.
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Rainfall
Average annual rainfall: 750 mm
Primary rainy season: July - September (South-West Monsoon)
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Lakes
Pashan Lake, Katraj Lake and Manas Sarovar Lake.
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Flowering trees
Gulmohar or Mayflower, Hibiscus, Parijatha, Rat Rani.
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Language
Regional Language: Marathi.
English, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil and Gujarathi are also widely
spoken.
Marathi - 65%, Hindi - 20%, English -15%
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Public Transport
The city woefully lacks a good public transport system.
The bus service is fairly unreliable and the buses are
often packed to capacity. Most of the locals rely on cycles,
two-wheelers and motorcars to move around the city. In
the absence of a private vehicle, visitors have to rely
on the ubiquitous auto rickshaws.
The minimum fare for travel in an auto is Rs 6/- and you
pay Rs 4/- for every additional unit on the meter. I.e.
you pay Rs. 6/-for
1 unit displayed on the meter Rs. 10/- for 2 units, Rs.
14/- for 3 units and so on. The city Municipal Corporation
also plies
Air-conditioned luxury buses within the city for a 'Pune
Darshan'. The buses can be boarded at either the main
Bus Depot
near the railway station or the Deccan Gymkhana Bus Depot.
The charges are Rs 100/- per person. From 9 am to 5 pm
visitors will be taken to twenty places of interest within
the city.
For a visit to neighbouring Mumbai, there are six convenient
trains, three in the morning and three in the evening
that one could board for visiting Mumbai. A single ticket
costs around Rs. 70/-and a seat in the air-conditioned
chair car coach would cost approximately Rs 230/-. The
rate for a seat in a 'share a taxi' to Mumbai is approximately
Rs.230/-.
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Private
Taxi Service
One can hire private taxis of different luxury categories
on a day-to-day basis. The average rental per day will
be around Rs.550/- for 8 hours up to 80 kms. Every extra
hour costs Rs 40/-, and every extra km travelled will
cost Rs 5/-.
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Mobile Phone Services
Birla AT&T Communication : Available on rentals &
prepaid Sim Cards.
BPL Mobile : Available on rentals & prepaid Sim Cards
Call Birla AT&T at 98220 98220, & BPL Mobile
at 98230 98230.
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Pollution Statistics
Source: Maharashtra Pollution Control Board,
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Dressing & Eating
Formal for business and informal for others. Except for
the three summer months, it is comfortable to wear "Tie
& Jacket". Cottons are comfortable round the
year. Poona has a number of pubs & bars, which serve
only mild liquor. Last order for liquor taken at 10:30
pm, unless it's a star hotel.
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Police Commissioner
Mr. Ranjit Singh Sharma
Address: Police Commissioner's Office,
Pune - 411 001
Phone: 6125396 - Extn : 201
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Pune
City Mayor
Dattatraya Gaikwad
Phone: 5533323, 5886775
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Pune
City Corporation Commissioner
T C Benjamin
Phone: 5534285
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Number
of Legislative Seats
Legislative Assembly: 18
Legislative Council: 6
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