Mayor Sanjeev Naik feliciated Alert Sanpada Resident

June 6, 2008,

Sridhar Sonawane, a Sanpada resident who found the explosive device at Vishnudas Bhave auditorium was felicitated at an event at the auditorium for his alertness and bravery.

On the occasion of World Environment Day various events and programs were held to instill the importance of environment in people. On the day, Sridhar Sonawane, a resident of Sanpada who deterred the terrorists’ target of planting an explosive device at Vishnudas Bhave auditorium was felicitated in the presence of Mayor Anjani Bhoir, first Mayor Sanjeev Naik and MLA Bhai Jagtap for his alertness and bravery. Sonawane was felicitated during a program held by National Civil and Environment Protection at Vishnudas Bhave auditorium. It was the alertness of this resident that around 300 people in the auditorium were saved from a dreadful explosion.

We also spoke with first mayor Sanjeev Naik who commended Sonawane for his activeness. He further spoke on the threats that the environment was facing. While crores of rupees are being spent to conserve environment, the situation today is still worse. All the efforts will become fruitful only after each one of use realize the need of preserving the environment and in our small way take steps to do conserve it.