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The National Defence Academy Cadets, as they battled adverse conditions to conquer mount kailash. The 31-member team dragged a frost-bitten cadet over the snowy slopes and finally succeeded this year where three other teams had failed. Living up to their spirit of `Stoicism in the face of Adversity’.

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Water supply for citizens residing in the western part of the city, with a slab of the sump of the SNDT water tank getting severely damaged. The slab, which is 27 years old, has to be replaced and this will take a long time, according to the engineers. This, is turn, will mean that the residents will face irregular water supply for the whole year.

The Malaria Eradication Programme, as the Maharashtra government’s request for Rs. 120 crore was not accepted. The Central Government, which distributes the World Bank loan for the eradication of malaria, has instead only given a multi-purpose van and a little supply of synthetic pyrethroids, even as the project gathers dust in the State Health Services department.

Vetal Tekdi, as the city forest officials started clearing patches of the land that is part of the Bhamburda area, to construct bungalows for their officials. The residents, environmental activists and wild-life lovers got together to protest the action and have formed the Vetal Tekdi Bacchao Samiti to prevent further deforestation.

The Abysmal State of Land Records, as the district collector launched a week-long drive to settle grievances following reports of severe irregularities and discrepancies. In a particular case, a dead man’s thumb impressions had been taken to change land records, and in another, a tenant had sold a property. Shocking record indeed!