In a move to promote eco-tourism in Pune district, Maharashtra Sports and Youth Welfare Minister Dattatray Bharne inaugurated the Gypsy Safari initiative in the grasslands of Kadbanwadi. He appealed to the citizens to take advantage of this safari.
Bharne distributed a cheque of ₹1 lakh each to a total of three Gypsy holders from the Pune Forest Department and also unveiled the logo of the Kadbanwadi grassland. Bharne himself did a safari of the grasslands of Kadbanwadi. He appealed to the citizens to enjoy this safari and spread the information about it to other citizens.
Conservator of Forest Ashish Thackeray, Deputy Conservator of Forest Mahadev Mohite, Assistant Conservator of Forest Mangesh Tate, and Forest Range Officer of Indapur Bhagyashree Thakur were present on this occasion.
On this occasion, Kadbanwadi Forest Management Committee Chairman Jalbhushan Bhajandas Pawar, Member Dadasaheb Jadhav, Sarpanch Sangita Gawde, Upasarpanch Kadbanwadi, Adv. Sachin Raut, Friends of Nature Club, Nimgaon Ketki and their members, and villagers of the area were present.
