Visit with Mayor of Pune

We await our visit with the mayor of Pune, a city of 8 million. The mayor is looking forward to an invitation from the mayor of Ottawa and North Grenville. He was particularly interested in the fact that the North Grenville community pin is green indicating our commitment to being a municipality that is interested in maintaining our environment.
In Pune "if" you get permission to cut a tree down, 3 must be planted to replace it. There are also serious fines if it is done without permission and replacements must still be planted.

We receive at least 1 bouqet of flowers a day. This day was no different. We each received roses, plaque and a gift from the mayor. The mayor was very kind to take a short time to meet with us. A man who is key in governing a city of this size is not often accessible. Our meeting was covered by the local media.