Every year, as part of its literacy and community ­development initiatives, RC Pune Camp, D 3131, donates refurbished and new cycles to girl students who earlier had to walk a long way to school from their homes. Since 2013, 500 cycles have been given.

Innovation and ­technical expertise of Rotarians came to the fore with RC Bagha Purana, D 3090, ­commissioning a 300 KV mobile EB transformer fixed on a trolley to handle emergency situations over a radius of 15–20 km. The service will reach out to at least 25–30 villages