NGT Flags 20 Bungalows in Pune’s Moi Phata for Demolition
PUNE: Almost a year after the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation tore down 36 illegal bungalows in Chikhali for flood-line violations, another 20 residential buildings in the Moi Phata area are now under investigation for their proximity to the Indrayani River’s blue flood line. A joint committee established by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) reported, based on a petition from activist Gopal Kachave in 2023, that all 20 structures are positioned along the Ram Zara nullah, a tributary that connects with the Indrayani. The report indicated that the nullah itself is within both blue and red flood lines, raising alarms about…