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Pune: PCMC cancels Charholi town planning scheme after CM’s directive

PUNE: The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation officially cancelled the proposed town planning (TP) schemes for Charholi on Wednesday, following a directive from chief minister Devendra Fadnavis to the civic administration to withdraw the plan in the light of strong opposition from residents. Civic officials said the proposal to cancel the TP schemes was approved in the general body meeting by municipal commissioner and administrator Shekhar Singh on Wednesday. “Town planning schemes are meant for planned development. When landowners themselves are opposing it, it is not appropriate to proceed,” a Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) official said. Fadnavis had said during…

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Start process to merge villages into Kolhapur civic body’s limits: Maharashtra CM to officials

KOLHAPUR: Public representatives met with chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde, and deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar in Mumbai on Tuesday. The discussion centred on the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation’s recent proposal to merge 18 adjacent villages and two Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporations (MIDC) into the city limits. Following the meeting, Fadnavis instructed government officials to begin the necessary procedures for the merger. Minister Prakash Abitkar, minister Hasan Mushrif, state planning commission head Rajesh Kshirsagar, MP Dhairyasheel Mane, former MP Sanjay Mandlik, former corporator Satyajit Kadam, and other administrative officials were also present. Kshirsagar articulated the rationale behind…

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State will be first to reach 100% target of Awas acheme: Maharashtra CM

PUNE: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday said Maharashtra is set to provide 30 lakh houses to homeless people under the Pradhan Mantri Awas scheme and become the first state in India to achieve 100% of the target. He also said a fresh survey would be carried out to identify homeless people who are yet to benefit. The CM was speaking at a PM Awas Yojana award function in Pune with Union minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan as the chief guest. Deputy CM Ajit Pawar was also present at the event. Fadnavis said, “The central govt considered the socio-economic survey of…

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Maharashtra CM approves Dharavi master plan

MUMBAI: CM Fadnavis approved the Dharavi redevelopment master plan, after a detailed presentation by SVR Srinivas, Dharavi Redevelopment Project CEO, Wednesday night and stressed that it should preserve the basic commercial identity of Dharavi and its original features. “Everyone who is the original resident of this place should be given a house. Everyone should get justice… though criteria will be different,” said Fadnavis, according to a press release. Sources said the first tranche of slum rehabilitation buildings is being constructed on a 28-acre railway land at Mahim. Each eligible household will be given a 350 sq ft home with two…