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Infrastructure

Pimpri Chinchwad residents to intensify protest against draft of revised development plan

PUNE: Residents in many parts of Pimpri Chinchwad have intensified their protest to newly proposed roads in the draft of revised development plan (DP) with a call of bandh on June 30, claiming that the project would have a huge impact on many residential structures. The residents held a protest march on Sunday to press for their demands and raised concerns regarding the alignment of the High Capacity Mass Transit Route (HCMTR). PCMC published the draft of revised DP last month, which is currently open for public suggestions and objections. “A 24-metre-wide road has been proposed between Birla Hospital and…

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Pimpri Chinchwad civic body cuts water supply to five societies over defunct STPs

PUNE: The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation has in the last two days disconnected water supply to five housing societies amid its crackdown on those who failed to make sewage treatment plants operational despite repeated warnings. These five were among the 50 societies that had been served three notices in the last one year, a civic official said. “We also shared details about agencies that could help them repair such defunct plants, but they still did not comply with this mandatary provision.” The unified development control and promotion regulations stipulate that housing projects with a built-up area of 20,000 square metres…

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Pimpri Chinchwad civic body issues notices to 82 dangerous buildings after pre-monsoon survey

PUNE: The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has issued notices to 82 buildings identified as ‘dangerous’ during its pre-monsoon safety survey. Civic officials said there was a significant drop in the number of such structures compared to the last two years. They attributed the decline to building owners who either undertook repairs or opted for demolition. According to the PCMC officials, 132 unsafe buildings were identified in 2024,while 125 were identified in 2023. A senior PCMC official said the buildings were evaluated based on their present condition, and notices were issued to the respective owners. The structures were classified into…