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Monsoon Alert: Pune Urges Evacuation of 36 Unsafe Wadas

PUNE: Residents have largely ignored the civic body’s promises of granting tenancy rights via certificates, with many reluctant to vacate crumbling wadas and properties in the city. The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has issued notices to owners and occupants of 36 properties, ordering them to vacate before the rainy season. About ten years ago, the PMC began a unique initiative to issue tenancy certificates to tenants, aiming to mitigate legal disputes between property owners and occupants. However, out of over 15,000 tenants residing in such wadas, only approximately 1,000 certificates have been issued, according to PMC data. Many tenants hesitate…

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Seven Pune colonies slated for redevelopment, residents notified to vacate

PUNE: The civic authorities have initiated plans to redevelop municipal colonies that have deteriorated over the decades. Notices have been issued to residents of seven housing complexes across civic areas, requesting them to vacate their homes for the rebuilding process. Officials from the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) reported that approximately 1,900 flats are in unsafe conditions, emphasizing that residents must relocate. Priority will be given to 288 houses during the redevelopment initiative. Plans are currently in discussion, with the project potentially being executed by PMC itself or through a build, operate, and transfer model, possibly involving a private developer. Residents…

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Maharashtra Approves Land Handover for Mula-Mutha Project

Representative AI image PUNE: The state government approved the transfer of three land plots adjacent to the Mula-Mutha river for the Riverfront Development Project (RFD) on Thursday. A total area of 52,851 sqm will be transferred to the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) as per the decision made during a state cabinet meeting. The land parcels comprise an 11,015 sqm section between Sangamwadi Bridge and Bund Garden Bridge, a 34,128 sqm area at the Mundhwa Botanical Garden, and an additional 7,700 sqm plot in the Mundhwa area, currently owned by the Women and Child Welfare Department. Mayor Manjusha Nagpure expressed support…