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PMRDA’s Major TP Schemes Transfer to Pune Civic Body

Representative AI image PUNE: The Mhalunge-Maan Town Planning (TP) scheme, presented as a model for planned urbanization at the 2018 Magnetic Maharashtra investment summit, is now set to be executed by the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC). The Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA) is transferring project documents to the PMC following the integration of the villages into PMC jurisdiction. This handover represents a major shift for five TP schemes that PMRDA has spent nearly eight years planning, securing approvals for, and preparing for execution. Numerous landowners are still awaiting the promised roads, public amenities, and infrastructure under the innovative land-pooling…

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FIR Against 22 for Using Fake PMRDA & PMC Docs in Sales

PUNE: The Ambegaon police have registered a case against 22 individuals, including seven builders and developers, for allegedly deceiving the government by using forged PMRDA and PMC development-related documents to register 22 property sale deeds. The First Information Report (FIR) was filed following a complaint from Ravindra Namdev Koli, 46, the sub-registrar at the Haveli Number 20 office in Dattanagar, Ambegaon. According to Senior Inspector Sharad Zine, the case stemmed from a complaint in March 2026 by Dadasaheb Gaikwad, founder-president of the Rayat Maharashtra General Kamgar Sanghatana. He alleged that several builders used fake approval documents that appeared to be…

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Pune PMC Warns Bavdhan Society Over Missing Stormwater Drains

PUNE: The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has attributed the persistent waterlogging in the gated Nisarg Society, located in Bavdhan, to the lack of a stormwater drainage system and rainwater harvesting infrastructure. Following this, PMC has issued a notice to the society for the installation of these essential facilities. The society is now required to hire a consultant to implement stormwater drains and rainwater harvesting solutions. The notice also states that the society and the property owners will bear the responsibility for any issues arising from inadequate rainwater management. Residents and the managing trust of the township have contested this directive,…

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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…