Pune: Charholi residents call bandh on May 30 to oppose proposed town planning schemes
PUNE: Residents of Charholi have intensified their protest against PCMC over the proposed Town Planning schemes and have called for a ‘bandh’ in the area on Friday. Many residents, primarily small landholders, expressed strong opposition to the plan, claiming that the scheme would reduce their landholdings and adversely impact livelihoods. The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) proposed five Town Planning (TP) schemes covering a total of 1,425 hectares in Charholi. An intention in this regard was published in the newspaper last month. Residents argued that they lost big portions of their land to previous development projects and could not afford…