14.4.14

Congress' promises for Pune

The Pune city unit of the Congress released its election manifesto, with several mega promises such as construction of a 100-km metro rail network, development of 12 lakes, an IIT and IIM in the city and an international stadium to be named after master blaster Sachin Tendulkar. The party has also repeated promises it made before the 2009 Lok Sabha polls, such as low-cost housing and 24x7 water supply. 
Congress leaders said that the manifesto aims to provide facilities to the masses as well as the classes. Pune is witnessing rapid urbanisation and is expanding because of the inclusion of fringe villages in the city limits. “Infrastructure development of the city will, therefore, be a key priority area. The party aims to strike a balance between protecting the environment and development,” party candidate Vishwajeet Kadam said. 
One of the promises made in the manifesto is introducing a free bus service in the core city areas and a special bus service for women. The buses will have CCTV cameras and 500 additional buses will be procured. Other plans include speeding up work on the international airport and the Pune-Nashik railway route. 
The manifesto says that all garbage generated in the city will be processed and the city will also get an e-waste depot. While one crore trees will be planted, the Pune railway station will get environment friendly features to turn it into a ‘green railway station’.

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