6.10.17

Pune adds 81 sq km


Pune is officially a much bigger one now with the addition of 80.7 sq km and a population of 2.78 lakh after the state government issued the merger notification on Thursday to bring 11 fringe villages into the Pune Municipal Corporation's limits. The civic body will require Rs.2,000 crore to undertake development of these fringe areas.

“The government of Maharashtra had accounted its intention to issue a notification with the view to alter the existing limits of Pune Municipal Corporation,“ stated the GR, adding “government has considered the objection received pursuant to the said notification within the period of specified therein.“

In July, the state government had decided to merge two villages, Uruli Devachi and Phursungi, in the PMC limits besides completely merging nine other villages that were partially under the civic limits in 1997.

A decision about merging the remaining 23 villages would be taken in the next three years in phases, considering the availability of water, garbage planning and connectivity, the government had said. The court had asked the government to clarify its stand after a public interest litigation was filed.

The letter to the government pleader signed by deputy secretary S S Gokhale states, “The state government has issued a notification of merging 34 villages in the PMC limits. The government has decided to complete the merger process in phases. Of the 34 villages, those which were partially merged in the city limits will be completely brought under the PMC and two villages -Uruli Devachi and Phursungi -will be merged into the city limits.“

The letter had stated, “The process of final notification of the merger of these 11 villages will be completed by December 2017.“

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