PMC projects get stuck for want of land.

Several projects of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) that involve transfer of government land are stuck, pending state government approval. Administrative officers as well as elected representatives of the civic body hope the new dispensation in the state led by CM Devendra Fadnavis would approve them.

On the last count, there were roughly 58 projects that involve transfer of government land pending before the state government. The land reservation in the development plan (DP) has been put on hold. The reservations included works like roads, water supply, schools, crematorium, hospitals and gardens. Senior PMC officers said that in many parts of the city, implementation of DP had not happened as getting land for projects had become a hurdle.

Of the pending proposals, four are major projects. They include two solid waste management projects, a dedicated High Capacity Motorised Transport Route and a bird sanctuary.

The PMC had identified 2,54,752 square metres in Moshi (spread across 27 survey numbers) for solid waste management. The land is owned by the state government and PMC wants to develop it as a dumping site. Land measuring 20,061 square metres in Hadapsar was identified for treatment of solid waste. Its transfer is also awaited.


THE INDIAN EXPRESS