PCMC stares at thousands of encroachments in Kalewadi, Thergaon, Rahatni and Walhekarwadi There are at least 200 hectares of land in Thergaon, Rahatni and other suburbs where illegal buildings and houses have come up. The government will have to take a decision in this regard, Municipal Commissioner Shravan Hardikar told The Indian Express on Saturday. Updated: December 19, 2020 9:51:12 pm
Shravan Hardikar
While the Maharashtra government has decided to merge developed areas of Pimpri-Chinchwad Newtownship Development Authority (PCNTDA) or Pradhikaran with the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) and undeveloped areas with the Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA), the civic body is staring at an ungainly sight thousands of illegal structures on Pradhikaran land. According to a rough estimate, of the 2,000 hectares of Pradhikaran land, at least 200 hectares have encroachments on them.