A large number of protesters agitating for Maratha reservation blocked the Pune-Bangalore highway at Navale Bridge for over three hours on Tuesday and also burnt several tyres, causing a massive traffic jam with vehicles piling up on both the carriageways for upto 4km. According to police, around 700 protesters held a protest near Navale bridge […]
Merger of 23 villages gets state’s nod
ByVijay ChavanVijay Chavan / Updated: Jul 1, 2021, 06:00 IST
The fringe villages will now be developed under PMC; FILE PHOTO
This move has made Pune the largest city in the state in terms of geographical area followed by state capital
Mumbai
The state government on Wednesday issued the final notification regarding the merger of 23 peripheral villages into Pune Municipal Corporation (
PMC) limits. With this, Pune is set to surpass Mumbai as the largest civic body in the state in terms of geographical area. The Pune civic body will now have a 518 sq km area under its jurisdiction, while the
Politicos debate funds to merge villages with PMC
Politicos debate funds to merge villages with PMC
ByPrachee KulkarniPrachee Kulkarni / Updated: Dec 24, 2020, 06:00 IST
Wagholi is one of the 23 villages that are to be appended to civic limits; FILE PHOTO
With government announcing induction of remaining 23 of 34 villages, Pune civic body is set to have largest jursidiction in Maharashtra
Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) will soon have the largest jurisdiction in the state after including 23 villages into its fold. However, as a few people look forward to better amenities and infrastructure, the merger seems have given rise to a war of words among politicos. The
For every additional population of one lakh, one additional corporator has to be elected, and the maximum number of corporators is 221. In the PMC, the total number of corporators was 162 after the 2017 civic elections, which was increased to 164 after merger of 11 of the villages.
The merger of the remaining villages is expected to add a population of at least 4 lakh to the city, which will necessitate an increase in the number of corporators to 168 in the civic body, if the 2011 census is taken into consideration. If the 2021 census is completed before the 2022 civic polls, then the number of corporators in the PMC may increase further, considering the population increase in the existing city limits.