‘PCMC Smart city work to be done in 7 months’
ByArchana DahiwalArchana Dahiwal / Updated: Jul 8, 2021, 06:00 IST
Almost 60 per cent of work under PCMC Smart City Project has been completed
The civic body, which currently ranks 22, claims only 40% of these projects remain, and their work will be fast-tracked
Civic officials have claimed the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (
PCMC)
Smart City Project (
SCP) has only 40 per cent of its development projects remaining and these will happen over the next seven months. The declaration comes on the heels of the Centre deciding to wind up its Smart City Mission (
SCM) and clarifying that projects will not be extended beyond on March 31, 2022.
BJP MLC has hand in Rs 110 crore scam: Sena
BJP MLC has hand in Rs 110 crore scam: Sena
ByArchana DahiwalArchana Dahiwal / Updated: Jul 4, 2021, 06:00 IST
Smart City project
Bharatiya Janata Party (
BJP) state vice president and Member of Legislative Council (MLC) Prasad Lad, accusing him of involvement in corruption to the tune of Rs 110 crore under the
Smart City project. Lad has denied the allegations, saying that it was a conspiracy against him to blackmail his family. He has also threatened Ubale with a defamation case.
The graft alleged by Shiv Sena is with regards to the Rs 520-crore Smart City project tender being implemented by Pimpri-Chinchwad Smart City Limited (PCSCL).