The decision, made three years after 11 villages were included in the jurisdiction of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), would Wagholi, Khadakwasala and Manjri Budruk a part of the PMC.
“The process to call for suggestions and objections from the public will be carried out. Then the hearing will take place. The process will be completed in two months, ”Prashant Waghmare, PMC’s municipal engineer, told TOI.
PMC officials stated that although there was a proposal to merge 34 villages into the civic body in 2013-14, it was not carried out. The Haveli Taluka Nagari Kriti Samiti citizen group had approached the Bombay HC seeking rapid fusion of peoples. Following court directives, the PMC merged 11 villages under its jurisdiction three years ago. Nine of the villages were partially merged, but Uruli and Phursungi were fully merged.
“The municipal halls now it must be allocated on time in the villages for planned development. Just fusion is not enough. All issues related to income generation and allocation of funds must be resolved, ”said Shreerang Chavan of Samiti.
NCP), which has strong control on the outskirts of the city, has been interested in the merger ahead of the 2022 municipal elections. Bjp It currently has an absolute majority in the civic body.
Kothrud MLA and BJP state chief Chandrakant Patil said the state government’s decision to merge 23 villages was politically motivated. “The government should clarify the financial assistance it plans to provide to the civic body to overcome the additional burden of the merged villages,” he said.
NCP leader Chetan Tupe said the merger would lead to the planned development of 23 villages. “The MVA government will provide the required assistance. BJP should not indulge in politics on the subject. Eleven towns were merged when BJP was in state government. BJP leaders should give details of the funds provided for these 11 villages. ”
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