Pune is one of the top cities and most preferable city to live in India claims people.
Here the all-season climate is suitable to live in compared to our neighbours Mumbai.
Pune’s weather has average rainfall, and witness average summer and winter season so it is one of suitable climate for outsiders who come to Pune in search of a job or set up a business.
Also, Pune is known as Oxford of the East and one of the largest IT hubs in India. Pune tops its records in the largest automobile and manufacturing destinations in India as well.
73K Crore Budget for Pune Metropolitan Region Proposed
Pune Metropolitan Region (PMR) is in a major upgrade mode. If the budget of 73K crore of draft development plan gets approved it would make a notable thump on the way its residents live and work.
Metropolitan commissioner and CEO PMRDA Suhas Diwase said the plan will bring a surge in liveability and makes sure that there is sustainable development and environmental resilience in the city.
Diwase further said there are five goals of the Development Plan.
- Convenient (mobility)
- Prudent (Economic & Employment Growth)
- Resillient (Environment)
- Efficient (Infrastructure)
- Self-Sufficient (Housing & Amenities)
Draft Development Details
The DP asserts the different towns will have a unique economic model created that will be self-sufficient. This will be contingent on Pune Municipal Corporation and Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation.
Moreover, the DP further proposes…
- 26 Town Planning Schemes
- 10 Metro Rail Routes
- Two Ring Roads (123 Km & 173 Km)
- 59 Public Housing Projects
- 152.19 km Pune-Nashik semi high-speed Rail
- 89.65 Km Crescent Railway.
- 12 Logistics Hubs.
- 9 Truck Terminals.
The Draft Plan also asserts there will be around 18 growth centres that will be connected to each other also with PMC and PCMC through the mass transit system.
Proposed Urban Growth Centres Under Plan
- Chakan
- Alandi
- Wagholi
- Loni-Kalbhor
- Khadakwasla
- Pirangut
- Hinjewadi
- Talegaon
- Malavali
- Rajgurunagar
- Shikrapur
- Uruli-Kanchan
- Saswad
- Khed
- Nasrapur
- Ranjangaon
- Yavad Kedgaon
Proposed Rural Growth Centres
- Pabal
- Nhavaa
- Rahu
- Kikavi
- Sangarun
- Paud
- Kale
- Kadus
The report states that GIS-based innovation will make use to set up the advancement plan.
Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA) metro link project owned by Tata-Siemens JV will start the work which costs around ₹6,124-crores which will be followed by international exhibition centre.
PMRDA’s first mode town planning project is Mahalunge-Maan which will be a digital city crossing more than 250 sections of land.
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