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PMC's standing committee has approved a proposal to set up a 300 metric tonne waste processing bio-CNG plant in the Phursungi-Uruli Devachi area with 12 acres of land to be allotted to Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited BPCL for 27 years including two years for setup and 25 years of operation at a nominal lease rate of just Re 1 per acre per annum. The entire cost of setting up, maintaining and repairing the project will be borne by BPCL with PMC only required to provide the land, transport waste to the plant and supply basic infrastructure while BPCL will also pay monthly electricity and water bills and retain ownership and selling rights over all products generated. The standing committee chairman said the proposal was driven by the urgent need to improve wet waste processing capacity following the merger of 23 villages into PMC limits which increased daily waste generation significantly. The city currently generates 2,700 to 2,800 MT of solid waste per day of which 1,000 to 1,100 MT is wet waste but installed wet waste processing capacity stands at only 595 MT per day making the gap a serious civic management challenge. The proposal will now go before PMC's general body for final approval.
However, residents of Phursungi and Uruli Devachi have been opposing waste processing plants in their area, a protest that has been ongoing for years with the community consistently demanding that the civic body not add more processing burden to an area that already bears a disproportionate share of Pune's waste management infrastructure. PMC officials said they are in communication with residents and that issues raised by them are being addressed, but given the history of resident opposition in this area the general body approval and subsequent implementation are likely to face continued pushback. For a city whose wet waste processing capacity meets barely half of daily wet waste generation, the zero-cost-to-PMC BPCL deal represents a financially attractive solution, but turning that approval into an operational plant in a community that has been protesting for years will require more than just standing committee clearance.

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Pune Municipal Corporation has approved an estimated Rs 2,634 crore for acquiring nearly 4.98 lakh square metres of land across 15 locations for the proposed High Capacity Mass Transit Route (HCMTR), with the standing committee clearing the proposal on Wednesday following a CM-chaired review meeting that directed expediting the HCMTR and inner ring road projects. The land will be acquired in Bopodi, Aundh, Bhamburda, Erandwane, Kothrud, Hingne, Parvati, Munjeri, Wanawadi, Hadapsar, Mundhwa, Vadgaonsheri, Lohegaon, Yerawada and Dhanori under the Right to Fair Compensation Act 2013 and Section 126 of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act 1966. The district collector has directed PMC to deposit the full compensation amount at the final award stage rather than the standard 30 percent pre-notification deposit. Standing committee chairman confirmed that PMC will bear the acquisition cost for HCMTR within its jurisdiction as directed in the CM meeting minutes.
However, joint municipal commissioner and chief accounts officer confirmed that PMC is not expected to bear the entire Rs 2,000 crore plus financial burden alone with a Special Purpose Vehicle involving shared equity among the civic body, state government and central government being actively considered. The financial requirement will also be spread across different phases rather than paid as a single upfront amount. PMC is inducting three financial domain experts as part of its technical consultancy team to help structure funding including preparing RFPs, structuring loan conditions, working out fundraising and repayment mechanisms and assessing options like Viability Gap Funding and land monetisation. For a city that has watched the HCMTR remain on paper for years, the Rs 2,634 crore land acquisition approval combined with financial expert induction and SPV structuring represents the most concrete and funded step the project has ever taken toward becoming a physical reality on Pune's roads.

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The National Green Tribunal NGT has asked Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation PCMC to explain how it plans to finance a sewage treatment project for the heavily polluted Pavana River after the Maharashtra government filed an affidavit stating there are insufficient funds under the 15th Finance Commission cycle to consider a new project, making it impossible for the National River Conservation Directorate NRCD to provide funding for a sewage treatment plant. PCMC has expressed willingness to provide 40 percent of the project cost as the state share but with central funding unavailable under the existing National River Conservation Plan, the civic body must explore alternative sources for the remaining 60 percent. The tribunal granted PCMC four weeks to file an affidavit detailing its funding options and alternative implementation mechanisms while also giving NRCD and the Union Ministry of Jal Shakti's Department of Water Resources four weeks to file their replies. The state added that a proposal to continue the National River Conservation Plan under the 16th Finance Commission cycle covering 2026-27 to 2030-31 is still under consideration.
The tribunal is hearing two connected cases concerning Pavana River pollution, including one initiated following a February 2024 news report that classified the river in the Priority 1 pollution category, Maharashtra's most severe level of river contamination. In a separate development, the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board submitted inspection reports on four polluting industries with environmental compensation details assessed against them, and the NGT directed these industries to be added as respondents with four weeks to file replies. The directions were issued on September 10 and the matter will next be heard on October 15. For Pimpri Chinchwad's residents who depend on the Pavana and for the thousands of warkaris who take a holy dip in the Indrayani and Pavana during religious occasions, the funding deadlock between central and state agencies means the river cleanup keeps getting pushed into future Finance Commission cycles while pollution continues unabated on the ground.

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The long-awaited Hinjawadi-Chh. Shivajinagar Metro Line 3 is set to open for passengers by the end of September with Prime Minister Narendra Modi expected to inaugurate the service virtually, PMRDA metropolitan commissioner confirmed. The authority has revised its earlier plan of opening 12 stations in the first phase and now plans to begin operations at 17 of the corridor's 23 stations, following the CMRS clearing the first 12 stations for passenger operations and with inspection of five additional stations expected next week. The six stations that will remain closed initially are Laxmi Nagar, Balewadi Phata, Baner Gaon, Baner, Reserve Bank of India and Shivajinagar with work continuing at these locations and adjoining sections. The 23.23 km corridor connecting Hinjawadi with Chh. Shivajinagar through Wakad, Balewadi and Baner is expected to provide a critical alternative to the notoriously congested Hinjawadi-Baner-Chh.Shivajinagar road network and improve connectivity between Pune's largest IT hub and central Pune.
The metropolitan commissioner said the authority would get confirmation of the inauguration date in a couple of days and that the event is being planned separately from political programmes in Baramati. The final date will depend on CMRS clearance from the five additional station inspections and the Prime Minister's schedule. The corridor has faced repeated delays since construction began with its opening schedule revised multiple times due to construction progress and station readiness issues. The decision to begin services with 17 stations rather than waiting for all 23 to be ready signals PMRDA's intent to get the Metro running for the thousands of IT professionals and daily commuters who have been enduring one of Pune's worst traffic corridors for years while watching deadline after deadline slip by without the Metro opening.

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अलग-अलग बोलियां, अलग-अलग अंदाज़,
फिर भी हिंदी से जुड़ता है हर एहसास। ❤️

हिंदी दिवस की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएं।

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गणपति बाप्पा मोरया! 🙏

विघ्नहर्ता श्री गणेश जी आपके जीवन में
सुख, समृद्धि और नई उम्मीद लेकर आएं।

आप सभी को गणेश चतुर्थी की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएं।

गणपति बाप्पा मोरया! ❤️

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Bombay High Court on September 10 directed Pune Municipal Corporation and other authorities to act against alleged encroachments along key roads in Kausarbaug area in Kondhwa after the Kausarbaug Residents Forum filed a petition alleging widespread unauthorised commercial activity and encroachments on public roads, footpaths, open spaces and playgrounds. In a rare move, the bench comprising the Chief Justice and Justice passed the order in the very first hearing without calling for replies from respondents including the state government, district collector, PMC, police commissioner and MSEDCL, observing that authorities are duty-bound to ensure roadsides are not encroached upon. The HC directed authorities to issue notices to owners of encroaching structures in accordance with law and conclude proceedings as per prescribed legal procedure. The petitioner's lawyer described it as rare for the court to pass an order at the first hearing itself, saying the court viewed it as a fundamental duty of authorities to act.
Kausarbaug is known for its food establishments and sees a surge in commercial activity during Ramzan when fruit and food stalls including temporary ones are set up across the area attracting visitors from across the district. Residents said they have consistently raised encroachment concerns during annual pre-Ramzan meetings with police and municipal officials over the past two years without meaningful resolution. The forum's petition sought removal of illegal structures, unauthorised eateries and temporary stalls, regulation of commercial activity on public roads and open spaces particularly during Ramzan, action against illegal parking and unauthorised rickshaw stands, permanent ambulance and fire service access, improved sanitation and enforcement of fire safety norms including a ban on open-fire cooking without valid NOC. Residents clarified they are not opposed to businesses but want a safe environment where eateries follow all norms and residents do not face congestion, safety risks or restricted access to their own neighbourhood.

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PMC has reviewed a series of infrastructure works in the Yerawada ward area, covering road repairs, missing links, land acquisition, connectivity projects and cleanliness 🚧. Key proposals include the Shivane to Kharadi riverside missing link, the 18 metre north-south road in Wagholi, road widening near the Grant Road and Nagar Road junction and proposed Regional Plan roads alongside Nagar Road.

The civic administration has also prioritised land acquisition for major projects and directed officials to complete important road repairs within the next 15 days 🛣️. At Wagholi’s Nala Garden, officials were asked to explore similar green and recreational spaces on available civic land, highlighting the need to balance Pune’s infrastructure expansion with usable public spaces 🌳.

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Maharashtra is heading into the Ganesh festival and festive season on a strong realty note with property registrations in April to August 2026 rising 12.4 percent year-on-year to 21.24 lakh documents compared to 18.90 lakh in the same period last year and 18.02 lakh two years ago, reflecting sustained and growing demand across the state's real estate market. Revenue collection climbed nearly 16 percent to Rs 26,637.73 crore during the same five months against Rs 22,996.04 crore last year and Rs 22,235.65 crore in 2024, an increase of Rs 3,641.69 crore over last year and nearly Rs 4,402 crore over 2024. In the first two weeks of September alone, 1.66 lakh documents were registered up to September 11 generating Rs 2,002.65 crore, indicating the upward momentum is continuing well into the festive period. The state has already achieved 38.9 percent of its annual revenue target of Rs 68,500 crore through steady registrations.

Registration officials highlighted that the revenue increase is particularly significant because ready reckoner rates have not been revised this year meaning the higher collection has come entirely from increased registration volumes and high-value transactions rather than any administrative rate hike. Credai Maharashtra president attributed the trend to infrastructure development, improved connectivity and robust economic activity creating opportunities across the state with Mumbai, Pune and other major urban centres continuing to show strong performance while Tier-2 cities are also showing promising traction. The numbers paint a picture of a property market driven by genuine consumer confidence and healthy real estate demand heading into one of Maharashtra's busiest festive buying seasons with the registration department well on track to meet or potentially exceed its annual revenue target for 2026-27.

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PMRDA is now accelerating work on six important roads covering around 15 km in and around Chakan MIDC 🚧. The projects received administrative approval in September 2025 and work orders were issued in February 2026 with a 12 month completion deadline. The total estimated expenditure is around ₹69 crore, with heavy industrial traffic currently making construction more difficult.

To speed up the work, PMRDA has requested permission for one way traffic on five key stretches including Chikhali Moi, Kuruli Phata Nighoje and Chakan Phata Alandi 🚛. The agency has cited traffic congestion and monsoon delays, while local residents and industrialists have questioned why major repairs were not completed earlier. PMRDA says work is now being taken up on priority and will be completed as early as possible.

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