Pune: A 1BHK unit crunched into less than 300sqft or a 3BHK flat not exceeding the 700sqft mark —small is turning out to be a big draw for top developers entering the affordable housing sector here. Read more at: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/big-developers-enter-affordable-sector-small-flats-shrink-further/articleshow/64346276.cms
PUNE: The civic body has initiated steps to widen a portion of the road connecting 509 Chowk and Tata Guard room to minimise the traffic snarls commuters frequently face while travelling to Lohegoan airport. Read more at: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/pmc-to-widen-junction-leading-to-lohegaon-airport/articleshow/64336544.cms
PUNE: In a bid to further crack down on gold smugglers trying to sneak in the precious metal through Pune airport, the customs authorities here will soon get an X-Ray Fluorescence Analyser (XRF) machine. Read more at: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/x-ray-machine-to-crack-gold-smuggling-cases-at-airport/articleshow/64346195.cms
The Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL) has so far identified 686 commercial and residential properties that will have to be relocated for completion and smooth transition of the Metro in the city. Read more at: https://punemirror.indiatimes.com/pune/civic/metro-to-dislocate-686-establishments/articleshow/64324196.cms
PUNE: With several projects under Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority(MHADA) lying incomplete, housing minister Prakash Mehtaon Wednesday suggested that MHADA Act be amended to terminate the contract with private builders who fail to complete projects within the stipulated time as well as include all projects under Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (MahaRERA). Read more at: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/amend-mhada-to-hasten-projects-housing-minister/articleshow/64294912.cms
Pune: The Southern Command’s defence land repository will start functioning in two days. The Archival Unit and Research Centre (AU&RC), which will preserve all the data pertaining to the Southern Command’s land, will be inaugurated by Jojneshwar Sharma — Director General Defence Estates — in Khadki on May 25. This will be India’s second state-of-the-art land records facility, afterContinue reading
PUNE: The state government’s water supply scheme undertaken by the Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran (MJP) has hit a road block in the absence of a no objection certificate from the local military authority (LMA) for laying an underground pipeline on the 800mt stretch of A-1 land (defence) from Burnett Road to the Empress Botanical Garden inContinue reading
Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation (MahaMetro) has marked 688 properties for demolition on the two Metro rail corridors. These properties include homes, slums and shops. Of these, 472 are located on the Pimpri-Swargate section and 155 on the Vanaz-Ramwadi corridor. Read more at: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/688-properties-on-metro-route-to-be-razed-owners-will-be-rehabilitated/articleshow/64325082.cms
AFTER 15 people died when a flyover collapsed in Varanasi on Tuesday, local residents and activists in Pune have expressed concerns about how safe and sturdy the many flyovers and road overbridges in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad are. Officials of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC), however, said there was nothingContinue reading
As crores of toilet blocks are constructed across India as part of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, making toilet usage a sustainable solution in the long run has been a challenge for authorities. There have been several reports about the newly-constructed toilets being used for other purposes, including for storing grains. Now, a pilot project in PuneContinue reading
