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PMC Eyes ₹200 Crore Annual Boost from Building Permissions in Merged Areas.                                                                                                                                             

The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) is set to generate around ₹200 crore annually by granting building permissions in newly merged areas, following the transfer of authority from the Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA). Civic officials said the additional revenue will help ease financial pressure on PMC and support much-needed infrastructure development in these zones. The state government approved the development plan (DP) for the merged areas in October. These nine villages, merged into PMC limits in 2017, currently house nearly six lakh residents, with the population expected to rise to eight lakh by 2035. Based on these projections, PMC plans to roll out key infrastructure projects, including sewage treatment networks and water supply systems, requiring investments of over ₹1,500 crore in the coming years. Officials said implementation will begin once the government resolution is issued. Residents, however, allege that overlapping PMC–PMRDA jurisdictions have delayed civic services, despite rapid real estate growth and rising revenues.