Overview

• Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar announced on August 8 that Pune’s suburbs will be reorganized into three separate municipal corporations covering Hinjawadi, Chakan and Wagholi-Phursungi
• Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the state will only proceed with a single new municipal corporation after evaluating existing bodies in the region
• Pawar argued that standalone municipal corporations are needed to unlock surplus funds for widening roads and installing storm water drainage systems
• Frustration over traffic gridlock, monsoon-linked outages and project delays under overlapping PMC, PCMC, PMRDA and MIDC jurisdictions fueled demands for governance reform
• The Maharashtra government will conduct further reviews to determine whether to adopt one new corporation or expand the plan to three