Pimpri Chinchwad residents to intensify protest against draft of revised DP

Time of India

5 days ago

Pune: Residents in many parts of Pimpri Chinchwad have intensified their protest to newly proposed roads in the draft of revised development plan (DP) with a call of bandh on June 30, claiming that the project would have a huge impact on many residential structures.
The residents held a protest march on Sunday to press for their demands and raised concerns regarding the alignment of the High Capacity Mass Transit Route (HCMTR). PCMC published the draft of revised DP last month, which is currently open for public suggestions and objections.
"A 24-metre-wide road has been proposed between Birla Hospital and Kaverinagar in the draft of revised DP. We lived here for over 40 years, and now the civic body wants to demolish our homes and construct a new road.
More than 90% of the proposed route passes through existing residential areas," said Kaverinagar resident Kishor Patil.
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Another resident, Shivaji Ibitdar of Chinchawadenagar, said his house would be affected by the HCMTR project. "In 2017, there were large-scale protests when the project was proposed. In 2018, leaders from the then-ruling party promised to change the road alignment to avoid affecting homes. But the alignment in the draft of revised DP remains unchanged.
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It would affect a large number of residents," he said.
Dhanaji Yelkar, convenor of the 'Swabhimani Ghar Bachao Movement', formed in 2017 to oppose the HCMTR project, said areas like Rahatni, Thergaon, Walhekarwadi, Chinchawadenagar and Bijlinagar are among the most affected. He said chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, during a recent visit to the city, assured that no project would be carried out without public consent.
He also announced the cancellation of town planning schemes for Charholi, he said.
"Despite repeated protests, the proposed road reservations in residential areas have not been withdrawn," Yelkar said, adding that over 25,000 objections have already been submitted to PCMC's town planning department. He further said the residents affected by proposed DP roads and the HCMTR project have planned a 'bandh' in their locality to raise their concerns.
"If our demands are not met, the protests will be intensified further," he added.
A senior PCMC official clarified that the reservations were proposed by the committee responsible for drafting the revised DP. Citizens have a window of 60 days from the date of publication of the revised DP to file objections. The committee will review the objections before finalising the plan and submitting it to state govt for approval.