The Indian Express            24.08.2013

NCP puts off decision on merger of 7 villages in PMC jurisdiction

After managing to get approval in the legal committee, the proposal came up for discussion in the general body meeting before it could be forwarded to the state governmet for final approval. As per the proposal, the villages to be included in civic jurisdiction are Nandoshi, Vadgaonsheri, Mangdewadi, Bhilarewadi, Gujar Nimbalkarwadi, Jambhulwadi and Kolewadi. These are in addition to the 28 villages that were given consent by the the civic body recently.

NCP leader Subhash Jagtap said the proposal to include more villages in PMC limits is to stop the rampant ongoing illegal construction in these villages.

However, Congress leader Arvind Shinde objected by saying that the civic body should consider the adverse impact of including more villages in civic limits.

"It is improper to add more villages in civic limits till the PMC provides basic civic facilities to the already merged villages," said Shinde.

Congress leader Ulhas Bagul said the civic body should take into consideration the increase in population in the city and its possible impact on the existing civic facilities.

MNS leader Vasant More said the villages proposed to be merged are far from the civic limits and the administration should visit them before recommending their inclusion in the civic jurisdiction.

In the proposal, the civic administration has cited the villages are adjoining to the area earlier proposed to be merged in the civic jurisdiction and hence could be added to the list.

While Vadgaonsheri village had already got the administration's nod, the civic chief said the other six villages could be included in the PMC limits too.