PUNE: Pimpri Chinchwad
municipal commissioner Shrikar Pardeshi has sought directions from the
state government on a proposal to stop supply of basic civic amenities
to unauthorized constructions that have come up in the city after April
1, 2012.

Though Pardeshi had tabled the proposal in the general
body meeting seven months ago, the general body continued to defer it.
On Friday, Pardeshi approved the proposal using his constitutional
powers and forwarded it to the state government for further directions.
He said the civic administration had submitted the proposal to the law
committee on August 21, 2012 to stop supplying civic amenities to
unauthorized constructions built after April 1, 2012. The proposal was
recommended by the law committee to the civic general body for approval.
However, the general body did not take a decision on it in the last six
meetings, from October 2012 to March 2013. “Hence, I ordered on
Thursday that the subject is approved as per chapter 2 rule 1(s) of the
Bombay Provincial Municipal Corporation ( BPMC) Act 1949.”

The proposal states that there are 3 lakh properties in the city, of
which 1.10 lakh are unauthorized constructions. Members of the Pimpri
Chinchwad New Township Development Authority (PCNTDA) have written a
letter to the PCMC
to check documents like the lease deed, building permission, completion
certificate provided by the PCNTDA to the owners of constructions that
are located in PCNTDA limits, before providing basic amenities like
water and drainage connections, approach roads and streetlights.

The civic body has also sought approval to inform the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited ( MSEDCL)
to give power connections to properties in the municipal limits only
after the owners provide commencement and other certificates from the
concerned civic departments.