The Times of India    27.07.2012

 PUNE: The civic administration will soon remove nearly 500 unauthorized
constructions built after April 1 2012 and identified by the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC).Municipal commissioner Shrikar Pardeshi said, “The civic administration
is firm on action against unauthorized constructions. They have been
divided into four categories. We will take action against them in
phases. In the first phase, action will be taken against constructions
in the rivers’ floodline areas and those which are on plots reserved in
the development plan.”Maruti Vanjari, a citizen from
Pimpri-Chinchwad, had filed a Public Interest Litigation(PIL) in the
Bombay high court last year about unauthorized constructions.The court
had directed the civic body to take action against such constructions
and set six months for the action. The civic body later asked for a
six-month extension.

Meanwhile, the civic body sent a proposal
to the state government demanding that the unauthorized constructions be
regularised like they have been in Ulhasnagar. When this proposal was
rejected, another was sent which is pending. The government has directed
the civic body not to allow any new unauthorised constructions in the
city.Since the last two months, a series of drives were carried
out by the civic administration for removal of unauthorized
constructions. Last week, many corporators made a demand that the civic
administration seek fresh directives from the state government about
action against unauthorized constructions. They plan to meet deputy
chief minister Ajit Pawar.All the three MLAs from
Pimpri-Chinchwad staged a dharna in Mumbai demanding that unauthorized
constructions before March 31, 2012 be regularized. The general body
meeting on July 20 was adjourned to support the MLAs.