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The Pune Cantonment Board has asked the Ministry of Defence for statutory approval to develop three prime properties in Koregaon Park, Dhobighat and MG Road for commercial use under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model, as it tries to tackle its growing financial crisis.

The state government has sanctioned ₹300 crore for the expansion of the Mahatma Jyotirao Phule memorial in Pune, and the Pune Municipal Corporation is ready to begin land acquisition and rehabilitation as soon as the code of conduct ends.

The Pune Municipal Corporation’s standing committee has cleared tenders worth ₹168 crore, inclusive of GST, for a road upgrade covering 136 km of the 2027 Pune Grand Cycle Tour route within Pune city.

A major drinking water pipeline of the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) burst near Chintamani Temple in Akurdi, wasting lakhs of litres and sending clean water onto nearby streets.

SRA Secretary Sheetal Nikam announced the immediate suspension of the ongoing survey of the Jadhavnagar redevelopment scheme in Yerawada after more than 200 residents marched to the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) office.

The Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has identified 41 hawker zones across the city, but only 1,506 of 15,013 eligible street vendors have registration certificates so far.

Major changes in Pune's revised draft Development Plan: roads originally planned at 36 metres have been reduced to as little as 24 metres. The plan proposes narrowing 50 roads in eight merged village areas and the Undri highway.

Near Yerawada Metro Station, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) is to build a multi-level parking facility on an open plot reserved for the Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML).

Roads in Baner, Balewadi, Hinjewadi and surrounding stretches are in poor condition after prolonged construction work, even as Pune Metro Line 3 between Hinjewadi and Shivajinagar has started running.

A woman employee has accused former Deputy Mayor Mukari Algude of molestation and inappropriate conduct over an incident she alleges happened on Thursday afternoon, and the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has barred him from entering its headquarters.

The Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML) plans to introduce 11 new feeder routes linking Pune Metro Line 3 stations with nearby areas.

The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), which banned firecrackers in public spaces for Diwali, has taken no action against violations this year.

Around 21.5 TMC of water will remain in the four dams to meet the requirements of Pune city and rural areas over the next nine months, once the Khadakwasla circle dams stop releasing water for rural areas by this weekend.

The existing stock is around 5.5 TMC lower than the storage recorded in the dams around mid-November last year.

Authorities are to take a call on Pune's water supply.