PimpriChinchwad civic body proposes slum development under PMAY

The PimpriChinchwad Municipal Corporation proposes to construct 7,000 tenements in a slum rehabilitation project under the Pradhan MantriAawasYojana (PMAY) across seven slums in Dapodi. The project is expected to cost PimpriChinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) Rs1,757crore. The city improvement committee (CIC) has approved a resolution in this regard. The civic body has implemented projects to develop 9 slums under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). PCMC plans to develop the slumsclusterwise on a pilot basis. The consultant has prepared a proposal of estimated cost of Rs3,000crore to develop the slums, where rehabilitation has not taken place. However, it was found that not a single project of theirs has been completed, the proposal said.