Pune: 84 Roads To Be Narrowed in DP For 9 Merged Villages; PMC Opposition Leader Opposes Move, Urges CM to Intervene
Pune, 14th November 2026: The proposed development plan (DP) for nine newly merged villages has recommended reducing the width of 84 roads among its 143 proposals, prompting the Pune Municipal Corporation’s (PMC) opposition leader, Nilesh Nikam, to urge the state government against the move.
In a letter to chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, Nikam said road widths in the newly merged villages should not be reduced, considering the possibility of increased traffic congestion in the future. He also demanded that separate plots be reserved for solid waste management projects and PMPML bus depots.
The town planning department has published the draft development plan for the nine villages merged into the PMC limits. The plan will soon be forwarded to the state government for approval.
Nikam pointed out that Pune ranks second only to Bengaluru in terms of traffic congestion, while the city is fourth in the country in vehicle sales. According to planning norms, 15% of the total area in a development plan should be reserved for roads. However, Pune has reserved only around 9% of its area for roads, he said.
“Reducing the width of 84 roads in the newly merged villages will create serious traffic congestion in the future. The civic administration should ensure adequate road widths to accommodate the city’s growing traffic,” Nikam said.
He also raised concerns over solid waste management, stating that Pune had slipped out of the rankings in the Swachh Survekshan survey. Most of the city’s existing waste processing facilities are located in Hadapsar, putting the health of residents in the area at risk, he said.
Nikam demanded that the development plan earmark independent plots for waste processing facilities to ensure a more balanced distribution of such infrastructure across the city.
