CM Fadnavis Unveils Vision For New Pune: State Plans To Replace PMRDA Development Plan With Town Planning Model

Pune, 28th April 2025: Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday (27th April) indicated that the Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA) will prioritize implementing the Town Planning (TP) Scheme over a traditional Development Plan (DP) as it prepares for the future expansion of “New Pune.”

Speaking at the ‘Pune Urban Dialogue: Challenges and Solutions’ conference, Fadnavis emphasized that the PMRDA region represents the new face of Pune. He stated that the administration has been instructed to create a network of roads with a minimum width of twelve meters to support the city’s future needs, followed by the rollout of TP schemes to facilitate structured urban growth.

The State Government had recently annulled the previously drafted Development Plan for the PMRDA area. While discussions about drafting a new plan are ongoing, there are increasing indications that the TP Scheme approach will be adopted instead. Fadnavis’ comments on Sunday provided clear signals in this direction.

Explaining further, Fadnavis said that the earlier plan for six-meter and nine-meter wide roads was insufficient for the vision of New Pune. Drawing examples from cities like Ahmedabad and Lucknow, he stressed that creating a robust twelve-meter-wide road network would be a priority, followed by planned urbanization through Town Planning models. “The PMRDA area is the future of Pune. A new city is being envisioned here, and it is essential to plan for it with foresight,” he said.

Minister of State for Urban Development Madhuri Misal also addressed the gathering, highlighting that any development plan must carefully consider sanitation, water supply, transportation, environment, pollution control, sewage, and solid waste management. She emphasized that future planning would incorporate the principles of urban designing and insisted on the importance of implementing approved development plans effectively.

Referring to earlier initiatives like Biodiversity Park (BDP) reservations and the preservation of hilltops and slopes, Misal questioned whether these measures had truly achieved environmental protection. She concluded by suggesting that strategic policy decisions would be necessary to ensure that future plans genuinely serve their intended purpose.