Chief minister Prithviraj Chavan mum on whether construction will be permitted on hills.
Chief minister Prithviraj Chavan and his deputy, Ajit Pawar, on Sunday announced that the development plan (DP) of Pune would be approved by the state government by the end of August.
Both leaders were in the city to inaugurate the Rajiv Gandhi Academy of e-Learning at Shiv Darshan.
Chavan said the deadlock on whether to allow constructions on hills would be resolved to facilitate the development of Pune. However, he did not spell out whether or not the state government would permit such construction.
The DP of 2007 of the Pune Municipal Corporation is under uncertainty for several years as the state government has not taken any decision on it. The fate of the hills surrounding Pune is the bone of contention between environmentalists and political parties.
While the environmentalists want the hills to be reserved as bio-diversity parks, the politicians want permission for partial construction on the hills. Chavan said the state government is looking at a viable alternative to octroi collected by municipal corporations.
Pawar said sanction of the DP will speed up the development of Pune. Urging Chavan to approve the DP as soon as possible, he hoped that many development projects will get a boost.
Pawar said permission will be granted for standard VIII, IX and X at Rajiv Gandhi Academy of e-Learning and emphasised on maintaining the standards of education even if more funds are required for such schools.
He said semi-English medium schools need to be started in Pune Municipal Corporation schools to prepare students from economically backward sections for a bright future. The Rajiv Gandhi Academy of e-Learning is arguably the first school of its kind in the state, with Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) syllabus and e-classes.
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