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Mayor Shakuntala Dharade, along with NCP leader Sharad Pawar and district guardian minister Girish Bapat, would meet Union development minister Venkaiah Naidu on September 9, days after Pimpri Chinchwad was excluded from the list of smart cities.
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Two days before the crucial meeting, the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation held a special general body meeting on September 7 demanding the city's inclusion in the smart city project of the central government. Several corporators said the city was not in the list despite clearing all criteria of the project.
Several elected office-bearers of the civic body would accompany the mayor to the meeting with the Union minister on September 9.
When the city was excluded from the list of smart cities on August 28, there were angry reactions from political leaders and city activists. The civic administration had termed the decision unfortunate.
The NCP, which governs the corporation, said it was a political ploy. The BJP had hit back, saying its inclusion was suspended because of several irregularities and corruption in the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission projects.
A day after its exclusion, district guardian minister Girish Bapat had said the state government would give a special package to the city. He had also claimed that efforts were on to include Pimpri Chinchwad in the list of smart cities. The proposal for the inclusion of Pimpri Chinchwad in the list would be sent to the state government as well as the Union government.
Two days before the crucial meeting, the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation held a special general body meeting on September 7 demanding the city's inclusion in the smart city project of the central government. Several corporators said the city was not in the list despite clearing all criteria of the project.
Several elected office-bearers of the civic body would accompany the mayor to the meeting with the Union minister on September 9.
When the city was excluded from the list of smart cities on August 28, there were angry reactions from political leaders and city activists. The civic administration had termed the decision unfortunate.
The NCP, which governs the corporation, said it was a political ploy. The BJP had hit back, saying its inclusion was suspended because of several irregularities and corruption in the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission projects.
A day after its exclusion, district guardian minister Girish Bapat had said the state government would give a special package to the city. He had also claimed that efforts were on to include Pimpri Chinchwad in the list of smart cities. The proposal for the inclusion of Pimpri Chinchwad in the list would be sent to the state government as well as the Union government.
Source - TOI
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