PMC gets 5k suggestions & objections on metro rail

PUNE: The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) received as many as 5,000 suggestions and objections regarding the metro rail project. Citizens were invited to express their opinions as part of the draft development plan of city.
On July 15, the PMC had invited the citizens to submit their opinions on the Pune metro project within 30 days. The public notice published by the PMC had stated that the civic body wants to include provisions mentioned in the metro proposal in the Development Control (DC) rules of old and new city areas.
"The civic administration had given a month's time for the suggestions and objections. The deadline was extended after the citizens demanded for more time. The process concluded on Tuesday and around 5,000 suggestions and objections have reached PMC," said a senior civic official of PMC.
Key points of the proposal include a no-development zone within 10 metre of the proposed route. A no-objection certificate will be compulsory for any construction within 50 metre of the proposed alignment. It also calls for provision of 4 FSI for developments within 500 metre along the route.
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) had proposed the 4 FSI on either side of the metro corridors for greater population densification through vertical development of residential and commercial properties.
"The citizens have given their opinion regarding these provisions. Individuals, social organizations, political parties have come forward with their views. Some want that the provision should be changes totally, while some want a partial change," said the official.
In June 2012, the state cabinet approved the 14.925-km elevated route from Vanaz to Ramwadi and had set a 2017-deadline for the completion of phase-I of the project.
The revised estimated cost of the project is now pegged at Rs 10,183 crore. The Chinchwad-Swargate corridor will now cost Rs 6,960 crore and the Vanaz-Ramwadi route will cost Rs 3,223 crore. The total cost (for both corridors) has increased by nearly Rs 2,199 crore, as compared to the 2009 estimates.