The center has released Rs.194 crore for Pune under cities mission

Q: Now, the PMC and the state govt. are expecting to raise funds for actual implementation of projects.

Rishi Dev,

15th April 2016

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Pune was ranked 2nd in the smart city competition but that ranks doesn't matter. What matter is not where a city stands now but where it likes to go and how it proposes to go. It will be based on a model drawn from the vested strength of a city and backed by a reliable action plan.

Vasanth,

15th April 2016

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It is expected that Rs.700 crore will be invested in pan-city projects implemented across Pune in the next 5 yrs. The mission will focus on fixing the biggest concerns such as improving public transport, ability to move and water through through better availability and reliability.

Sashidharan,

15th April 2016

Yes, and we all know that Smart Pune public transport system is on the stake and efforts to achieve the benchmark of 50% public transport use, which is just 18% that will be taken up under this mission.

Piyush Khoche, Pune

15th April 2016

But the PMC is planning to give force on involving private investors. As Minister for urban development M Venkaiah Naidu has asked Pune and 19 other cities, selected in the first round of the Smart Cities contest, to launch their projects by June 25.

Sashidharan,

15th April 2016

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In his official communication to Pune Municipal Corporation, Mr. Naidu stated that the municipal corporations must not delay formation of Special Purpose Vehicles and make sure that the projects planned under the mission not kept pending

Piyush Khoche, Pune

15th April 2016