PCMC Standing Committee Approves Multiple Development Projects
Sports Scholarships, Hospital Upgrades, Road Repairs and Civic Infrastructure Works Get Green Light Under Chairman Abhishek Barane
Pimpri-Chinchwad : The weekly meeting of the Standing Committee of the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC), chaired by Standing Committee Chairman Abhishek Barane, approved several proposals related to civic infrastructure, road development, healthcare, sports, education and public amenities.
The meeting was held at the Late Mayor Madhukarrao Ramchandra Pawale Hall in the PCMC administrative building. Various proposals from different civic departments, including development works and tender approvals, were discussed and cleared.
Financial Assistance for Sportspersons
Under the civic body’s sports policy, financial assistance was approved for several players participating in national and international competitions. Pranshu Sadashiv Suryawanshi was sanctioned assistance towards travel, entry fees, accommodation and food expenses to participate in the Junior World Cup in Egypt.
Financial assistance and sports scholarships were approved for Sajid Karim Tamboli and Anwar Mukhtar Ansari to participate in an international differently-abled cricket tournament in Singapore.
Pranit Ganesh Adhav was approved financial assistance for an international yoga competition in Hong Kong, while Sneha S. Kamaldinni received approval for assistance to participate in the Asian Powerlifting Championship.
Financial assistance for Pragati Gaikwad to participate in the Hind Kesari competition was also approved, subject to verification of her sports certificate by the Directorate of Sports and Youth Services.
Healthcare and Educational Facilities
The committee approved a tender received through the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) portal for purchasing advanced washing machines for municipal hospitals.
It also approved an extension of the tenure and contract of an Individual Consultant appointed to implement Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Corporate Environmental Responsibility (CER) initiatives within PCMC limits.
The tenure of the director of Savitribai Phule Academy in Wakad, which provides free coaching to students preparing for the UPSC examinations, was extended on a contractual basis, along with approval for monthly remuneration.
The committee also approved the urgent direct purchase of 78 types of medical books for students enrolled in various NBEMS-DNB courses at New Bhosari and Jijamata hospitals.
Road Development and Civic Infrastructure
Several road repair, drainage and civil infrastructure proposals across different municipal wards received approval.
In Ward 10, a tender for repairing the Empire Estate drain was approved. Road trench repairs in Ward 5 using WBM, bituminous concrete (BC) and cold-mix methods were also cleared.
In Ward 3, proposals covering repairs to municipal buildings and public toilets in Charholi, Wadमुखwadi and Chovisawadi, along with stormwater drainage chambers and road trenches dug for utility services, were approved. Additional civil maintenance works in Charholi, Moshi and Dudulgaon were also cleared.
Road asphalting works in Kharalwadi, Kamgar Nagar, Yashwant Nagar, Udyam Nagar and surrounding areas in Ward 9 received approval. In Ward 17, civil repairs and hot-mix road resurfacing works in Prem Lok Park, Dalvi Nagar and Indira Nagar were approved. The committee also cleared proposals for internal road improvements, stormwater drainage and related works in Morewasti, Chikhali, under Ward 1.
Housing, Public Amenities and Drainage
The remaining compound wall construction work in the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) housing projects in Chikhali Sectors 17 and 19 was approved. Pending repair works in buildings under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana were also cleared.
The committee granted ex-post facto approval for the purchase and distribution of urns for collecting religious offerings at 100 Ganesh immersion sites across the city. A proposal to divert the flow of a drain near Indraprastha in Old Sangvi and beautify the adjoining ghat area was also approved.
Other approvals included electrical maintenance works under the B Ward office and various infrastructure improvements in Wards 1, 6, 8 and 12, covering road furniture, signboards, paving blocks, pathways, crematorium maintenance, stormwater drainage and hot-mix asphalting.
Hospital Equipment and Technical Upgrades
The committee approved replacing the non-functional software of the C-arm and X-ray machine in the operation theatre department of Jijamata Hospital to restore the equipment to working condition. It also considered the administrative expenditure for installing a new electricity meter and providing power supply to decorative poles along the Dange Chowk–Aditya Birla Hospital road.
A proposal to determine and approve the additional cost arising from increased metal prices under a 2021 tender for manufacturing bronze murals, statues and related artworks was also recommended. Additional mandap-related works in Nigdi Pradhikaran and surrounding areas in Ward 15 were approved.
The meeting covered a wide range of proposals aimed at improving civic infrastructure, healthcare facilities, public amenities and sports development across Pimpri-Chinchwad.
