3 minutes of readingPuneFebruary 5, 2026 22:17 IST
Keeping in mind the increasing scope of various urban initiatives underway and planned for the future in the city of Pune, along with the complexities of civic services and environmental management, the Pune administration has constituted the City Transformation Cell for the city.
A meeting of the Cell was organized in the Pune Construction of the Municipal Corporation to establish a crucial and necessary institutional framework for the city. The meeting was attended by Municipal Commissioner Naval Kishore Ram, Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Commissioner and Pune Metro CEO Shravan Hardikar, Pune District Collector Jitendra Duddi as well as officials from various administrative and technical departments.
“Major discussions on the development of the city were held during the meeting. It was decided to set up a City Transformation Cell at the city level,” the PMC commissioner said.
He said this cell will include nodal officers from all departments. “With regard to land acquisition, it was pointed out that many proposals related to land acquisition are pending at the district level, and instructions were given to take immediate and appropriate action in this regard. The responsibility of prioritizing the pending cases and resolving all cases within a month has been assigned to the respective departments,” he said, adding that “steps should be taken in coordination with the Water Resources Department to utilize the closed canals for cycle lanes.”
He said that the cooperation of all departments is essential to achieve sustainable and balanced development of the city. adding that environmental considerations must be taken into account when developing civic infrastructure and services.
Instructions have been given to coordinate and take immediate action as per rules for removal of flexible hoardings in the city, the municipal commissioner said. “As some important political and development decisions will be taken in the near future, the concerned departments have been instructed to keep their proposals ready. All works and project proposals to be carried out in the coming year should be communicated by the respective departments in a timely manner, so that coordination between the departments is maintained and no permission or approval is given for any work or project without the planning and approval of the concerned department, ensuring smooth planning and implementation of the projects.”
Instructions were given to immediately remove obstacles caused by disordered electrical and telephone cables on the city’s sidewalks and in the air. Since abandoned vehicles cause blockages on roads, concerned departments should take immediate steps to remove these vehicles from roads and ensure that appropriate action is taken as per rules, he said.
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All concerned departments will have to comply with the above instructions and it will be mandatory to submit regular reports to the City Transformation Cell. The City Transformation Cell meeting will be held once a month, Ram said.