PMC demolishes encroachments in Vishrantwadi & Viman Nagar
PMC demolishes encroachments in Vishrantwadi & Viman Nagar - Pune Pulse
By: Pune Pulse
October 20, 2023
Pune: On October 19, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) removed several encroachments from restaurants & cafes in Viman Nagar. Also, encroachments were removed from a residential society in Vishrantwadi on Friday.
As per further information shared by Irfan Shaikh, Branch Engineer, Construction Department Officer, PMC, in Vishrantwadi, the front margin & parking illegal Patra shed of Navarang Plaza Society were removed completely. Approximately, an area of 3,000 sq ft was removed and freed from encroachments.
In Viman Nagar, encroachments of the following restaurants & cafes were removed:
· From CCD Chowk to Devkar Chowk
Ø Restaurants – Tales & Spirit Hunters Bistro, The Chai Cafe, Wild Sugar Cafe, The Barnyard Cafe, Thorat Barbeque Misal, Chats & Wraps Cafe, Pind Punjab Cafe.
· From CCD Chowk to Datta Mandir Chowk
Ø Thai Spa, Crazy Cheesy & various shops and restaurants
· From Datta Mandir Chowk to Kailas Super Market Chowk
Ø Bottle Baash etc
The area freed from encroachments in Viman Nagar is 12,000 sq ft.
The types of structures removed are shades, awnings, grills & plastic. The total area of demolition is 15,000 sq ft. Two heavy cranes & gas cutters were the machinery & equipment used for the encroachments.
Yuvraj Deshmukh, PMC, Construction Development Zone 4, Department Superintendent Engineer, Rohidas Gavane, Executive Engineer, Eknath Gadekar, Deputy Engineer, Irfan Shaikh, Branch Engineer, Nitin Chandane, Junior Engineer and Parag Gorhe took action against unauthorized constructions in Vishrantwadi & Viman Nagar areas.
Arjun Jagtap, President of the Viman Nagar Residents Association, said “We had sent a letter to the PMC regarding such encroachments. If the particular land is only allotted for residential row houses, how can it be turned into or used for commercial purposes? Here, in residential areas, these are completely illegal activities such as setting up spa, cafes, restaurants and more. If anybody has got the relevant permissions, where is the parking space, other infrastructure?”
Shreyas Vange
