India, Dec. 23 -- Civic activist Vivek Velankar has demanded a one-month extension for filing suggestions and objections to the proposed Bharat Mandapam project at Lohegaon, stating that citizens have not been adequately informed about the plan.

The deadline for submitting suggestions and objections to the project, proposed on a 19-hectare (over 30 acres) plot, is December 28.

Velankar said residents were largely unaware of the scale and implications of the project. "The project is coming up on more than 30 acres of land, but detailed information has not been made easily accessible. The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) should make available all relevant documents on its website and extend the deadline by at least a month," he said.

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