India, Oct. 14 -- As the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) is losing nearly Rs.5,000 crore per annum due to large-scale mismanagement; irregularities; and misuse of public lands reserved for essential amenities such as schools, hospitals, playgrounds and sports complexes; the civic body is now getting its act together by finalising a stringent new framework to bring accountability and transparency into how amenity lands are allocated and used.

Municipal commissioner Naval Kishore Ram said, "Public land worth thousands of crores of rupees lies misused or underutilised. There has been serious mishandling and a complete lack of oversight in managing amenity spaces. This is not just a revenue loss, it is a denial of essential services and spa...