India, April 30 -- The state government has cancelled the draft development plan prepared by the Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA). Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis directed the authority to propose 18-metre-wide roads in all future planning within its limits.

Fadnavis during his visit to the city on Sunday said that the future of Pune lies within the PMRDA limits. He hinted that instead of a development plan (DP), only town planning (TP) schemes will be implemented in PMRDA area.

The instruction has put six pending TP schemes under question. These proposals, submitted by PMRDA to the state government for final approval, feature roads only 9 to 12 metres wide.

PMRDA commissioner Yogesh Mhase said the six plans will...