India, June 19 -- Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis instructed Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) officials to cancel the controversial Charholi Town Planning (TP) scheme, stating that development must reflect the people's will.

Fadnavis, on Wednesday, was in Pune for various programmes during which the orders were issued.

Earlier, PCMC expressed its intent to implement a town planning scheme for certain areas in Charholi. PCMC published a public notice on May 1, intending to implement the town planning scheme on 380-hectare land in Chikhali-Kudalwadi and 1,425-hectare land in Charholi. Later, due to opposition from residents, the TP scheme in Chikhali-Kudalwadi was scrapped. However, PCMC decided to proceed with the Charholi ...