India, July 11 -- The Maharashtra government on Thursday approved the merger of six cantonment boards with their respective/nearby municipal corporations. However, it decided to retain Dehu Road Cantonment as a separate entity, citing its sensitive nature.

Of the seven cantonment boards in Maharashtra, six will be merged with their respective/nearby municipal bodies while Dehu Road will be the only cantonment board to remain independent due to security and strategic considerations. As part of the decision, the Pune Cantonment and Khadki Cantonment will be merged with the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC). Both the state government and defence ministry have given their consent to the merger. With the inclusion of these two areas, PMC's jur...