India, Aug. 10 -- Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday indicated the possibility of creating one more municipal corporation within the Pune Metropolitan Region (PMR), which would take the total to three-Pune, Pimpri Chinchwad, and a proposed new corporation.

Earlier in the day, deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, while addressing traffic and infrastructure concerns in the Chakan MIDC area during visits to Chakan, Bhosari and adjoining localities, stressed the need for three municipal corporations in the PMR. His remarks sparked speculation about the formation of multiple new civic bodies.

Clarifying the matter, Fadnavis said, "Pawar suggested one additional corporation, not three new ones. With the inclusion of one more ...