India, May 13 -- The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has decided to reconsider its proposed Town Planning (TP) scheme for the Charholi and Chikhali area. In the next couple of days, the final decision will be declared, said officials.

PCMC intends to implement the town planning scheme on 380-hectare land in Chikhali-Kudalwadi and 1,425-hectare land in Charholi. The civic body has cleared massive illegal encroachment in Kudalwadi and surrounding areas and cleared around 927 acres of encroached land. However, since the TP scheme was declared, there have been protests by local citizens and even politicians.

Shekhar Singh, municipal commissioner, PCMC, said, "TP scheme is one of the tools for planned development. The intention...