India, April 26 -- The defence authorities have granted permission to the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) to carry out essential pre-monsoon work in several defence-owned areas across the city.

The decision was taken during a joint meeting held on Thursday at the Southern Command between defence officials and PMC representatives.

The areas that have been given clearance for the work include Bombay Engineering Group (BEG), General Reserve Engineer Force (GREF) Centre, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Pune, and the National Chemical Laboratory (NCL) at Pashan, said officials.

Prithviraj BP, additional municipal commissioner, PMC, said the meeting was part of the pre-monsoon preparations.

"The defence authoriti...