India, July 17 -- Pune municipal commissioner Naval Kishore Ram on Tuesday directed the civic administration to prepare individual development plans for each of the villages merged into Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) limits.

The move will enable the civic body to better prioritise and implement projects based on local needs, he said.

A total of 32 villages have been merged into PMC over time. However, these areas continue to face a shortage of basic civic amenities, and residents have often complained of being neglected by the municipal administration.

Ram gave the instructions during a meeting with the 27-member committee appointed by the state government to oversee the development of the merged villages.

"I have asked the administ...