India, Nov. 21 -- The Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA) has launched a crackdown on illegal land plotting in Purandar, near the proposed international airport. Since November 19, demolition and removal work has been carried out in three villages, with authorities warning the operation will continue.

PMRDA officials said unauthorised plotting has surged in the airport impact zone, with developers selling small plots without government approval, often creating temporary roads and poles to mislead buyers, even though building permissions are not allowed.

To investigate complaints, PMRDA surveyed 15 villages surrounding the airport site. The survey confirmed multiple illegal layouts, primarily plots measuring between tw...