India, Dec. 12 -- The state government has approved a revised plan of sewage treatment projects, worth Rs.1,209.8 crore, for 27 villages under the PMRDA urban development zone. The projects will benefit a population of 39.42 lakh in these villages.

The decision was taken at the 13th PMRDA meeting chaired by chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday at the Vidhan Bhavan in Nagpur. Deputy chief ministers Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar were also present.

The PMRDA currently covers 697 villages across nine talukas of Pune district, spread over 5,383 sq km.

Fadnavis said the 23 villages merged into the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) limits in June 2021 must be planned by the civic body. He asked officials to examine the proposal to prepa...