Due to water access, PMRDA has put 20 development plans on hold.

PUNE: Rahul Mahiwal, the commissioner of PMRDA, told TOI on Monday that he had put 20 out of the 50 bids he had received last week on hold since the developers had not provided a clear supply of water for the projects.

“These suggestions won’t be approved unless the water source is clarified… The more than 200 building plans that have been received in the past two months are being examined. The process will start in February and each proposal will be followed by a site visit, he stated.

These developments are situated in the Pune district’s Maval, Mulshi, and Haveli talukas, which are experiencing a boom in building activity.

As per the directions issued by Divisional Commissioner Saurabh Rao last week, the checks have been started. Rao had instructed the PMRDA and municipal commissioners of Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad not to permit construction work until the builders had disclosed the sources of water they planned to supply to the property owners.

Every proposal will be considered on its own. If no one is living in the complex yet, permissions will be revoked. The PMRDA commissioner stated, “We will look for the water sources that the developer promised.”

The building permit department officials said that a review of the approvals granted based on the builders’ affidavits and the gram panchayat NOC would take place.

When awarding building licenses, the divisional commissioner had instructed PMRDA to consider more information than just the developers’ affidavits about water supplies.

Last Monday, the divisional commissioner urged the public to express their complaints over the water supply, under the directives of the Bombay High Court. 60 or more residents have brought up concerns about the water supply.

The PMRDA, which oversees more than 800 villages, two municipal corporations, seven municipal councils, and three cantonment boards, has sprung into action and chosen to carefully examine the construction projects it has approved.