Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority

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Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority is the planning and development authority for the Pune Metropolitan Region. It was notified in the year 2015 and has a jurisdictional area of {{convert|7246.46|sqkm||abbr=on}} with a population of {{nowrap|7.276 million}} (approximately), it is the 2nd largest urban unit in Maharashtra.{{cite news|title=Expansion plans: PMRDA wants 800 villages within limits|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/pune-redrawn-now-largest-urban-unit-in-maharashtra/|accessdate=18 March 2016|work=The Indian Express|date=8 December 2015|location=Mumbai}}{{Cite web|url=http://pmrda.gov.in/background.html|title=Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority - PMRDA|website=pmrda.gov.in|access-date=2017-11-07}}{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/6-months-on-pune-metropolitan-region-development-authoritys-demand-for-water-stuck/articleshow/72092661.cms|title=6 months on, Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority's demand for water stuck |date=November 17, 2019|first=Nisha|last=Nambiar|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2020-04-22}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/real-estate/pmrda-to-use-swiss-help-to-build-carbon-neutral-township/article29460264.ece|title=PMRDA to use Swiss help to build carbon-neutral township|website=@businessline|date=19 September 2019 |language=en|access-date=2020-04-22}}

The authority covers the entire talukas of Pune, Maval, Mulshi, Haveli and parts of Bhor, Daund, Shirur, Chakan, Purandar and Velhe. It has been set up as a legally empowered and a self-financing corporate body by the Urban Development Department of the Government of Maharashtra.{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/pmrda-receives-ten-proposals-from-citizens-to-have-townships/articleshow/72128038.cms|title=PMRDA receives ten proposals from citizens to have townships|date=November 19, 2019|first=Nisha|last=Nambiar|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2020-04-22}}

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