Development Potential of an area under Municipal Corporation

Abstract

The local body governing Indian cities in coordination with the State Government is a municipal corporation. Its goal is to provide development programs and plans in a city. Pune City, located in Maharashtra State, has become the largest municipal corporation recently by merging 23 villages. There are many challenges, opportunities and concerns while developing these villages all of a sudden. The quality of services increases, roads become wider, and the land and property prices increase, important services like water supply, drainage and civic facilities are also strengthened. This boosts up the commercialization and may also lead to unplanned growth of urbanization. Dwellings and slums are not considered; the development potential of an area should be analyzed for proper planning of the area and leading towards sustainable growth. This paper analyzes the growth potentials and challenges of a selected area, Susgaon village, Pune, India which has recently merged under PMC limits. The focus of the paper is to study the development potential of a village recently merged into a city area along with its challenges and benefits.