3. OVERVIEW OF CITY - PUNE
Pune is the second largest city in the state of Maharashtra.
Pune city stands bordered by the ranges of the Sahyadri Mountain.
The moderate weather as well as the rich flora and fauna of the city make it
an ideal travel destination. It has been known by a plethora of sobriquets.
Popular among them: ‘Queen of the Deccan’, ‘Cultural capital of Maharashtra’,
and ‘Oxford of the East’.
It is also among the greenest urban areas in the country with more than 40
per cent of its area under green cover.
Pune is the ninth populous city of the India and one of the top 10 “Most
Developed Cities” in India by GDP 2016 and one of the fastest developing cities
in the Asia Pacific region.
It has a very strong presence in the automobile sector and is on its way to
consolidate its position as the 'Detroit of India' too. Once referred as
'Pensioner's Paradise' it is now home to many software and IT companies.
SOURCE: https://icabm.sibmpune.edu.in/about-pune.php
Area
Pune MC516.18 km2 (199.30 sq mi)
Elevation
560 m (1,840 ft)
Population
Pune MC - 6,200,000
Pune MC density12,000/km2 (31,000/sq mi)
5. PUNE CITY SWATI R. THAKUR l M.ARCH, 3rd SEM l URBAN GOVERNANCE AND PROJECT FINANCE l SPA,UOM
MAHARASTRA – URBAN GOVERANCE
The accountability structure of a Municipal Corporation is as follows:
As per the Census of 2011, the total population of Maharashtra was 11.24 crore, of
which 45.23 per cent was from urban areas. The state has 40 cities/urban
agglomerations having a population of over one lakh.
Twenty two Municipal Corporations in the state have been created for urban
agglomerations having a population of more than three lakh. These Municipal
Corporations have been classified into four categories i.e. A, B, C and D, based on the
criteria of population, per capita income and per capita area
Similarly, 226 Municipal Councils have been created for smaller urban areas and
categorised based on their population. At present, there are 12 ‘A’ class (having
population more than one lakh), 60 ‘B’ class (having population more than 40000 but
not more than one lakh) and 154 ‘C’ class (having population of 40000 or less) Municipal
Councils. There are five Nagar Panchayats in the state for towns with population
between 15000 and 25000.