Mumbai is no more the biggest city in Maharashtra; Pune is now state’s largest city
Team Udayavani, Jul 1, 2021, 1:28 PM IST
Mumbai: Pune has officially become the city with the largest geographical area in Maharashtra. On Wednesday, the state government issued an order for extending the boundaries of Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) to include 23 new villages in the existing city limits.
The 23 adjoining villages merged in PMC limits are Mhalunge, Sus, Bavdhan Budruk, Kirkatwadi, Pisoli, Kondhwe-Dhawade, Kopre, Nanded, Khadakwasla, Manjari Budhruk, Narhe, Holkarwadi, Autade-Handewadi, Wadachiwadi, Shewalewadi, Nandoshi, Sanasnagar, Mangdewadi, Bhilarewadi, Gujar Nimbalkarwadi, Jambhulwadi, Kolewadi and Wagholi.
With this, Pune has become the seventh-largest city in India, in terms of geographical area. The PMC will now have a geographical area of 516.18 sq km replacing the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), which has 440 sq km area.
For 2021-22, PMC has an estimated budget of Rs 8,370 while BMC has Rs 39,038 crore budget.
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