<p>Pune: Civic authorities in the Pimpri Chinchwad suburb of Pune district on Saturday started demolishing 36 bungalows built illegally along the Indrayani River, an official said.</p>.<p>Officials and personnel from the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) reached the site in Chikhali village in the morning, he said.</p>.<p>Municipal Commissioner Shekhar Singh said the civic body has started razing the bungalows as demolition drives cannot be carried out during the monsoon season.</p>.Four Pune cops suspended for allowing gangster Marne to enjoy food at dhaba during jail transfer.<p>He said, "Owners of the land and bungalows had again approached the Supreme Court against the order passed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT). However, it disposed of their petition on May 4 and directed the PCMC to implement the order to demolish these structures." Tanaji Gambhire, a local environmental activist, had moved the NGT against the River Villa project, citing that the bungalows were constructed within the blue line, an area adjacent to a riverbank where development activities are not permitted.</p>.<p>The project by M/s Jare World and M/s V Square is in Chikhali village.</p>.<p>On July 1, 2024, the NGT ordered the PCMC to demolish the illegal structures and collect Rs 5 crore as environmental damage compensation from the bungalow owners and other parties involved.</p>.<p>The municipal commissioner said the civic body will also collect Rs 5 crore from the bungalow owners as environmental damage compensation soon.</p>
<p>Pune: Civic authorities in the Pimpri Chinchwad suburb of Pune district on Saturday started demolishing 36 bungalows built illegally along the Indrayani River, an official said.</p>.<p>Officials and personnel from the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) reached the site in Chikhali village in the morning, he said.</p>.<p>Municipal Commissioner Shekhar Singh said the civic body has started razing the bungalows as demolition drives cannot be carried out during the monsoon season.</p>.Four Pune cops suspended for allowing gangster Marne to enjoy food at dhaba during jail transfer.<p>He said, "Owners of the land and bungalows had again approached the Supreme Court against the order passed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT). However, it disposed of their petition on May 4 and directed the PCMC to implement the order to demolish these structures." Tanaji Gambhire, a local environmental activist, had moved the NGT against the River Villa project, citing that the bungalows were constructed within the blue line, an area adjacent to a riverbank where development activities are not permitted.</p>.<p>The project by M/s Jare World and M/s V Square is in Chikhali village.</p>.<p>On July 1, 2024, the NGT ordered the PCMC to demolish the illegal structures and collect Rs 5 crore as environmental damage compensation from the bungalow owners and other parties involved.</p>.<p>The municipal commissioner said the civic body will also collect Rs 5 crore from the bungalow owners as environmental damage compensation soon.</p>