PCMC Budget 2024-25: 850-bed hospital to come up in Moshi; roads to be developed in Wakad, Punawale, Tathawade, Chikli

The draft budget, presented to the standing committee which is also headed by the commissioner, envisages an income of Rs 5,841 crore and an expenditure of Rs 5,832 crore.

Road development

The thrust of the draft budget is the development of roads stretching up to 61 km in the city. “It includes tarring, concretisation and constructing roads as per the Urban Street Design,” the PCMC chief said. The roads to be developed will primarily be in Wakad, Punawale, Tathwade, Pimple Saudagar, Chikhli, Jadhavwadi, Borhadewadi, Moshi, Charholi, Talawade, Dighi, Dudalgaon, Wadmukhwadi and Kudalwadi. “Along with the roads, work for pipelines, drainages, electric poles and the setting up of utility ducts will be carried out,” he said.

Singh said his administration’s focus will be on making roads by adopting the Urban Street Design concept. “Some important roads in the city will be developed through the Urban Street Design Concept. It will include footpaths, cycle tracks, seating arrangements for citizens and direction boards. This will add to the beauty of the city,” he said.

The Urban Street Design concept will be implemented from Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar chowk, Pimpri to Haris Bridge, Dapodi (6.7 km); from Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Chowk, Pimpri to Nigdi (6.4 km); from Birla Hospital to Dange Chowk (1.65 km); on Kunal Icon Road, Pimple Saudagar (1.78 km), from Akurdi Gurdwara to Rajyog Colony Road (0.8 km) and on Dutt Mandir Road in Wakad (1.76 km), the PCMC chief said.

Hospital in Moshi, burns ward at Talera

The PCMC commissioner’s budget has also held out hope for people on the medical front. Citizens, especially those from lower-middle class families who struggle to get treatment at the 750-bed YCM Hospital of the civic body, can now look forward to another hospital which the PCMC has planned in the Moshi area.

“In view of the population growth in Pimpri-Chinchwad, the YCM Hospital has been falling short of people’s expectations… We have planned to set up an 850-bed hospital in Moshi. Its work is expected to start next financial year. The seven-floor building will be set up on a 15-acre plot,” Singh said.

The PCMC budget also envisages setting up a 30-bed burns ward at the civic-run Talera Hospital in Chinchwad. “It will also have 6 ICU beds and an operation theatre,” Singh said. At the civic-run Thergaon Hospital, the PCMC has planned four operation theatres and a trauma care centre. “At New Talera Hospital there will be 200 beds. At Thergaon Hospital and Bhosari Hospital, we plan to start DNB (Diplomate of National Board) courses,” he said.

Singh said they have also planned a 60-bed cancer hospital in the city on a public-private partnership (PPP) basis. “Be it chemotherapy, radiotherapy or PET scan, facilities will be available in this hospital at affordable rates,” he said. The budget has also set aside funds for the purchase of neonatal ventilators at all PCMC hospitals.