Archive · 6 Aug 2026
Panvel Panel Approves School, Road Projects; Defers Consultant Empanelment
A city in India called Panvel has a group of people who help decide how the city changes.
This group is called the Standing Committee.
They met on Thursday at the city office.
They said yes to building a new school in a place called Kamothe.
They also said yes to making a road and a stormwater drain in Panvel.
They agreed to build a playground and to hire 111 more people to remove buildings built without permission.
They also approved programs to help women start businesses and gain confidence.
But they decided to wait before choosing consultants and fixing toilets, sewer pipes, water pumps, and parks.
They also changed their mind about building a drain and road in Taloja.
The committee chairman, Baban Mukadam, led the meeting.
The PMC Standing Committee approved construction of a municipal school at Sector 19, Plot No. 14 in Kamothe.
It approved a bituminous road and stormwater drain from the Panvel Fire Station to Final Plot No. 41 in Panvel city.
It cleared variation estimates under the Centre's Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment Scheme 2022-23 for a playground on Final Plot No. 414.
The committee deferred consultant empanelment, public toilet renovation, sewerage repairs, water pump servicing, and park maintenance proposals.
A proposal for an RCC drain and road concretisation from Taloja Phase II to the Ghot Koyanavele bridge in Ward No. 1 was cancelled.
- Who
- The Standing Committee of the Panvel Municipal Corporation (PMC), chaired by Baban Mukadam, along with senior municipal officials.
- What
- Approved school, road, playground, encroachment-removal, and women's welfare projects while deferring consultant empanelment and several civic repair works, and cancelling one road proposal.
- When
- Thursday, August 6, 2026.
- Where
- Panvel, at the Panvel Municipal Corporation civic headquarters.
- Why
- To clear pending infrastructure and welfare proposals while postponing contractual and repair-related decisions for later review.
- Governing Body
- Panvel Municipal Corporation (PMC)
- Committee
- Standing Committee, chaired by Baban Mukadam
- Meeting Date
- Thursday, August 6, 2026
- School Approved
- Municipal school at Sector 19, Plot No. 14, Kamothe
- Road Approved
- Bituminous road and stormwater drain from Panvel Fire Station to Final Plot No. 41
- Extra Personnel
- 111 additional staff for removal of encroachments and unauthorised constructions via a private agency
- Deferred Items
- Consultant empanelment (5 years), public toilet repairs, sewerage repairs, water pump servicing, park maintenance
- Cancelled Proposal
- RCC drain and road concretisation from Taloja Phase II to Ghot Koyanavele bridge, Ward No. 1