Archive · 11 Oct 2026
Pune Demolishes Illegal Six-Storey Building Reserved for Playground
A six-storey building was built without permission in Kharadi, Pune.
The land is marked for a playground in the city’s plan.
The Pune Municipal Corporation says the developers did not have permission to build there.
The corporation had acted against the construction three times, but building work continued.
It has now demolished the structure.
Officials say the land is privately owned and has not yet been taken over by the corporation.
The PMC will investigate how the building reached six storeys.
It also plans to seek a criminal case against those responsible and recover the demolition costs.
The Pune Municipal Corporation demolished an unauthorised six-storey building in Kharadi.
The building stood on a nearly 21,000-square-foot plot reserved for a playground in the city’s Development Plan.
The civic body had taken enforcement action against the construction three times, but work continued.
PMC officials said the developers lacked permission, although the plot remains privately owned and has not been taken over by the corporation.
The PMC ordered an inquiry into how construction continued and plans to pursue a criminal case and recover demolition costs.
- Who
- The Pune Municipal Corporation demolished the building; the developers are alleged to have built it without permission.
- What
- An unauthorised six-storey building on land reserved for a playground was demolished, and the PMC ordered an inquiry.
- When
- Demolition began two days before the statement by Superintending Engineer Pravin Shende; no calendar date is provided.
- Where
- Survey No. 63, Line No. 12, Kharadi, Pune.
- Why
- The building was constructed without permission on a plot reserved for a playground, and the PMC is investigating how construction continued despite prior enforcement.
- Civic body
- Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC)
- Location
- Survey No. 63, Line No. 12, Kharadi, Pune
- Plot area
- Nearly 21,000 square feet
- Building height
- Six storeys
- Land designation
- Reserved for a playground in the city’s Development Plan
- Prior enforcement
- The PMC Building Department took action three times before demolition
- Planned follow-up
- An inquiry, a planned criminal case against those responsible, and recovery of demolition expenses