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2 Pune police stations to vacate for temple expansion
The Pune police have agreed in principle to vacate the Faraskhana and Vishrambaug police stations to make way for the expansion of the Shrimant Dagdusheth Halwai Ganapati temple. Police commissioner Amitesh Kumar…
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The Pune police have agreed in principle to vacate the Faraskhana and Vishrambaug police stations to make way for the expansion of the Shrimant Dagdusheth Halwai Ganapati temple. Police commissioner Amitesh Kumar said the no-objection certificate was sent to the state home department on August 10, reports Hindustan Times.
The premises will be handed over to the temple trust only after a new modern police complex is built at a municipal plot in Budhwar Peth. The trust may construct the new building if the government permits. The move follows the temple receiving Class A tourism status in May, making it eligible for state infrastructure support. BJP MLA and trust joint secretary Hemant Rasane said the redevelopment is part of a larger plan for the Kasba constituency.
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The narrative around this will likely pit religious sentiment against civic necessity. But the facts are more mundane: a 50-year-old building is being replaced, not a functioning police station shut overnight. Both sides get something, the trust gets land, the police get modern offices with better space for traffic management in a congested area. The real test will be who pays and how fast the new complex is built. If it drags on for years, neither side has gained anything.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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