The Curious Case of PMC and the BB-PP Road

The history behind the Pune Municipal Corporation’s proposed road projects on Vetal Tekdi, how ordinary Punekars have kept the tekdi safe since the eighties, the misrepresentations and smokescreens used to push the case for the Balbharati–Paud Phata road, and where we stand today.

Dr. Sumita Kale is a financial and macro-economist, CEO and senior fellow at Indicus Foundation. She has an M.Phil from the University of Cambridge and a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Pune. Her work spans financial inclusion and development economics, currently at the intersection of climate risk and financial resilience. As co-founder of the Deccan Gymkhana Parisar Samiti, she has been one of Pune’s active voices on civic and governance issues, and has been deeply involved with the Vetal Tekdi Bachav Kruti Samiti to protect the city’s largest urban forest.