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Special Townships in Pune's vicinity: Are they turning into Developer fiefdoms?

The Township dream shown by the Government and the Developers is slowly turning into reality! This supposed panacea of  quality housing, good infrastructure and the benefits of an exclusive mini city to township residents, is lined with a grey and thorny lining. Why? Well, for one, the Government has created and also implemented the Special Township Policy, but there are no clear guidelines indicating how these Townships will be managed? Will they be managed by an Urban Local Body? Most probably, but there are no guidelines on this yet. Will they be managed privately? Well, let's hope not! As per the Special Township Policy, the government has indicated that a Township Management Authority (TMA) will manage the township and till such time that the TMA comes into existence, the Developer of the Township will be solely responsible to managing all the common assets. Of course, at a cost! No denying that fact and in fact, why should anything be free! But what is essentially happenin