Panvel: Standing committee clears proposal for PMC new building, to be ready in 30 months

In the next two and a half years, the Panvel Municipal Corporation (PMC) will get its own administrative building in Panvel. The civic standing committee cleared a proposal on Friday, paving the way for the construction of a new building at sector 16 in New Panvel. The civic body had floated tender in October 2021 and appointed a contractor.1

Naresh Thakur, the standing committee chairman cleared the proposal soon after it was tabled by the administration. Earleir, the civic general body had cleared the proposal for the construction of civic headquarter. At present, the PMC is operating from a private building.

The civic body received a piece of land at sector 16 in New Panvel from CIDCO at Rs 30 crores. The new building of PMC will have a basement plus six floors building with an art gallery on the terrace with a total area of 25415.76 sq meters.

Hiten Sethi, a well-known architect is the architect of the new building