India, Oct. 8 -- The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has, over the past eight to 10 days, begun issuing notices to landowners affected by the proposed high capacity mass transit route (HCMTR), paving the way for land measurement and subsequent acquisition proceedings along the corridor, which are expected to begin next week.

"Earlier, due to an issue with the system-generated notices, only the first four landowners in a group were receiving them. The system has been modified and notices are issued to landowners, either at the site or through post," said Nikhil More, deputy commissioner, land acquisition and management, PMC, on Wednesday.

The HCMTR alignment covers around 350 land parcels, with each held by 10 and 20 landowners.

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