India, March 24 -- The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) general body on Monday approved a proposal to develop a convention centre on the lines of Delhi's Bharat Mandapam near Lohegaon airport and forwarded it to the state government, without cancelling existing reservations on the land.

The move, however, drew objections from opposition members, who raised concerns over parking, traffic and the loss of key public amenities in the area. They demanded that the project be shifted elsewhere.

The proposal pertains to nearly 30 acres of land under survey numbers 236 and 238 in Lohegaon. The plot is currently reserved in the development plan for multiple public amenities, including a garden, sports ground, vegetable market, waterworks and park...