India, Nov. 14 -- With concerns mounting over the impact of proposed changes to the development plan (DP) of nine of the villages merged with Pune, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) will write to the state government next week, urging it to restore the original road widths; officials said on Friday.

The civic administration fears that reducing road space now could make it difficult to handle future traffic movement in these rapidly developing areas. The city is already reeling under traffic congestion and chaos; officials said.

The move comes after the state town planning department proposed 143 modifications to the draft DP following suggestions and objections from citizens. Of these, 84 changes reportedly involve reduction in road ...