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{{Short description|City in Maharashtra, India}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=June 2016}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Pimpri Chinchwad
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| subdivision_type3 = [[Divisions of Maharashtra|Division]]
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Pune district]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Pune division]]
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| leader_name = Rajesh Deshmukh
| leader_title1 = [[Municipal Commissioner (India)|Municipal Commissioner]] & Administrator
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| leader_title2 = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name2 = Vacant
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'''Pimpri-Chinchwad''', also known as '''
== History ==
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{{See also|List of neighbourhoods in Pune#Areas under PCMC Administration}}
[[File:Pavana-River-at-Ravet.jpg|thumb|left|[[Pavana River]] at [[Ravet, Pune|Ravet]].]]
The area within the city limits is widely considered as 'flat' given the altitude varying between 530 and 570 [[Metres above sea level|m above sea level]]. The city is situated approximately at 18° 37' north latitude and 73° 48' east longitude bordering limits of [[Pune Municipal Corporation]] on the north and northwest. The historic centre is 15 km from each end.<ref name="DP" /> Three rivers [[Pavana River|Pavana]], [[Mula River (India)|Mula]] and [[Indrayani]] flow through this area. The rivers originates from the [[Western Ghats]]. The base rock found throughout the city is [[Deccan Traps|Deccan trap]] [[Flood basalt|basalt]]. Building stone is the only commercially important mineral found in the area.<ref name=DP>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pcmcindia.gov.in/pdf/DP_report_TP/New%20Villeges%20DP%20Report/DP.pdf|title=Development Plan -2021|date=May 2000|website=Official website of PCMC|pages=23–24 of 389|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331231708/https://www.pcmcindia.gov.in/pdf/DP_report_TP/New%20Villeges%20DP%20Report/DP.pdf|archive-date=31 March 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name=Kadam2>{{Cite book|title=Application of GIS in urban landuse changes in the PCMC (Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation): Ph.D. Thesis submitted to S.N.D.T. Women's University, Mumbai|last=Kadam|first=Anushri D.|publisher=Shodhganga: a reservoir of Indian theses|year=2013|location=Pune|pages=15–16}}</ref> In 1970s, due to increased industrialisation on Mumbai–Pune Highway, many villages around the highway were merged to form [[Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation]]. The earliest villages which were absorbed were [[Pimpri]], [[Chinchwad]], [[Dapodi]], [[Bhosari]] etc.
=== Climate ===
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The city experiences three seasons: summer, [[monsoon]] and winter. Typical summer months are February to May with maximum temperatures above 35 °C and reaching up to 42 °C on hotter days. The city receives most of its 722 mm of rainfall in the monsoon months of June to September. The temperature in the winter months of October to January ranges from 12 °C (min) to 30 °C (max), with night temperatures often falling below 10 °C.<ref name=DP /><ref name=Kadam2 />
Pimpri-Chinchwad has a [[tropical savanna climate|tropical wet and dry]] (type Aw) climate, with the characteristics of a [[hot semi-arid climate]] (type BSh) climate with average temperatures ranging between {{convert|20|and|28|C|F}}.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.indianjournals.com/downloads/ijn_broucher_2015.pdf | title=National Symposium on Nematode Management: A challenge to Indian Agriculture in the changing climate | publisher=Nematological Society of India and Indian Council of Agricultural Research | date=10 January 2015 | page=24 | access-date=16 September 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180427160904/http://www.indianjournals.com/downloads/ijn_broucher_2015.pdf | archive-date=27 April 2018 | url-status=dead | df=dmy-all }}</ref> Typical summer months are from mid-March to mid-June, with maximum temperatures sometimes reaching {{convert|42|C|F}}. The warmest month in Pimpri-Chinchwad is May. The city often has heavy dusty winds in May, with humidity remaining high. Even during the hottest months, the nights are usually cool due to Pune's high altitude. The highest temperature recorded was {{convert|43.3|°C|°F|abbr=on}} on 30{{spaces}}April 1897.<ref>{{cite news |title = City sweats as mercury hits season's high |url =
The monsoon lasts from June to October, with moderate rainfall and temperatures ranging from {{convert|22|to|28|C|F}}. Most of the {{convert|722|mm|2|abbr=on}} of annual rainfall in the city falls between June and September, and July is the wettest month of the year. Hailstorms are not unheard of.
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=== Cityscape ===
<gallery mode="packed" heights="100" caption="Selection of [[:Category:Neighbourhoods in Pune|neighborhoods in Pimpri-Chinchwad]] ">
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As of the [[2011 Census of India]], the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation area had a population of 1,729,692.<ref name="PART_A_DCHB_PUNE 2011">{{Cite web|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/820/download/2927/DH_2011_2725_PART_A_DCHB_PUNE.pdf |title=Census of India 2011 - Maharashtra - Series 28 - Part XII A - District Census Handbook, Pune |date=1 June 2014 |work=Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171121223400/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/27/2725_PART_A_DCHB_PUNE.pdf|archive-date=21 November 2017|url-status=live|df=dmy-all |pages=45, 48, 53, 60,
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|caption = Language in Pimpri-Chinchwad M. Corp (2011)<ref name="Language">{{cite web |title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Maharashtra (Town level) |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10253/download/13365/DDW-C16-TOWN-STMT-MDDS-2700.XLSX |website=censusindia.gov.in|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>
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=== Religion ===
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The ''[[samadhi]]'' (resting) places of the two most revered Marathi [[Bhakti movement|Bhakti saints]], [[Dnyaneshwar]] and [[Tukaram]], are at [[Alandi]] and [[Dehu]] respectively.<ref>[https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C31&q=pune+temple+ashutosh+sohoni&btnG= Sohoni, A., 1998. Temple architecture of the Marathas in Maharashtra]</ref> The [[Khandoba|Khandoba Mandir]] in Akurdi is one the family deity for most Marathi Hindus. The Peshwa era rulers provided endowments to more Maruti temples than to temples of other deities such as Shiva, Ganesh or Vitthal. Even in the present time, there are more Maruti temples than those of other deities.<ref name="Lutgendorf2007">{{cite book|author=Philip Lutgendorf|title=Hanuman's Tale: The Messages of a Divine Monkey|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fVFC2Nx-LP8C&pg=PR11|date=11 January 2007|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-804220-4|pages=239, 24}}</ref><ref name="Rodrigues2012">{{cite book|author=Hillary P. Rodrigues|title=Studying Hinduism in Practice|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u9eoAgAAQBAJ&pg=PP1|date=15 March 2012|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-136-68097-7|pages=24–30}}</ref>
* [[Alandi]] - The town attracts millions of devotees annually to the resting place or (Samadhi) of the 13th century Marathi Bhakti saint, Sant [[Dnyaneshwar]].<ref>Glushkova, Irina. "6 Object of worship as a free choice." Objects of Worship in South Asian Religions: Forms, Practices and Meanings 13 (2014).</ref>
* [[Dehu]] - The town on the banks of the indrayani river is associated with Sant Tukaram Maharaj,<ref>Maxine Bernsten (1988), The Experience of Hinduism: Essays on Religion in Maharashtra, State University of New York Press, {{ISBN|978-0887066627}}, pages 248-249</ref> the 17th-century poet-[[saint]] of the [[Bhakti movement]] in Maharashtra.<ref name=annaschultz>Anna Schultz (2012), Singing a Hindu Nation: Marathi Devotional Performance and Nationalism, Oxford University Press, {{ISBN|978-0199730834}}, page 26</ref> The town is visited by hundreds of thousands of people for the annual [[Pandharpur Wari]] when the paduka (symbolic sandals) of the saint are carried to [[Pandharpur]] in a palkhi.
== Economy ==
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In addition to this, several heavy industries such as [[Alfa Laval]], [[Atlas Copco]], [[ATS Automation Tooling Systems]], [[Bharat Forge]], [[Robert Bosch GmbH|Bosch]], [[Bridgestone]], [[Finolex Group]], [[Forbes Marshall]], [[Geberit]], [[General Electric]], [[Hyundai Heavy Industries]], [[IKEA]], [[KSB Company|KSB Pumps]], [[Lear Corporation]],
The Rajiv Gandhi Infotech Park in [[Hinjawadi]] is a ₹60,000 crore (US$8.9 billion) project by the [[Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation]] (MIDC).<ref name="hinjawadiet">{{cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2604416.cms|title=Hinjawadi, the land of opportunity|last1=Bari|first1=Prachi|date=7 December 2007|work=The Economic times|access-date=13 November 2009|location=India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090509022917/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2604416.cms|archive-date=9 May 2009|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://megapolis.co.in/hinjewadi-it-park.html|title=Hinjawadi IT park|work=The MegaPolis|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090318015457/http://www.megapolis.co.in/hinjewadi-it-park.html|archive-date=18 March 2009|url-status=dead|access-date=13 November 2009}}</ref> The IT Park encompasses an area of about {{convert|2800|acre|km2}} and is home to over 800 IT companies of all sizes.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/pune-where-panic-reins-an-it-campus/article18591285.ece|title=Pune, where panic reigns an IT campus|last=Banerjee|first=Shoumojit|date=27 May 2017|work=The Hindu|access-date=13 June 2018|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170527171136/http://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/pune-where-panic-reins-an-it-campus/article18591285.ece|archive-date=27 May 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
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=== Civic Administration ===
[[File:Pimple Saudagar Kokane Chowk.jpg|thumb|right|[[Pimple Saudagar]]]]
The [[Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation|Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation]], Pune is the local governing body. It comprises two branches: the executive branch headed by the [[Municipal Commissioner (India)|Municipal Commissioner]], an [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] officer appointed by the [[Government of Maharashtra]], and an elected deliberative branch, the general body, headed by the [[Mayor of Pune|Mayor]]. Municipal elections are held every five years to elect councilors, popularly known as 'corporators', who form the general body of the PCMC. The corporators, in turn, elect the mayor and the deputy mayor. In the Municipal Elections held in February 2017, 128 corporators were elected to represent the 32 electoral wards (4 corporators per ward).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Final Ward Organization, Election 2017|url=https://www.pcmcindia.gov.in/pdf/election2017/PCMC%20Final%20Ward%20Rachana%20gazeete.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809111607/http://www.pcmcindia.gov.in/pdf/election2017/PCMC%20Final%20Ward%20Rachana%20gazeete.pdf|archive-date=9 August 2017|website=Official Website of PCMC|df=dmy-all}}</ref> While the position of the mayor is mostly ceremonial, the chief executive of the city is the [[Municipal Commissioner (India)|Municipal Commissioner]], appointed by the [[Government of Maharashtra|state government]].<ref name=":92">Mukhopadhyay, A., 1999. Politics and Bureaucracy in Urban Governance: The Indian Experience. Mathur, India, Pp.110 [http://www.nipfp.org.in/media/pdf/books/BK_47/Chapters/4.%20%20Politics%20&%20Bureaucracy%20In%20Urban%20Governance.pdf] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713130717/http://www.nipfp.org.in/media/pdf/books/BK_47/Chapters/4.%20%20Politics%20%26%20Bureaucracy%20In%20Urban%20Governance.pdf|date=13 July 2018}}</ref> The [[JNNURM]] award for Best Performing neighbourhood, under Sub-Mission for Urban Infrastructure and Governance, was given to PCMC, Pune in 2016.<ref>{{
==== Development Agencies ====
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=== Air ===
{{Main|Pune International Airport|Chhatrapati Sambhaji Raje International Airport}}
The air gateway is the [[Pune International Airport]] located at [[Lohegaon]] which is about {{convert|19|km|abbr=on}} east of the neighborhood. It is operated by the [[Airports Authority of India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pune.steci.org/about-pune-parish/pune-city/|title=Pune City|publisher=St. Thomas Evangelical Church of India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110825091211/http://pune.steci.org/about-pune-parish/pune-city/|archive-date=25 August 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> In addition to domestic flights to all major Indian cities, the airport serves international direct flights to [[Dubai]] (operated by [[Air India Express]]) and to [[Frankfurt]] (operated by [[Lufthansa]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/City-gears-up-for-its-first-allbiz-class-FrankfurtPune-flight/329609/|title=City gears up for its first all-biz class Frankfurt-Pune flight|author=Express News Service|date=1 July 2008|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2 March 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314020349/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/City-gears-up-for-its-first-allbiz-class-FrankfurtPune-flight/329609/|archive-date=14 March 2012|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2005-12-13/pune/27843652_1_pune-direct-flight-civil-aviation-minister|title=Pune goes global|date=13 December 2005|access-date=2 March 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105184037/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2005-12-13/pune/27843652_1_pune-direct-flight-civil-aviation-minister|archive-date=5 November 2012|url-status=dead|work=[[The Times of India]]|df=dmy-all}}</ref> As of 2021, it is the 2nd busiest airport in the state and 13th busiest airport in India. The airport is awarded as best airport by hygiene measures in [[Asia-Pacific]] in 2020 by [[Airports Council International]].<ref>aci.aero/customer-experience-asq/asq-awards-and-recognition/asq-awards/current-winner-2020/best-hygiene-measures/</ref>
Due to the limited expansion options available, the airport will not be able to cope with the growing demand for air traffic into Pune. Hence, a [[greenfield project|greenfield]] airport for the Pune metropolitan region has been proposed. The Government of Maharashtra has entrusted the responsibility to [[Maharashtra Airport Development Company]] (MADC) for executing the Pune International Airport project.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/new-airport-for-pune/158444/|title=New airport for Pune|author=Our Corporate Bureau|newspaper=Business Standard India |date=10 August 2004|access-date=14 August 2015}}</ref> Probable sites for this project had earlier included areas around [[Talegaon Dabhade]] and [[Saswad]] near Pune. An area between [[Chakan, Maharashtra|Chakan]] and [[Rajgurunagar]], around the villages of Chandus and [[Shiroli]] was under consideration. However, due to land acquisition issues, a new site has been proposed. The [[greenfield airport]] will be located near the villages of Ambodi, Sonori, Kumbharvalan, Ekhatpur-Munjawadi, Khanwadi, Pargaon Memane, Rajewadi, Aamble, Tekwadi, Vanpuri, Udachiwadi, Singapur near [[Saswad]] and [[Jejuri]] in [[Purandar taluka]] of [[Pune District]] in the Indian state of Maharashtra.<ref name="ST">{{cite news |title=State wants more land for project |url=http://www.sakaaltimes.com/20111224/4873248869740471293.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130201171858/http://www.sakaaltimes.com/20111224/4873248869740471293.htm |url-status=usurped |archive-date=1 February 2013 |work=[[Sakaal Times]] |date=24 December 2011|access-date=29 August 2012}}</ref>
The proposed airport in Purandar will be spread over 2,400 hectares. This airport will also boost trade from Pune and neighbouring districts as it will have its own dedicated cargo terminal.
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It is well connected to neighbouring cities via several highways. It has a 633-km long extensive network of roads connecting its various neighbourhoods. The [[National Highway 48 (India)|NH 48]] runs throughout the city and serves as the main connecting link for the PCMC and PMC. After the [[Mumbai–Pune Expressway]] was opened in 2002, this road came to be known as Old Mumbai–Pune Road. It starts in the suburb of [[Shivajinagar, Pune|Shivajinagar]] (earlier Bhamburde) and passes through the suburbs of [[Khadki]] cantonment, Bopodi, [[Dapodi]], [[Kasarwadi]], [[Pimpri]], [[Chinchwad]], [[Nigdi]], [[Dehu Road]] cantonment, [[Kivale]], Mamurdi, [[Gahunje]], [[Talegaon Dabhade]], and [[Vadgaon Maval]] all the way up to [[Mumbai]].The [[National Highway 60 (India)|NH 60]] originates at Nashik Phata at [[Kasarwadi]] is another important road passes through the suburbs of [[Kasarwadi]], [[Bhosari]], [[Chikhli, Maharashtra|Chikhli]], [[Moshi, Maharashtra|Moshi]], Chimbali, and [[Chakan, Maharashtra|Chakan]] all the way up to [[Nashik]]. The [[Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope]] in [[Khodad]] is off this road. The Pimpri-Chinchwad link road connects the suburbs of [[Pimpri]] and [[Chinchwad]], as one of the alternative roads to Mumbai–Pune Road. The [[Mumbai Pune Expressway]] that originates at Kiwale just outside the city, is India's first 6-[[lane]] wide concrete, access-controlled [[tollway|tolled]] expressway.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadtraffic-technology.com/projects/mumbai/ |title=Mumbai-Pune Expressway, India |publisher=Road Traffic Technology |access-date=2010-08-21}}</ref> It spans a distance of 94.5 km connecting [[Mumbai]], the capital of Maharashtra state and the financial capital of [[India]], with [[Pune]], the cultural and educational capital of Maharashtra.<ref>{{cite news|title=Rs 7,000-cr project to add more lanes to expressway, NH-4 |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/rs-7000-cr-project-to-add-more-lanes-to-expressway-nh-4/|access-date=21 November 2015|work=The Indian express|agency=Express News Agency|date=6 February 2015}}</ref> The expressway, which was fully operationalized in 2002, introduced new levels of speed and safety in automobile transportation to Indian roads.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.punediary.com/html/eway.html |title=Expressway pune mumbai pune, mumbai pune mumbai, express high way nh-4 national highway no4 |publisher=Punediary.com |access-date=2010-08-21}}</ref> It is one of India's busiest roads.<ref name="economictimes.indiatimes.com">{{cite news| url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/infrastructure/mumbai-pune-expressway-may-soon-have-eight-lanes/articleshow/18642402.cms | work=The Times of India| title=Mumbai-Pune expressway may soon have eight lanes | date=23 February 2013}}</ref>
A [[Pune Ring Road|ring road]] is being planned for the convenience of heavy traffic.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/pune-news/centre-allocates-rs-2-468-crore-for-pune-s-ring-road-project/story-tNahKK43LCQee04O97xP4L.html|title=Centre allocates Rs.2,468 crore for Pune's ring road project|date=2018-02-13|work=Hindustan Times|access-date=2018-05-06|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180507092206/https://www.hindustantimes.com/pune-news/centre-allocates-rs-2-468-crore-for-pune-s-ring-road-project/story-tNahKK43LCQee04O97xP4L.html|archive-date=7 May 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/pune-news/in-3-years-pmrda-has-transformed-pune-says-girish-bapat/story-NFfqiRdDn5ZdqUPkL5CghN.html|title=PMRDA has transformed Pune in three years, says Girish Bapat|date=2018-04-10|work=Hindustan Times|access-date=2018-05-06|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180506173733/https://www.hindustantimes.com/pune-news/in-3-years-pmrda-has-transformed-pune-says-girish-bapat/story-NFfqiRdDn5ZdqUPkL5CghN.html|archive-date=6 May 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=
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[[Pune Metro]], a mass [[rapid transit]] system, was inaugurated in March 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Sarang Dastane|date=Mar 4, 2022 |title=Pune: Metro for people on 2 routes after Sunday flag-off by PM Narendra Modi
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Like most Indian cities, a number of festival are celebrated across all communities in the city including [[Ganesh Chaturthi|Ganeshotsav]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Cultural-events-to-mark-PCMC-Ganeshotsav/articleshow/16468993.cms|title=Cultural events to mark PCMC Ganeshotsav|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-05-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180620041922/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Cultural-events-to-mark-PCMC-Ganeshotsav/articleshow/16468993.cms|archive-date=20 June 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> [[Navaratri]], [[Vijayadashami|Dussehra]], [[Krishna Janmashtami|Janmashtami]], [[Dahi Handi]] and [[Onam]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://punemirror.indiatimes.com/pune/civic/dj-associations-boycott-festivals-across-the-city/articleshow/59976118.cms|title=Dahi Handi, Independence day events could be hit as DJ associations boycott festivals across the city - Pune Mirror -|work=Pune Mirror|access-date=2018-05-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180512045400/https://punemirror.indiatimes.com/pune/civic/dj-associations-boycott-festivals-across-the-city/articleshow/59976118.cms|archive-date=12 May 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> [[Holi]], [[Diwali]], [[Eid al-Fitr|Eid al-fitr]], [[Eid al-Adha]], [[Christmas]], [[Buddha's Birthday|Buddha Purnima]], [[Cheti Chand]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Around-50000-Sindhis-living-in-Pimpri-Chinchwad-city-celebrated-Chetichand-festival-which-marks-the-beginning-of-the-Sindhi-New-Year-today-/articleshow/12395421.cms|title=Around 50,000 Sindhis living in Pimpri Chinchwad city celebrated Chetichand festival - which marks the beginning of the Sindhi New Year today. --|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-05-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180611111531/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Around-50000-Sindhis-living-in-Pimpri-Chinchwad-city-celebrated-Chetichand-festival-which-marks-the-beginning-of-the-Sindhi-New-Year-today-/articleshow/12395421.cms|archive-date=11 June 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> [[Chalio]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-sindhis-celebrate-chalio-festival-in-pune-1566878|title=Sindhis celebrate 'Chalio' festival in Pune {{!}} Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis|date=2011-07-18|work=dna|access-date=2018-05-11|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180512192535/http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-sindhis-celebrate-chalio-festival-in-pune-1566878|archive-date=12 May 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> and several others.<ref name=":11">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pcmcindia.gov.in/admin/cms_upload/submission/16195120761516268163.pdf|title=List of Public Holidays, 2018|website=Official Website of PCMC|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181012135101/https://www.pcmcindia.gov.in/admin/cms_upload/submission/16195120761516268163.pdf|archive-date=12 October 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The birth anniversary celebrations of historical figures like [[Chhatrapati Shivaji]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Weeklong-Shiv-Jayanti-celebrations/articleshow/51173031.cms|title=Weeklong Shiv Jayanti celebrations|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-05-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180512195546/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Weeklong-Shiv-Jayanti-celebrations/articleshow/51173031.cms|archive-date=12 May 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> the founder of the [[Maratha Empire]], and [[B. R. Ambedkar|Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://punemirror.indiatimes.com/pune/cover-story//articleshow/31393122.cms|title=Celebrating Ambedkar Jayanti - Pune Mirror -|work=Pune Mirror|access-date=2018-05-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180512045503/https://punemirror.indiatimes.com/pune/cover-story//articleshow/31393122.cms|archive-date=12 May 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> the principal architect of [[Constitution of India|Indian Constitution]], among others are also celebrated with great pomp and show. The national holidays of [[Republic Day (India)|Republic Day]] and [[Independence Day (India)|Independence Day]] are also celebrated.<ref name=":11" /> Individual towns also organize annual village fairs which are dedicated to the local deity. The [[Bhairava|Bhairavnath]] fair in [[Bhosari]] is perhaps the well-known village fair for its controversial bullock cart race.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/pune-news/bullock-cart-owners-in-pune-protest-race-ban/story-loRv99tIHa2mGjIkIdSakO.html|title=Bullock-cart owners in Pune protest race ban|date=2018-03-13|work=Hindustan Times|access-date=2018-05-11|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180512044323/https://www.hindustantimes.com/pune-news/bullock-cart-owners-in-pune-protest-race-ban/story-loRv99tIHa2mGjIkIdSakO.html|archive-date=12 May 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/farmers-demand-bullock-cart-races-be-restarted-mla-to-take-up-issue-with-cm-5097054/|title=Farmers demand bullock cart races be restarted, MLA to take up issue with CM|date=2018-03-14|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2018-05-11|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180512044156/http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/farmers-demand-bullock-cart-races-be-restarted-mla-to-take-up-issue-with-cm-5097054/|archive-date=12 May 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
[[File:Chapekar Wada.jpg|thumb|Chapekar Wada in Chinchwad was the residence of the [[Chapekar brothers]]]]
The PCMC festival is an annual cultural event held in the city. It was started by the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation, Pune in 1996 under the name 'Ganesh Festival' as it used to be organized on the occasion of [[Ganesh Chaturthi|Ganeshotsav]]. Since 2004, the PCMC stopped organizing the festival and it was kept alive by the PCMC Social Club. Since 2014, the festival is not organized during [[Ganesh Chaturthi|Ganeshotsav]] but at another time of the year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.esakal.com/pune/pimpri-pune-news-ganesh-festival-pimpri-chinchwad-65778|title=यंदापासून पुन्हा गणेश फेस्टिव्हल - महापौर नितीन काळजे|website=www.esakal.com|language=mr|access-date=2018-05-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180512112322/http://www.esakal.com/pune/pimpri-pune-news-ganesh-festival-pimpri-chinchwad-65778|archive-date=12 May 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/3-day-pimpri-chinchwad-fest-from-tomorrow/articleshow/60298919.cms|title=3-day Pimpri Chinchwad fest from tomorrow|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-05-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180512204222/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/3-day-pimpri-chinchwad-fest-from-tomorrow/articleshow/60298919.cms|archive-date=12 May 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Pavanāthaḍi Jatrā ([[Marathi language|Marathi]]: पवनाथडी जत्रा) is an annual event organized by the Women and Child Welfare Committee of the PCMC. It is a three to five day long exhibition cum sale of goods produced by women's self-help groups in the city and features over 300 stalls.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Pavanathadi-jatra-in-Punes-Pimpri-Chinchwad-to-be-held-soon/articleshow/49142123.cms|title='Pavanathadi jatra' in Pune's Pimpri Chinchwad to be held soon|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-05-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625052716/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Pavanathadi-jatra-in-Punes-Pimpri-Chinchwad-to-be-held-soon/articleshow/49142123.cms|archive-date=25 June 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://
== Tourism ==
[[File:Phoenix Mall of the Millennium 36.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Phoenix Mall of the Millennium in [[Wakad]]]]
===Parks===
[[Durga Tekdi]] and [[Nigdi|Bhakti-Shakti]] are one of main public parks in Pune. The Bhakti Shakti garden hosted the second largest [[Flag of India|national flag of India]] at 351 ft. The [[Thergaon|Boat Club Garden, Thergaon]] on the bank of Pawana River hosts kids play area, toy train ride, 15 meter high watch tower, boating and rafting.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pcmcindia.gov.in/tourisum.php|title=PCMC {{!}} Tourism|website=www.pcmcindia.gov.in|language=en|access-date=2018-05-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190212011700/https://www.pcmcindia.gov.in/tourisum.php|archive-date=12 February 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The city also has a zoo named after Nisargakavi [[Bahinabai Chaudhari]] in [[Chinchwad|Chinchwad East]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/
[[Pimpri Chinchwad Science Park]], Pune is one of the latest tourist attraction and activity based Science Centre of Pune region. The Science Centre houses Galleries on different themes of Science & Technology, Activity area, Inflatable Taramandal and an Auditorium. It also has an open air Science Park spread over 3.
===Recreation===
There are ten public swimming pools run by ''Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Rs-10-ticket-brings-Pune-crowd-to-Pimpri-Chinchwad-pools/articleshow/47064731.cms|title=Rs 10 ticket brings Pune crowd to Pimpri Chinchwad pools|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-05-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625084346/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Rs-10-ticket-brings-Pune-crowd-to-Pimpri-Chinchwad-pools/articleshow/47064731.cms|archive-date=25 June 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/All-the-ten-swimming-pools-of-Pimpri-Chinchwad-Municipal-CorporationPCMC-except-the-one-located-at-Sangvi-will-be-closed-for-two-consecutive-days-namely-March-7-and-8-and-also-on-March-12-/articleshow/12164705.cms|title=All the ten swimming pools of Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation(PCMC) except the one located at Sangvi will be closed for two consecutive days, namely March 7 and 8 and also on March 12. --|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-05-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180512195554/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/All-the-ten-swimming-pools-of-Pimpri-Chinchwad-Municipal-CorporationPCMC-except-the-one-located-at-Sangvi-will-be-closed-for-two-consecutive-days-namely-March-7-and-8-and-also-on-March-12-/articleshow/12164705.cms|archive-date=12 May 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Chapekar wada in
Ramkrushna More Prekshagruha in [[Chinchwad]], [[Pralhad Keshav Atre|Acharya Atre]] Rangmandir in Sant Tukaramnagar, Ankushrao Landage Natyagruha in [[Bhosari]], [[Nilu Phule]] Rangmandir in [[Sangvi (Pimpri-Chinchwad)|Sangvi]] are the auditoria in the city.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pcmcindia.gov.in/departments-details.php?Id=43|title=PCMC {{!}} Department Information|website=www.pcmcindia.gov.in|language=en|access-date=2018-05-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190212011256/https://www.pcmcindia.gov.in/departments-details.php?Id=43|archive-date=12 February 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.maharashtratoday.in/nilu-phule-auditorium-built-cost-24-crore-pimple-gaurav-verge-completion/|title=Nilu Phule auditorium, built at cost of 24 crore, at Pimple Gaurav on the verge of completion |date=2017-04-27|work=Maharashtra Today|access-date=2018-05-11|language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180512044418/http://www.maharashtratoday.in/nilu-phule-auditorium-built-cost-24-crore-pimple-gaurav-verge-completion/|archive-date=12 May 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> There is a fort in Punawale that was built by and named after the Peshwa Minister Sardar Borge.{{Citation needed|date=May 2018}}
===Shopping and Malls===
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===Rowing===
CME rowing channel, Dapodi is Asia's second largest rowing channel after China.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/cme-rowing-channel-complete-to-host-national-championship/|title=CME rowing channel complete, to host national championship|date=20 March 2012|access-date=|website=indianexpress.com}}</ref>
==Education==
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* Vidya Niketan School
* Wisdom World School, [[Wakad]]
* Amrita Vidyalayam, [[Nigdi]]
=== Colleges ===
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* [[S. B. Patil Institute of Management]], Akurdi.
* [[S B Patil Junior College]], [[Ravet, Pune|Ravet]].
* [[National AIDS Research Institute]]
==International relations==
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* [[Ruturaj Gaikwad]] – professional cricketer, played for India, plays for [[Maharashtra cricket team]], Chennai Super Kings in IPL.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lokmat.com/pune/ipl-csk-batsman-ruturaj-gaikwad-performance-fireworks-hometown-sangvi-pune-a737/|title=IPL 2021: ऋतुराजच्या कामगिरीबद्दल सांगवीत फटाके फोडून जल्लोष|date=16 October 2021|website=Lokmat|language=mr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pudhari.news/maharashtra/pune/54039/csks-ruturaj-gaikwad-grand-welcome-in-old-sangaavi/ar|title=Ruturaj Gaikwad : CSK च्या ऋतुराज गायकवाडचे जल्लोषात स्वागत|date=17 October 2021|website=पुढारी}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/marathi/india-58622914|title=ऋतुराज गायकवाड असा ठरला ऑरेंज कॅपचा मानकरी|date=20 September 2021|website=BBC News मराठी}}</ref>
*[[Mukta Barve]] - Marathi actress
*[[Bhushan Pradhan|Bhushan Pradhan -]] Marathi actor
==See also==
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