is opening its 2nd mall in Wakad. Streets and green cover Even though Wakad is growing at fast pace, the streets or internal roads are in bad state. After facing many political hurdles, the roads are getting covered in concrete. The work has been very slow. Past 4 years the citizens are facing issues with dug up roads for different pipelines and gas lines. 3 years ago, due to citizens pressure, the corporators decided to plant roadside trees. Large number of trees were planted along almost all roads under this movement. When the concretization was planned, some citizens opposed but the project was pushed anyways. The MLA Mr. Laxman Jagtap and the corporators showed a rosy picture of upgraded concrete roads with nice footpaths, large number of trees on both sides with benches underneath. But as the so called development took place, the earlier planted trees were dug up and thrown away. Again many citizens requested to keep places at regular interval for tree plantation. This request was also ignored and now there is no place to plant a single tree. With so much of concrete pured and no shade, it becomes impossible to walk during summers or even on sunny days. Only the corporator from Vishal Nagar has been successful to maintain the greenery in their area. But Wakad corporators have failed badly in keeping their promises. As a result, Wakad is turning fast into a concrete slab. As a result, the underground water levels are going down very fast. Many societies have old wells which provide water during summers. But with this concrete development, these wells are not sufficient. During summer days, all societies depends on water tankers as the Pimpri Chinchwad Corporation fails to provide adequate amount of water supply. The water tankers plying in Wakad belong to the Corporators or their families. References 5. Wakad Business Directory (20th Jan 2023) Why use Wakad Business Directory ? https://wakad.in Neighbourhoods in Pimpri-Chinchwad