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Rising costs of food, rent, and private coaching in Pimpri-Chinchwad burden 50,000 rural aspirants preparing for competitive exams, as falling farm incomes make urban preparation increasingly unaffordable.

Industries face a 10% water cut as the Water Resources Department enforces conservation until August 2027. MIDC urges units to limit consumption, treat wastewater, and increase recycling.

Despite Dimbhe Dam holding 99 percent capacity, catchment villages face water scarcity and crop damage due to weak monsoon rainfall, sparking distribution disputes between local residents and command-area farmers.

A ₹1.50-crore land deal dispute in Baramati led to a police complaint accusing members of the Khedkar family of withholding money, coercion, assault, and threats during a 14-guntha plot transaction.

CREDAI has urged the Maharashtra government to retain PMRDA as the planning authority for integrated township projects across 23 newly merged villages, citing delays and approval hurdles under PMC.

The water supply board directed officials to implement periodic online water-quality testing and maintain accurate volume records for tankers at the filling station to reduce pressure on drinking water resources.

Victoria Lake water storage dropped to 39% due to weak rainfall and uncertain canal releases, prompting water cuts affecting eight villages, a supply scheme, and an industrial estate.

Maharashtra-based induction furnace rebar mills have revised diameter differentials by ₹500/tonne, signalling a change in the price gap between rebar sizes. The adjustment matters for construction contractors and steel distributors because the final TMT bar price depends not only on the base rate, but also on diameter, grade, taxes, loading and freight. The linked BigMint article confirms the revision, but its full details are subscription-restricted, so the direction and affected diameters cannot be independently verified.

Pre-festival road patchwork by the municipal corporation faces severe criticism over substandard repair methods, questionable high costs, and early deterioration, raising serious concerns regarding quality control and public fund utilization.

Gujarat's Education Department tightened access and recording rules for government schools, requiring external visitors to obtain prior written permission to enter premises or photograph and film students and teachers to protect privacy.