Planning, or the lack of it, is palpable in the way our corporators implement and spend on development plans. For instance, the Pune Municipal Corporation budget — which crossed the Rs 4,000-crore mark for the first time — was approved by the general body on March 1 and was implemented on the 1st of this month. But on April 3, the civic body received a reallocation proposal for Rs 1.15 crore from Dipali Oswal, councillor from ward no 72B, Appar Indiranagar.

Change of mind: Councillor Dipali Oswal had initially sought Rs 1.15 crore for gardens, electricity work and u00a0gymnasiums. She has now demanded that the entire amount be diverted for concretisation and drainage work