Pune: PMRDA Accelerates Land Acquisition For Ring Road And NH60 Elevated Corridor To Ease Traffic Congestion
Pune: PMRDA Accelerates Land Acquisition For Ring Road And NH60 Elevated Corridor To Ease Traffic Congestion
Pune, August 22, 2025: The Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA) has intensified land acquisition efforts for the Ring Road and the Nashik Phata–Rajgurunagar elevated corridor on NH60 to fast-track work on these key infrastructure projects.
At a review meeting on Thursday, PMRDA Commissioner Dr. Yogesh Mhase directed officials to initiate land acquisition in Nanekarwadi, Medankarwadi, Waki Khurd, Waki Budruk, Chimbli, Kuruli, and Chakan villages for the construction of the elevated corridor’s approach ramp. Officials also discussed acquiring land in Medankarwadi, Kadachiwadi, Nanekarwadi, and Kharabwadi for external bypass roads to reduce traffic congestion in Chakan.
In the first phase of the Ring Road project, land measurement has been completed in Solu, Solu Interchange, Vadgaon Shinde, and Nirgudi villages, where acquisition is now in its final stage. Surveys for the second phase in Ambegaon Khurd and Bhilarewadi have also been completed, while progress on the third (Solapur-Satara stretch) and fourth (Satara-Paud stretch) phases was reviewed during the meeting.
Proposals for additional stretches in Balewadi-Shedgevasti, Surya Hospital-Thakar Vasti, and Nande-Maan in Mulshi taluka were also discussed. Measures to address traffic bottlenecks at Navale Bridge were another key focus area.
The meeting was attended by District Collector Jitendra Dudi, Additional Metropolitan Commissioner Deepak Singla, Director of Planning Avinash Patil, Chief Engineer Rinaj Pathan, Land Acquisition Officer Kalyan Pandhare, and other senior officials from PMC, NHAI, PWD, and related agencies.
