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New housing projects in Pimpri Chinchwad may soon be required to connect their sewage treatment plants to PCMC's drainage network before obtaining completion certificates under a new proposal moved by the civic body's environment department before the general body for approval. Under the proposed policy, PCMC will verify STP connections and charge Rs 10,000 per project for linking plants to the civic drainage network before issuing the completion certificate. The move aims to prevent excess treated effluent from being discharged into stormwater drains and eventually reaching rivers, a gap that exists because current UDCPR rules require functional STPs before completion certificates but have no mechanism ensuring those STPs are actually connected to the civic drainage system. Officials said excess treated water from housing societies is sometimes discharged into stormwater drains, which ultimately flows into rivers, and the new policy seeks to make the connection mandatory for all new projects.
Existing housing societies will also be allowed to voluntarily connect their STPs to PCMC's drainage network, helping them avoid penalties for discharging untreated effluent into stormwater drains or open spaces. PCMC officials said all drainage lines pass through the corporation's existing STPs ensuring that only treated water is eventually released into rivers once the connection is in place. The civic body already imposes fines and in cases of repeated violations disconnects water supply to societies releasing untreated effluent into stormwater lines. The new mandatory connection policy, if approved by the general body, will significantly strengthen enforcement by building compliance directly into the completion certificate process rather than relying on post occupancy inspections that have historically been inconsistent and easy to evade across Pimpri Chinchwad's rapidly growing residential landscape.

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Deputy Chief Minister on Sunday directed Maha Metro to conduct a feasibility study and prepare a DPR for two new metro routes, Chakan to Rajgurunagar and Talegaon to Shikrapur, while inspecting ongoing road repairs in Chakan alongside the industry minister. Maha Metro has already prepared a DPR for a Chakan to Nashik Phata metro connection and the Deputy CM has now sought to extend it further to Rajgurunagar while proposing the Talegaon-Shikrapur route as a separate corridor. The visit came after industrialists in Chakan threatened to relocate earlier this month citing poor roads, traffic congestion and crumbling infrastructure, following which the state government appointed the Pune district collector as nodal officer to coordinate between MIDC, PMRDA, PWD and MSIDC. A 10-month deadline has been set for completing infrastructure works in and around Chakan with authorities targeting completion ahead of schedule, while MIDC roads are being targeted for completion before March next year.
For immediate road repairs, the Deputy CM said conventional tar patching is unsuitable during monsoon and that alternative technologies including polymer techno patches, M60 ready-mix concrete and precast panels are being deployed, technologies already used successfully in Thane, on the Mumbai-Goa highway and in Nashik. The draft development plan for Chakan Municipal Council will be approved on priority, MIDC has allotted land to PMRDA for a waste processing facility and the water supply minister is expected to visit Chakan this week to discuss water scarcity issues. Industry minister said Chakan remains one of India's biggest industrial hubs and that none of the industrialists who attended his meeting confirmed plans to relocate, taking a swipe at opposition parties for trying to gain political mileage from the issue. For Chakan's thousands of workers and businesses, the real test will not be the promises made on Sunday but whether the 10-month deadline actually delivers the roads, drainage, streetlights and infrastructure that should have been in place years ago.

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PMC chief along with the mayor conducted a detailed Saturday inspection of key infrastructure locations in Karvenagar Ward 30, covering Matoshri Old Age Home, Shivane-Kharadi road, Rajaram Bridge to Jawalkar Udyan stretch, Sun City-Karvenagar bridge area, Tirupatinagar, Karvenagar flyover and Bhalchandra Dev Chowk. At each location, officials were given specific time bound directions with the road department asked to submit a land acquisition proposal within one week for the 12 metre DP road between Matoshri Old Age Home and Vandevi temple. On the 36 metre wide Shivane-Kharadi DP road, which is 1.80 km long with 1.30 km already developed, the remaining 0.50 km involves 14,000 sq m of land affecting 19 landowners, with PMC directed to expedite TDR proposals for 7,000 sq m and direct acquisition for the remaining 7,000 sq m. Officials were also directed to complete land acquisition for the 30 metre DP road between Jawalkar Udyan and Ambedkar Chowk.
At the Sun City-Karvenagar bridge area, officials were directed to initiate land acquisition for remaining land on the Sinhagad Road side while technical action was sought on the Karvenagar flyover near Kakade City. Officials were asked to verify ownership of land along Panand Road opposite AJ Avenue and take possession if it belongs to the government. The 24 metre DP road along the Warje-Shivane riverbank will be taken up under the river rejuvenation project. Senior officials from road, building, project, sewage and property departments attended the inspection along with local representatives. The Saturday walkthrough signals a more hands on approach by PMC's top leadership to push ward level infrastructure projects that have been stuck in land acquisition and departmental delays for years.

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State cabinet minister on Friday reviewed progress on three of Pune's most ambitious infrastructure projects, the city tunnel network, the High Capacity Mass Transit Route HCMTR and the Inner Ring Road, directing officials to prepare land acquisition proposals for each on a priority basis and establish a dedicated mechanism to prevent stalling due to land hurdles, fundraising gaps or pending inter-departmental permissions. On the HCMTR, the minister noted that Rs 1,500 crore of the required Rs 3,000 crore for land acquisition has already been secured through central government financial assistance and viability gap funding. She flagged that the project requires land from Khadki Cantonment, the defence ministry, railways and the forest department and directed that state level meetings be held with these agencies to resolve acquisition issues and secure work permissions. Structural design and environmental impact studies for proposed tunnels in Taljai and Panchavati areas were also reviewed during the meeting.
To ensure smooth execution across all three projects, the minister ordered the creation of a digital dashboard and a dedicated war room for real-time monitoring of project progress, a clear signal that the state government is treating these as non-negotiable urban infrastructure priorities. She also called for separate detailed plans for private land acquisition and rehabilitation of affected slum residents along project alignments. Additionally, the minister directed authorities to draft an alternative traffic management plan for Sinhagad Road, Satara Road and Pashan Road to minimise commuter disruption during construction. For a city that has watched these projects remain on paper for years, the combination of secured funding, a war room and ministerial pressure may finally be the push needed to move Pune's most critical infrastructure from proposal to reality.

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4 tunnel boring machines, inspected at their manufacturing facility in Chennai and currently being assembled, are expected to arrive in Pune in November to begin underground tunnel construction for the 5.46 km Swargate-Katraj metro extension. Preparatory work is already underway with shaft excavation started at Market Yard station on Monday and the launching shaft near Swargate opposite Nilyama theatre being readied for the TBMs. Once the machines arrive, they will be assembled and lowered underground at the Swargate launching shaft with two TBMs working from the Swargate side and two from the Katraj side, all four eventually converging and making their final exit at Padmavati station. Maha-Metro director of works confirmed that given the rocky strata along the route, tunnelling speed is expected to be around 10 metres per day per machine, similar to the pace achieved during Phase 1 of Pune Metro construction.
The TBMs will operate at a depth of approximately 28 metres below ground level, excavating through rocky strata in some of Pune's most densely populated southern neighbourhoods, making this the most technically challenging component of the entire Pune Metro project. Once completed, the Swargate-Katraj corridor will give commuters a direct underground metro connection between two of south Pune's most congested and heavily trafficked points, reducing pressure on the existing road network and improving connectivity to major residential, commercial and transport hubs across the area. For residents of Katraj, Kondhwa, Undri and surrounding areas who endure some of the worst daily traffic conditions in the city, the underground metro represents a genuine long term shift in how south Pune moves. The arrival of the TBMs in November will be the moment this project stops being a promise and starts becoming a physical reality beneath the streets of Pune.

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An underpass built by PMRDA to improve connectivity between Keshavnagar and Amanora has been ready for over two years, but remains practically unusable for daily commuters because approach roads on both sides are still incomplete. The structure itself is fully equipped with lighting and signage inside, but without proper road access on either end, it serves no real purpose for the thousands of residents of Keshavnagar, Amanora and surrounding areas who still struggle with narrow routes and railway crossings while trying to reach Kharadi and Mundhwa. Residents say the sight of a ready underpass sitting idle while they wait for approach roads is a direct reflection of how poorly infrastructure projects are planned and coordinated in Pune's rapidly growing outskirts.
The jurisdictional split is at the heart of the problem. One approach road falls under PMC and the other under PMRDA, and the PMRDA side has been stuck in land acquisition delays because certain landowners raised objections to the joint measurement and acquisition process. The approach road has now been included in PMC's draft Development Plan, meaning actual acquisition can only move forward after the DP is finalised, with no firm timeline in sight. Meanwhile, stagnant rainwater and sewage are accumulating inside the sealed underpass, creating a growing mosquito breeding risk for the neighbourhood. The question residents are asking is simple: when the underpass has been ready for two years, why did nobody plan the approach roads before building it?

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A PMPML bus getting stuck in a massive waterlogged pothole on the service road of the Pune Bengaluru highway near Omkar Garden Chowk in Bavdhan on Wednesday was the final straw for residents who have been enduring the same nightmare every monsoon for years. SaudaGhar team visited the spot in the afternoon and found that despite NHAI deploying a suction pump the issue persisted with waterlogged potholes causing commuters to lose balance car floors to scrape and autos to tilt dangerously. On the nearby service road near HEMRL shoddy roadwork has left sudden holes and rubble on the surface posing serious risks especially to two wheeler riders and low clearance vehicles. Residents described a daily reality of backaches from jolting bus rides, skid and miss events on two wheelers and an accident every single day that goes unreported simply because most are not fatal. Compounding the misery PMC dug up the road to lay a pipeline and removed streetlights leaving the stretch dark and slippery as dug up earth washes onto the already deteriorating road surface every time it rains.
Frustrated by years of zero accountability from elected representatives and government officials, residents have launched an online petition and plan to collect building materials to resurface the road themselves on August 23 saying they cannot wait for the deteriorating road to claim lives. NHAI deputy manager said concreting of service roads on the 23 km Ravet to Warje stretch is in progress with about 5 km near Balewadi Wakad Bhumkar Chowk Punawale and Tathawade already complete and the full project targeted for March next year while blaming continuous rainfall for hot mix plant shutdowns causing delays in pothole filling. Residents however dismissed the explanation saying potholes filled during monsoon wash away within a day or two and demanded that contractors doing shoddy work be penalised and if not then the authorities appointing them must be held accountable. For a community that has been paying taxes and watching the same road disappear every monsoon for eight years, the decision to fix it themselves on August 23 is not an act of frustration alone but a direct indictment of a system that has consistently failed them.

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Pune's Inner Ring Road is no longer just a plan on paper. It has reached people's land. And that changes everything.

The Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority PMRDA has officially entered the land acquisition phase for the proposed 83 km Inner Ring Road transferring Rs 44 crore to the Pune District Collector to begin direct purchase negotiations with landowners. The road will be 65 metres wide and 39.22 km of it will pass through 21 villages within PMRDA jurisdiction.

The first phase of direct purchase has begun in Solu village in Khed taluka and Vadgaon Shinde and Nirgudi villages in Haveli taluka. A district level committee has already determined compensation rates and a 25 percent bonus is being offered to landowners who agree to sell voluntarily. Those who refuse within the prescribed period could face compulsory acquisition under law.

Here is where it gets real.

735 hectares of land needs to be acquired. That is not just a number. That is farms. That is ancestral property. That is livelihoods. For thousands of landowners this is not an infrastructure project. This is their land being negotiated away.

PMRDA is trying to move fast. The Rs 44 crore transfer signals urgency. But whether this project stays on track depends entirely on one thing. How many landowners will say yes and how many will fight back.

SaudaGhar has been closely tracking every major infrastructure move in the Pune Metropolitan Region. This one is going to be one of the most complex land battles the city has seen in years. We will keep you updated every step of the way.

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Maharashtra’s New Rule for Old Buildings 🏢



Planning to get a new water connection or drainage line for an old building in Maharashtra?

There are now a few important conditions that property owners will have to meet.

The state has made rainwater harvesting mandatory for old buildings applying for new water or drainage connections. Space will also need to be provided for solid waste and bio sludge management systems.

Along with this, authorities will check the building’s structural stability, existing utility lines and the safety of neighbouring properties before giving approval.

A Structural Stability Certificate and inspection by the concerned municipal engineer will also be part of the process.

For Pune, PMC is expected to form a dedicated team to implement these new guidelines.

For owners of older properties, this could mean additional work and compliance before getting a new connection.

If you own an old property or live in an older society, this is definitely an update worth knowing about.

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Kharadi–Keshavnagar Bridge | Pune Infrastructure Story

Pune’s Kharadi–Keshavnagar Bridge is finally operational.

The Mula-Mutha River bridge connecting Kharadi and Keshavnagar has taken almost a decade to move from an early planning stage to actual public use.

Here is the complete timeline.

2015 | The Promise

The Kharadi–Keshavnagar Bridge was being discussed as a new river crossing to improve connectivity between the rapidly developing Kharadi and Keshavnagar areas.

At that stage, the bridge was a proposed connectivity solution, not yet a construction-ready project.

2019 | The Question

As construction and residential development expanded around the Mula-Mutha River, Kharadi and Keshavnagar, questions remained around the proposed infrastructure and the actual status of the bridge project.

SaudaGhar documented the ground situation and raised the question.

2021 | The Tender

The project reached a formal execution stage when Pune Municipal Corporation, PMC, issued the tender for the development of a bridge on the Mula-Mutha River connecting Mundhwa and Kharadi.

The tender document specifies a 24-metre-wide bridge and forms an important milestone in the project timeline.

December 2022 | Work on Ground

By December 2022, the proposed Kharadi–Keshavnagar bridge construction had visibly moved to the ground.

Excavation and construction activity were underway at the Mula-Mutha River crossing.

After years of discussion, the project was finally visible on site.

2023 | Construction

During 2023, Kharadi Keshavnagar bridge construction continued on both sides of the river.

The surrounding Kharadi and Keshavnagar skyline was also changing rapidly, making the need for better east Pune connectivity increasingly important.

2025 | Still Not Open

By 2025, the bridge structure was substantially complete, but the project was still facing execution issues, including land-related constraints at the Kharadi end.

The bridge could not become operational simply because the structure itself was ready. The connecting infrastructure was equally important.

Q1 2026 | Bridge Ready

By the first quarter of 2026, the main Kharadi–Keshavnagar bridge structure was ready.

But the bridge was still not open for regular traffic.

The remaining challenge was the Keshavnagar-side approach road and associated finishing work.

July 2026 | The Final Delay

The main bridge was complete, but a roughly 700-metre Keshavnagar-side approach road was still under construction.

Footpath work, road asphalting and other connecting infrastructure were required before the bridge could safely open to traffic.

This is an important infrastructure lesson:

A bridge being structurally complete does not automatically mean that the entire connectivity project is ready.

16 August 2026 | Finally Open

After years of planning, tendering, construction and delays, the Kharadi–Keshavnagar Bridge opened for traffic.

The bridge is approximately 246.40 metres long and 24 metres wide, with separate service roads and footpaths. The reported project cost is ₹23.20 crore.

The new Mula-Mutha River crossing is expected to provide a more direct connection between Kharadi and Keshavnagar, while also improving connectivity towards Mundhwa, Magarpatta and Hadapsar.

But the story does not end with the bridge opening.

The next important question is how the surrounding road network handles the additional traffic.

PMC is already working on further road connectivity around the Keshavnagar–Mundhwa corridor, which will determine how effectively this new bridge integrates with the wider east Pune road network.

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