Pune Metro
Believe it or not, the upcoming Pune Metro is actually going to give a complete make-over to the city. Especially, with the rising traffic, when the city is deep merged into smoke and smoulder, the implementation of Pune Metro will not only decrease the pollution rate to a significant extent, but will also perk up the living of the citizens way much higher.
A recent survey states that the expanding traffic of Pune can never be balanced by any road-based system or by any fly over. So, while the entire city has come under huge stress with the increased level of air and noise pollution, the proposal of Pune Metro has appeared just as a beam of gleaming ray.
Let's explore the history-
After the Delhi Metro
Rail Corporation gave in the detailed project report in the year 2008, the Pune
Municipal Corporation yielded the proposal to the Union Government and made
space for a number of provisions in the yearly budget for the plan. However,
Pune Metro Rail Corporation will be undertaking the project and is expected to
complete the same in the next few years.
Although most of the
metro routes were proposed to be elevated initially, after the citizens of Pune
differed with the pitch, the authority decided to opt for a complete
underground project. The roads were the major concerns which were too narrow to
stand the enlarged traffic which would follow the construction. It was
November, 2011 when the Maharashtra Government proclaimed that all the metro
routes in Pune would be underground. However, again in the year 2012, the PMC
decided to execute the entire project as stated in the DMRC report – mostly hoisted
and partly underground.
The routes-
The 1st Line- Pimpri-Chinchwad to
Swargate – this will be the first route of the proposed Pune Metro. After
trailing through the elevated path up to Range Hills, it will follow the
underground route to Swargate. According to the DMRC report, this 1st
line of Pune Metro will further be expanded to Hadapsar and Nigdi via Bhosari,
Khadki and Shivajinagar.
The 2nd line- The 2nd line
of Pune Metro will be completely elevated and connect Ramwadi to Vanaz via
Mangalwar Peth and Deccan Gymkhana. The main depot of this 15 km long route
will be at Kothrud. As per the plan, the extended line will go up to
Chandannagar and a split up route will also be there to link up the Pune
Airport.
The 3rd line- Deccan Gymkhana to Bund
Garden – this will be the 3rd route with Swargate and Race Course
connected in between.
The 4th line- The route from ASI to
Hinjewadi will again be the elevated one and is expected to bring in a huge
convenience in the transportation.
Airport line- This elevated line will
connect Bhosari to New Pune International Airport via Moshi and Chakan.
A better connectivity to experience-
Pimpri Chinchwad- The first route of Pune
Metro up to Swargate is expected to be a major hit! Locations like Pimple
Saudagar, Pimple Gurav, Pimpri, Dapodi, Market Yard, Mandai, Budhwar Peth will
be extremely benefitted with the plan. Especially, its underground course after
Range Hills has elevated its importance yet more.
Ramwadi- The second route connecting Ramwadi
to Vanaz is again going to mitigate the horrendous traffic on road and bring in
a balance in the manner. Locations like Vimannagar, Kalyaninagar, Yerwada,
Kothrud and even Warje will be highly benefitted with the scheme.
Deccan Gymkhana- After the successful
implementation of the project, Deccan Gymkhana is going to get an elevated
status, as it will not only make the transportation easy for FC College and
Symbiosis College, but will also
well-connect a number of places including Pune Railway Station,
Shivajinagar, Ruby Mall and many more.
Hinjewadi- The extension of 4th Pune
metro route to Hinjewadi is actually going to perk up the entire transportation
system of Pune. Although this particular plan from ASI to Hinjewadi was under
controversy for quite a long gap of time, but the recent approval from the CM
has appeared just as a toast to all the citizens. Hinjewadi metro station will
be of great help to a number of adjacent locations including Balewadi,
Patilnagar, Baner, Laxminagar and many more. Also, connecting North with the
South, this metro route is really expected to bring in a quick transformation
to the city.
Bhosari- Kalewadi Phata – The proposed metro rail
in Pune is expected to be a bliss for the entire city and the extension from
Bhosari to Kalewadi Phata is again not an exception for the people residing in
the adjacent locations. Starting from Rudra Colony and Masulkar Colony to
Sector 1 and Dhanwade Wasti, a greater cut of region is going to reap huge
benefits from the much coveted Pune metro project.
Kasarwadi-Shastri Nagar – The construction of the
project has not even started and the Pune metro map has already come as a
stress-reliever for many of them who are nearly frustrated due to the huge
convenience caused by daily traffic. The extension from Kasarwadi to Shastri
Nagar will again be a big success. The adjacent areas including Kranti Nagar,
Kashid Park, Yerwada, Vimannagar etc. will get in exclusive benefits from the
metro route.
Bopodi- Chikalwadi, Aundh, University of Pune- Ever since the Pune metro news has hit the platform, the citizens
are almost counting days for the execution of the same. The metro line
connecting Bhopodi, Chikalwadi, Aundh and University of Pune is going to be a
big respite for a major scale of people.
Moreover, this exclusive Pune metro route will be highly advantageous to
the students from the University as well.
Also,
the recent development plan approved by the State Government on 4th
January, 2017 is expected to kick off the Pune metro project even earlier. Special
emphasis has been given on the ‘influence zone’ and the locations like
Shivajinagar and Peth areas are going to be highly benefitted from the same.
The bottom line-
To
conclude, the implementation of Pune Metro will actually transform the city to
an extra-ordinary height and bring in a number of opportunities for the
property investors as well as the realtors. The advanced transportation is
going to be a big stroke for the entire city.