Pune Metro’s Nigdi-Chakan Line Gets Sent Back for a Third Rewrite
PCMC has asked Maha Metro to revise the Nigdi-Chakan metro plan again, even as its cost has already grown by 25% since the first draft.
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Pune Metro Line 3 Clears Safety Sign-Off, Hinjawadi Launch Now in Sight
CMRS has cleared the 13-km Maan-Balewadi stretch of Pune’s Hinjawadi Metro for passengers, ending months of delay. Here’s what’s left before trains run.
Maharashtra’s NEET Paper Leak Fallout: Pune Arrests, Mumbai March
CBI arrests reach Pune coaching classes and Latur in the NEET-UG paper leak probe, as Maharashtra protests culminate in a Thackeray-led Mumbai march.
Maharashtra Keeps Schools Open Under Red Alert as Monsoon Toll Mounts
IMD issued a red alert for Pune’s ghats and orange alerts for four more districts on July 22, but authorities left schools open, a reversal from three weeks earlier.
Pune’s Pothole App Went Dark for Months. Nobody at PMC Noticed
Pune’s Road Mitra pothole-complaint app stayed offline for months through peak monsoon before PMC noticed and reactivated it this week.
Pune’s Three New Elevated Highways Stop Short of the City’s Core
Fadnavis and Gadkari broke ground on three elevated highways for Pune this week, but local MLAs warn the routes end at the outskirts, not the city center.
Pune’s PMC Clears ₹75-Crore Flyover to Fix Wakdewadi Bottleneck
PMC’s Standing Committee has cleared a ₹73.5-crore flyover to bypass Pune’s chronic Wakdewadi underpass jam. Here’s the funding catch and what’s next.
Pune’s Hinjawadi Metro Misses a Second Deadline Awaiting Safety Sign-Off
Pune Metro Line 3’s Hinjawadi-Balewadi stretch has missed a second launch date and now awaits final safety certification, with services likely next week.
Landslide-Hit Pune-Mumbai Rail Line Pushes MSRTC Into Overdrive
A landslide has cancelled about 30 daily Pune-Mumbai trains. MSRTC is adding 200 bus trips a day while crews repair the damaged ghat-section lines.
Pune Highway Cops Accused of Staging Fake Drug Raid to Extort Tourists
Highway Safety Patrol staff allegedly posed as narcotics officers to extort four Lonavala-bound tourists on the Pune-Mumbai Expressway. Here’s what the case exposes.
Khadakwasla Dam Nears Capacity, Pune Issues Mutha River Flood Alert
Khadakwasla dam raced from 62% to 94% capacity in a day, forcing controlled water releases into the Mutha and a fresh alert for riverside Pune residents.
Pune’s Mundhwa Road Caves In Days After Resurfacing, PMC Under Fire
A freshly resurfaced Mundhwa stretch in Pune caved in within four days, trapping a truck and reviving old questions about civic contractor accountability.
Pune Braces for Ashadhi Wari 2026: What Commuters Need to Know
Pune faces major road closures from July 8-18 as lakhs join the Ashadhi Wari to Pandharpur. Here’s the diversion schedule and what it means for commuters.
Pune’s GBS-Hit Villages Move Closer to Clean Water, 17 Months After Outbreak
PMC approved Deloitte as consultant for a ₹890 crore clean water scheme for 12 GBS-affected merged villages, with IFC funding contingent on an environmental impact report.
Five Years On, Pune Finally Gets Development Plan for 23 Merged Villages
PMC’s General Body has approved a development plan for 23 villages absorbed into Pune in 2021, ending years of planning limbo after the earlier PMRDA draft was cancelled.
Pune Metro Line 3 to Open First Hinjawadi Section on July 15
Pune Metro Line 3’s first 12-km Hinjawadi stretch is set to open on July 15, 2026. Here is what India’s first PPP metro line means for the city’s commute.