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Ajit Pawar Presses for Swift Hinjewadi Road Upgrades and Raisin Import Curbs

He directed authorities to file obstruction cases against land blockers to fast-track infrastructure upgrades in the IT hub.

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He also pulled up Metro officials over a ramp construction that was disrupting traffic and expressed displeasure over unauthorised constructions on natural streams, calling it a major cause of monsoon flooding. (HT)
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Overview

  • Ajit Pawar toured Hinjewadi and ordered officials to address chronic waterlogging by overhauling drainage systems.
  • He mandated filing cases against individuals blocking government land acquisition and assured displaced residents of transferable development rights.
  • Officials were instructed to widen key roads to four lanes to relieve daily traffic congestion.
  • The deputy chief minister scrutinized Pune Metro Line-3 works and flagged a problematic ramp at Rajiv Gandhi IT Park for causing traffic bottlenecks.
  • Pawar wrote to Union ministers seeking an immediate ban on illegal substandard raisin imports from China to protect farmers and revenue.