Overview
- Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis directed the Pune Municipal Corporation to submit a proposal and detailed project report for an elevated road from Vitthalwadi to Nanded City along the Mutha River.
- The Urban Development Department asked the civic body to prepare a full proposal that will be sent to the state government for review.
- Planners are proposing a pillar-supported roadway designed to stay off the riverbed and lower the chance of fresh legal challenges.
- The report will include studies on flooding risk, water quality, plants and animals, air and noise levels, traffic impact, and which people could be affected.
- Officials are pushing this route after years of heavy jams on Sinhagad Road and the earlier riverbank road was torn down on National Green Tribunal orders, costing about Rs 23 crore and leaving suburbs like Dhayari and Nanded City with few options.