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Maharashtra Launches Single-Point Authority to Fast-Track Hinjewadi Projects

The new body will unify efforts of multiple agencies to launch the IT hub’s metro by December 2025.

Overview

  • Led by the Divisional Commissioner, the authority must coordinate work across six bodies including PMC, PCMC, PMRDA, MIDC, NHAI and MahaMetro.
  • Agencies have one month to prepare a comprehensive master plan addressing chronic traffic congestion, monsoon flooding and service outages.
  • Devendra Fadnavis set an end-of-year deadline for the Hinjewadi Metro, which is expected to serve over 500,000 commuters daily.
  • Baramati MP Supriya Sule was not invited to the July 10 meeting despite representing the area, drawing criticism over stakeholder inclusion.
  • Residents launched an online campaign for a merger with the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation to simplify governance.