MSRDC to start work on Pune Ring Road from Jan 2024

21 Nov 2023 CW Team

The Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) has initiated the process of bidding for the construction of the western side of the Ring Road project wherein work on 65 km from Kalawde in Bhor till Urse in Maval taluka will begin from the first week of 2024.

MSRDC stated that 60% of the land acquisition work for the said stretch was complete which is spread over 14 villages.

The work will be completed in five phases which will have eight tunnels, three small bridges and two over bridges including a special bridge over the backwaters of Khadakwasla waters which will be one kilometre in length.

Rajesh Deshmukh, district collector, said, ?The MSRDC has issued the orders for tender and the work for the western side will begin from the first week of January 2024.?

?The district administration will be keeping a close watch on the development and at the same time take all the efforts for the acquisition of 695 hectares of land and Rs 5,000 crores have been sought from the government for the said work,? he said.

The Ring Road project has been bifurcated into east and western zones wherein the eastern zone comprises Maval, and Kelawade while the western zone comprises Bhor, Haveli and Mulshi talukas of the district. Besides land acquisition has to be carried out in 37 villages along Sinhagad road which involves the acquisition of 395 hectares of land.

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