Pune Metro

Pune Metro (Marathi: पुणे मेट्रो) is a proposed metro rail project for the Pune Metropolitan Area. It is intended to control the city traffic condition and pollution levels. The Metro rail will run through some of the busiest areas of the cities to reduce the ever-rising number of private vehicles that ply on the city roads, and provide better connectivity along with the expanding BRTS and proposed monorail for the city commuters.

History

Background

The preparation of detailed project report (DPR) work was undertaken by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation and they submitted their report on 15 August 2008. In 2010, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) delayed submitting the proposal to the Union government to make provisions in the annual budget for the project. Due to red tape and bureaucracy, the DPR was approved by the Maharashtra government only on 12 June 2012.

Need for metro

Pune has witnessed enormous industrial growth during the last 10 years. Rapid urbanization in the recent past has put the city’s travel infrastructure to stress. With a large number of units have come up both in small scale as well as in heavy & medium scale industry, etc., traffic in the city is expected to shoot up. Being thickly populated area, Pune’s traffic needs cannot be met by only road-based system. The existing urban transport system of Pune City which is road-based has already come under stress leading to longer travel time, increased air pollution and rise in number of road accidents. With projected increase in the population of the city strengthening and augmenting of transport infrastructure has assumed urgency.

Pune

Pune (IPA: [puɳe] English pronunciation: /ˈpuːnə/;) (Marathi: पुणे) is the ninth-most populous city in India and the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after the state capital city of Mumbai. Pune is also the 101st largest city in the world, by population.

It is situated 560 metres (1,837 feet) above sea level on the Deccan plateau, on the right bank of the Mutha river. Pune city is the administrative headquarters of Pune district and was once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire established by Shivaji Maharaj.

In the 18th century, Pune became the political centre of the Indian subcontinent, as the seat of Peshwas who were the prime ministers of the Maratha Empire.

Pune is considered the cultural capital of Maharashtra. Since the 1950s and 1960s, Pune has a traditional old-economic base . Most of the old industries continue to grow. The city is also known for its manufacturing and automobiles industries, as well as for research institutes of information technology(IT), education, management and training, which attract migrants, students, and professionals from India, South East Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. Pune is also one of the fastest growing cities in the Asia-Pacific region. The ‘Mercer 2015 Quality of Living rankings’ evaluated local living conditions in more than 440 cities around the world where Pune ranked at 145, second in India after Hyderabad(138). It also highlights Pune among evolving business centers and emerging 9 cities around the world with citation "Hosts IT and automotive companies"

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