Metro gives PMC the wrong signals
Metro gives PMC the wrong signals
Pune Mirror / Updated: Jul 20, 2021, 06:00 IST
By Anup Satphale
Close to 30 junctions have defunct traffic lights in city, many left damaged by Pune Metro work. As citizens brave traffic snarls, civic body says Metro does not inform about ongoing work, preventing them from making arrangements for smooth traffic movement
If you have recently been exasperated with traffic snarls at city junctions and wondered if people have forgotten their road sense while sitting at home in social isolation, you are mostly wrong. The whole circus at 30 major traffic junctions especially at the Gunjan chowk and the
Metro blocks fall twice in one week
Metro blocks fall twice in one week
ByArchana DahiwalArchana Dahiwal / Updated: Jun 30, 2021, 06:00 IST
Thankfully, no one was injured, but a car windshield was damaged
The patch at the old Mumbai-Pune highway where metro work is in progress has become a risky affair. Within a week, two cases of falling blocks were reported at Phugewadi and Morwadi. Fortunately, no one was injured, but a car was damaged.
In both incidents, commuters had a narrow escape after concrete blocks of the
Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (
MahaMetro) fell on the busy highway. One incident was reported on June 21, and the second on June 25.
Concrete blocks fall on highway; none injured
Concrete blocks fall on highway; none injured
ByArchana DahiwalArchana Dahiwal / Updated: Jun 25, 2021, 08:10 IST
Commuters express anguish on MahaMetro.
Commuters had a narrow escape after the
concrete blocks of the
Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (Maha Metro) fell on the busiest chowk of Morwadi in Pimpri, on Thursday afternoon. However, instead of taking stern action,
Maha Metro only issued a warning to the concerned contractor after the incident.
A major mishap averted when the rectangular-shaped autoclaved aerated concrete (ACC) block of 600 mm x 200mm x 150mm weighing 10 to 14 kg suddenly fell on
Mumbai-Pune highway at
KCB first seizes trucks allegedly of Pune Metro contractor dumping rubble near riverbed and damaging trees, then flip-flops and says this was being done with de
Reopen Ramwadi underpass: Locals
They said route was shut for
Pune Metro work but all labourers fled due to pandemic; say unnecessary detours can be avoided
For the last 10 days, the
Ramwadi underpass on Nagar Road, which connects Kalyani Nagar and
Viman Nagar and also serves as an alternative route to reach
Pune airport, has been shut and this closure is likely to go on for at least six more months, authorities have declared, thanks to Pune Metro work slated by
Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (
MahaMetro) at the spot.
However, it turns out that there is absolutely no sign of work on site at the moment because most of the workers have fled to their native place in view of the strict COVID-19 restrictions being imposed by the state government and