Pune has Monorail plans

Even as the Metro railway project in the city keeps getting delayed, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has got Monorail on its mind. The civic body claims that the project will take two years to complete. Following an initiative taken by Union Cabinet Minister Sharad Pawar, PMC’s top officials met Union Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath in January. During this meeting, Nath had suggested that PMC should prepare a detailed project report (DPR) for a Monorail project. Accordingly, PMC officials held a meeting with state officials to brainstorm on the proposed project.
Now, PMC has appointed private agency Monarch to prepare the DPR. The civic body had proposed a High Capacity Mass Transit Route (HCMTR) in the Development Plan (DP) of 1987. Till January this year, there was no substantial provision for this project. But now, the corporation is treating the HCMTR on a priority basis and Monorail will be executed on this route. The total length of the Monorail route will be 34 kms. Around 7.60 lakh square metres of land is required for HCMTR. Land owned by private parties, forest department, state government and the Pune and Khadki cantonment boards is to be acquired for this purpose. In the General Body meeting held on Tuesday, Municipal Commissioner Mahesh Pathak said, “We have given out a contract for compiling a DPR and acquisition of properties for HCMTR to a private agency. The agency is making plan based on the proposed Delhi Monorail project. The process of land acquisition for HCMTR will take two years. If everything goes as per plan, the Monorail project will also take two years.”
Madhav Jagtap, in charge of the land acquisition department, said, “We have divided Monorail routes in three phases for land acquisition. Each phase is about 11 kilometres long. We have sent a report to the State government about land acquisition. Most of the land belongs to the government. Almost 40 per cent of the targeted land belongs to private owners.We will give compensation in the term of Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) and cash compensation.”
THE ROUTE
MONORAIL WILL PASS THROUGH THESE AREAS
HADAPSAR ROAD: Mohammadwadi, Kalepadal, Bibvewadi, Kondhwa, Undri, Sasanenagar, Race course, Manjri, Saswad, B T Kavade Road, Ramtekdi
NAGAR ROAD: Mundhwa, Viman Nagar, Lohegaon, Kalayninagar, Koregaon Park, Kalas, Wadgaonsheri, Airport, Vishrantwadi, Yerwada, Alandi Road
SINHAGAD ROAD: Dhayari, Vadgaon, Kothrud, Paud Road, Karve Road
BANER ROAD: Balewadi, Baner, Pashan, Warje, NDA Road, Bavdhan
AUNDH ROAD: Khadki, Sangvi, Aundh, Parihar Chowk