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Pune Seeks 50-Year Traffic Plan With Metro, Roads, Buses
Pune wants to plan its roads and transport for the next 50 years.
Union Minister Murlidhar Mohol said the city needs more metro services and buses.
He also called for ring roads, bridges and better road connections.
Pune may have 3,000 to 4,000 more buses in the future.
Officials also discussed traffic jams, parking problems and blocked sidewalks.
New local committees will help find problems in different parts of the city.
These committees will include citizens, police, municipal officials and public representatives.
Officials said technology and cooperation will be needed to improve traffic.
Murlidhar Mohol called for a 50-year traffic plan integrating metro expansion, buses, ring roads, bridges and missing links.
He said Pune may add 3,000 to 4,000 buses as its population and vehicle numbers grow.
Immediate concerns discussed included congestion, parking, encroachments, hawkers and double parking.
Decentralised traffic committees will be formed under individual traffic police posts, with the process beginning next week.
Each committee will include representatives, officials and 40 to 50 prominent citizens to identify and resolve local traffic problems.
- Who
- Union Minister of State and Pune MP Murlidhar Mohol, Pune police officials, public representatives, experts and citizens.
- What
- Officials discussed a long-term traffic plan combining metro expansion, buses, roads, ring roads, bridges and missing links, along with immediate local traffic measures.
- Where
- At the Pune City Police Commissionerate in Pune.
- When
- The Pune City Traffic Advisory Committee meeting was held on August 18; local committee formation is scheduled to begin the following week.
- Why
- Pune’s growing population, increasing vehicle numbers and immediate traffic problems require both long-term infrastructure planning and local action.
Key facts
- Long-term planning horizon
- 50 years
- Potential future bus increase
- 3,000 to 4,000 buses
- Local committee coverage
- The jurisdiction of individual traffic police posts
- Committee membership
- Local public representatives, police officers, municipal officials and 40 to 50 prominent citizens
- Immediate priorities
- Congestion, parking, sidewalk encroachments, hawker regulation and double parking
- Technology use
- Municipal security systems, volunteers and available manpower will be used more effectively
Quotes
Murlidhar Mohol
Union Minister of State and MP for Pune
“Local committees will play an important role in bringing local problems to the administration’s attention so that the concerned agencies can take timely action.”
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“Pune’s traffic system needs to be planned keeping the next 50 years in mind.”
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