Archive · 28 Sep 2026
Maharashtra Approves Chakan Roads Plan, Hinjewadi Traffic Measures
Chakan and Hinjewadi are industrial areas where roads, flooding and traffic have become serious problems.
The Maharashtra government has approved a large plan to improve Chakan.
It has also prepared a separate plan for traffic in Hinjewadi.
Officials want work to start in December.
In Chakan, drains will be cleared so rainwater can flow away more easily.
Roads, bridges, pedestrian paths and traffic facilities will also be improved.
More buses may be added to help workers avoid using private vehicles.
Cameras, artificial intelligence and security personnel will be used to help manage traffic.
The Maharashtra government has given in-principle approval to a Rs 1,400-crore infrastructure plan for Chakan.
A separate Rs 426-crore plan has been prepared to address traffic congestion in Hinjewadi.
Work is planned to begin in December, with Chakan drainage and traffic improvements targeted before the next monsoon.
The Chakan plan includes improvements to 75 km of roads, natural drains, culverts, bridges, pedestrian paths and public transport.
Artificial intelligence-based enforcement, CCTV traffic management and additional security personnel are proposed for Chakan, Talegaon and Hinjewadi.
- Who
- The Maharashtra government, led at the meeting by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, along with Pune district officials and other departments.
- What
- A Rs 1,400-crore Chakan infrastructure plan and a separate Rs 426-crore Hinjewadi traffic plan have been approved or prepared.
- When
- Work is planned to begin in December; 100 Maharashtra Security Force personnel are expected in Chakan from October 1, and drainage works are targeted for completion by June 2027.
- Where
- The industrial areas of Chakan, Hinjewadi and Talegaon, in and around Pune district.
- Why
- Poor roads, waterlogging, drainage blockages, traffic congestion and power-related issues have disrupted industry and travel.
- Chakan plan
- Rs 1,400 crore, approved in principle
- Hinjewadi plan
- Rs 426 crore for traffic congestion
- First-phase road upgrades
- Around 75 km in Chakan
- Blocked natural drains
- Approximately 78 km affected by encroachments
- Proposed road drainage
- A monsoon drainage system along about 38 km of roads
- Additional buses
- Around 500 buses proposed for workers travelling to Chakan
- Drainage completion target
- June 2027
- Power infrastructure
- Work on a 100 MVA substation is scheduled to begin in December