Archive · 20 Aug 2026
Pune Plans Vetal Tekdi Twin Tunnel as NCP Objects
The Pune civic body wants to build a road tunnel under Vetal Tekdi.
The planned tunnel would be 1.7 kilometres long and have two arms.
It would connect Kothrud and Janwadi with Panchvati.
Officials say the project could help reduce traffic on Senapati Bapat Road.
The plan was first proposed in 2017.
PMC wants to hire a consultant to study traffic data and prepare a detailed report.
The consultant will also examine what the project needs.
The Nationalist Congress Party wants one arm, between Kothrud and Pashan, to be cancelled.
It says other planned roads and transit routes should be considered.
The Pune Municipal Corporation will advance a 1.7-kilometre twin road tunnel proposal from 2017.
The tunnel would cross Vetal Tekdi and connect Kothrud to Panchvati and Janwadi to Panchvati.
The project is intended to reduce traffic on Senapati Bapat Road.
The civic body plans to appoint a project management consultant and begin construction as early as possible.
The Nationalist Congress Party has asked PMC to cancel the Kothrud-Pashan arm, citing the HCMTR and Balbharati-Paudphata link road.
- Who
- The Pune Municipal Corporation and the Nationalist Congress Party.
- What
- PMC is advancing plans for a 1.7-kilometre twin road tunnel, while the NCP seeks cancellation of one arm.
- When
- The tunnel proposal dates to 2017; the article does not specify the current decision date.
- Where
- Across Vetal Tekdi in Pune, connecting Kothrud and Janwadi to Panchvati; the disputed arm would connect Kothrud to Pashan.
- Why
- PMC says the project is intended to curb traffic on Senapati Bapat Road; the NCP cites the High Capacity Mass Transit Route and Balbharati-Paudphata link road in opposing one arm.
PMC’s Tunnel Plan
NCP’s Objection
Whether to proceed with the tunnel
PMC’s Tunnel Plan
The Pune Municipal Corporation has decided to move forward with the 1.7-kilometre twin tunnel proposal and wants construction to begin as early as possible.
NCP’s Objection
The Nationalist Congress Party has asked the civic body to cancel one arm of the project.
The Kothrud-Pashan arm
PMC’s Tunnel Plan
PMC’s stated tunnel connections include Kothrud to Panchvati and Janwadi to Panchvati; it plans further consultancy and a Detailed Project Report to assess requirements.
NCP’s Objection
The NCP specifically wants the Kothrud-Pashan arm cancelled, citing the High Capacity Mass Transit Route and the Balbharati-Paudphata link road.
- Project length
- 1.7 kilometres
- Project type
- Twin road tunnel
- Location
- Across Vetal Tekdi, Pune
- Proposed connections
- Kothrud to Panchvati and Janwadi to Panchvati
- Original proposal
- 2017
- Planned consultant
- A project management consultant
- Consultancy purpose
- Feasibility studies, traffic-data analysis and preparation of a Detailed Project Report