The first phase of the proposed detailed project report, which connects Vanaz to Ramwadi, was passed by the general body of the Pune Municipal Corporation
in June last.
The Pune Metro Jagruti Abhiyan (PMJA), along with the Pune technical committee, the railway technical committee, the Professional Party of India (PPI) and Janwani will make a detailed presentation before municipal commissioner Mahesh Pathak regarding the various lacunae in the detailed project report (DPR) of the Pune metro, prepared by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC).
The decision was taken on Thursday at a meeting between Pathak and representatives of the various organisations. PMJA and the other organisations had been protesting against the alleged shortcomings in the DPR.
The first phase of the proposed DPR, which connects Vanaz to Ramwadi, was passed by the general body of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) in June last. Chief minister Prithviraj Chavan had given the green signal for the proposal in February this year, after which the proposal has been pending with the central government.
PPI spokesperson and PMJA member, Girish Deshpande, said that the delegation discussed all the major points with the civic chief. “We stated that the present DPR is not in concurrence with the common mobility plan (CMP) and development plan (DP) of Pune,” he said.
KK Gokhale of the railway technical committee pointed out the feasibility of an underground broad gauge metro for the city, which is much cheaper than the present proposal. The delegation also asked for an independent committee
comprising PMC officials, elected representatives and citizens to scrutinise the present DPR.
“The municipal commissioner agreed that the CMP should be taken into consideration and also the underground option should be explored for both financial and technical reasons. He also said that elevated tracks be avoided in congested places,” said Vinita Deshmukh co-convenor of PMJA.
The delegation will be meeting Pathak next week to make a presentation about the various lacunae in the DPR and also to discuss the underground option.
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