Pune MPs, MLAs will pursue metro project

Members of the state legislature and parliament from the city on Monday decided to pursue the metro project proposal, lying with the state government for approval and to be forwarded to the central government.

A meeting was organised by the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) to apprise MPs, MLAs and MLCs about pending issues with the central and state governments.

The people’s representatives agreed to pursue the metro project, apart from many other issues, with the state government.

The general body of the PMC had approved the proposal for metro project from Vanaz to Ramwadi with a supplementary to extend the project to Lohegaon airport on June 24. Since then, the proposal
is pending with the state government for approval.

The meeting was attended by MPs Prakash Javadekar and Shivajirao Adhalrao Patil, MLAs Girish Bapat, Vinayak Nimhan, Bapu Pathare and Madhuri Misal, as well as MLCs Ulhas Pawar and Dipti Chowdhary. Mayor Mohansingh Rajpal, deputy mayor Prasanna Jagtap, leader of the house Nilesh Nikam, group leader of Shiv Sena in PMC Sham Deshpande and group leader of BJP Mukta Tilak attended the meeting.

Municipal commissioner Mahesh Zagade and other officers briefed the leaders about the issues pending with the central and state governments.

It was pointed out that grants and taxes of crores of rupees are pending with both the governments and the representatives were requested to pursue this issue. The MPs were requested to pursue the problem of acquiring defence land for developmental work.