The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and district administration have estimated a ₹ 2,534.37-crore land acquisition bill for the 43-km high capacity mass transit route (HCMTR), with 51.73 hectares required for the project, including 29.75 hectares of private land and 21.98 hectares of government, forest and defence land.
Thanks to CM for supporting and empowering us. The administration has set a September 11 deadline to submit proposals for the transfer of government, forest, defence and railway land to the state government, as part of efforts to accelerate the project, a release from PMC stated. HCMTR, a 24-metre-wide corridor, covers 16 villages. Private land acquisition proposals covering 29.75 hectares across 13 villages have already been submitted to the collectorate. The administration is pursuing the transfer of another 21.98 hectares of government, forest and defence land. We are floating the tender for phase 1 package in October this year. Officials were directed to prepare and submit proposals for the transfer of land belonging to government departments, the forest department, defence and railways to the state by September 11.
PMC Commissioner Naval Kishore Ram said, “HCMTR is finally happening now. “These two projects are extremely important for Pune’s future connectivity,” Ram said, stressing the need for coordinated and time-bound action by the revenue, land records and forest departments and PMC.
Around ₹ 1,500 crore is expected to be required for this phase, civic officials said. Land acquisition proposals for eight villages have been submitted, with joint measurement and valuation completed. Proposals for another five villages have recently been submitted to the district collectorate.
The two projects are being pursued as key components of the region’s long-term mobility plan, with the administration directing the revenue, land records, forest and civic authorities to complete the acquisition-related processes in a time-bound manner, according to officers.
