PMRDA amp MahaMetro differ on lsquodense livingrsquo near routes

Pune | Thursday | 20th September, 2018

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The same arrangement has been proposed for the ring road,” PMRDA commissioner Kiran Gitte told TOI.For MahaMetro, TOD has been proposed only near 31 stations. MahaMetro managing director Brijesh Dixit said, “The routes we are implementing pass through the city that is already high on development. He said, “Dense development along the Metro corridor will also be counter-productive and put additional burden on the urban infrastructure. The urban development department had issued the TOD policy and it was extended to Pune to promote densification along the mass transit corridors.“We have proposed TOD along the route. MahaMetro has proposed development near the 31 stations of the two Metro lines — Vanaz to Ramwadi and Swargate to Pimpri.Both are now awaiting the Centre’s final approval to the Transit Oriented Development (TOD) to know the fate of their proposals..