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PMC-Maha-Metro rift delays two Pune Metro tender deadline to Dec 30
The Story in Brief
The tender deadline for two of four proposed Pune Metro extensions has been pushed to December 30 for the eighth time since the process began in December 2025, as unresolved differences between the Pune Municipal Corporation and Maha-Metro over flyover costs and road alignment hold up progress.
The Nal Stop-Manik Baug corridor is stalled over Maha-Metro's cost estimate for two flyovers, which the PMC says is nearly 1.5 times its own assessment. The Kharadi-Khadakwasla corridor faces a separate hurdle: nearly two kilometres of the proposed High-Capacity Mass Transit Route will run along it, but the PMC has not provided the final alignment.
While foundation stones for all four extensions were laid on Tuesday, 3 November by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, only the Vanaz-Chandani Chowk and Ramwadi-Wagholi corridors are moving towards implementation. The PMC commissioner and Maha-Metro’s managing director are expected to meet soon to decide on cost sharing and execution responsibility.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The eight tender extensions on two Pune Metro corridors signal a deeper coordination gap between the PMC and Maha-Metro over costs and infrastructure alignment. For the Nal Stop-Manik Baug stretch, a 50 percent cost difference on two flyovers stalls progress. On the Kharadi-Khadakwasla corridor, the unresolved HCMTR alignment prevents design finalisation. The December 30 deadline will test whether the PMC commissioner and Maha-Metro managing director can resolve cost-sharing and execution roles before bids close.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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