Outgoing Pune district guardian minister and Maharashtra higher and technical education minister Chandrakant Patil has assured that the Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority’s (PMRDA) work of the 23.2-km-long Metro Line 3 project connecting Mann village via Hinjewadi to Shivajinagar will be supported by the government.
The state government on Wednesday announced that deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar will replace Patil as the Pune district guardian minister.
Patil on Thursday reviewed the Pune airport plan and metro line works. PMRDA commissioner Rahul Mahiwal, additional commissioner Vikas Dhakne, metro chief executive officer Alok Kapoor, deputy commissioner of police (traffic) Vijaykumar Magar and others were present at the meetings.