Metro tunnel on Shivajinagar to Swargate stretch 75% complete

The Maharashtra Metro Railway Corporation (Maha-Metro) has completed 75 per cent of its tunnel on the Shivajinagar to Swargate underground stretch, so far.

The underground stretch between Agriculture College and Swargate is part of the 16-km Pimpri-Chinchwad to Swargate corridor. There are five underground stations. Of these five metro stations, Maha-Metro is erecting multi-modal hubs at three stations. The underground station at Mandai is behind schedule as land was handed over to Maha-Metro in July by the Pune municipal corporation (PMC).

Atul Gadgil, director of Maha-Metro said, “After crossing the Mutha river, we speeded up tunneling. At present, we have completed around 75 per cent of the work.