Pune Infra Watch: After environmentalists oppose, PMC undertakes citizen survey for proposed Balbharati-Paud Phata Road

Amidst opposition by environmentalists, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has undertaken a survey of citizens for the development of the proposed 1.8-km link road from Balbharati to Paud Phata to reduce the traffic on Law College Road and check the air pollution.

The link road was proposed in 1987 and a development plan in 2007 to ease the traffic on Law College Road. Though it was opposed by local residents citing environmental concerns, the project was later approved under Section 205 of the Maharashtra Municipal Corporations (MMC) Act. However, the proposal was struck down by the Bombay High Court on January 1, 2016, on the grounds that it did not take into account the environmental impact.