Opposition parties in the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) on Tuesday cornered the ruling BJP for allowing the Pune Metro project to go ahead with the construction of an elevated route despite Ganesh mandals raising concern over its impact on traditional immersion processions organised every year.
A few months ago, representatives of some Ganesh mandals had staged a protest at the construction site of the elevated route and forced Pune Metro to suspend its work. They were protesting against the elevated route that goes across Chhatrapati Sambhaji bridge in Deccan, saying it would cause hurdles for traditional immersion processions due to its low height.
Mayor Murlidhar Mohol had directed Pune Metro to suspend the work till further discussions were held to resolve the issue.
