Pune: The Covid pandemic may end up becoming the biggest obstacle to the railways ministry’s plans to set up the third and fourth corridor connecting Lonavla and Pune.
The cost of two corridors was to be equally borne by the Centre and state government. The state has raised its hands pointing to its empty coffers citing the pandemic and the Centre’s inability in paying the state’s Goods and Services Tax (GST) backlog.
MLA Laxman Jagtap raised the issue during the budget session.
According to source in the railways, the singular corridor connecting Pune to Lonavla which serves as a connection between Mumbai and the rest of the country is overburdened leading to massive congestion, delays and raising red flags on safety.
