India, Aug. 4 -- Maha-Metro and the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) will soon undertake a joint feasibility study for the proposed twin underground tunnel project at Dive Ghat, Pune district collector Jitendra Dudi said, days after chief minister Devendra Fadnavis instructed the administration to consider the project.

"The twin tunnels will be underground structures. Once the feasibility study is completed, the two agencies will prepare a detailed project report (DPR) for the project," Dudi told HT.

Dive Ghat, a mountain pass on the Pune-Saswad Road about 10 km from Hadapsar, has been identified as the location for the project. Under the proposal, one tunnel will carry a Metro rail corridor while the other will be...