India, Dec. 16 -- Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday announced that Pune's Kondhwa area will soon be connected to the city's Metro network, improving connectivity with other parts of the city. He also assured that the long-pending Katraj-Kondhwa road project would be completed at the earliest.

Fadnavis said approval has been granted for the Shivajinagar-Yewalewadi Metro corridor, while the Swargate-Katraj Metro line will be extended up to Kondhwa. The proposed corridor, for which a detailed project report (DPR) is currently being prepared, is expected to significantly enhance public transport access in Kondhwa, NIBM, and Yewalewadi. It will serve as an extension of the PMRDA's ongoing Hinjewadi-Shivajinagar Metro (PMR-3), being e...