India, Sept. 23 -- Chairing a review meeting with Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (Maha-Metro) officials on Sunday, deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar said to plan the proposed Bhakti-Shakti to Chakan metro extension project to cover Hinjewadi and Chakan MIDC (Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation) areas and help reduce traffic congestion issues.

Assembly deputy speaker Anna Bansode, Pune Metro MD Shravan Hardikar, Pimpri-Chinchwad municipal commissioner Shekhar Singh and other senior officials attended the meeting.

Hardikar said a special meeting chaired by chief minister Devendra Fadnavis will soon finalise the metro alignment and expansion plans.

Maha-Metro had submitted the detailed project report (DPR) of metro e...