India, June 21 -- Ahead of the monsoon season, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has directed the Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (Maha-Metro) to take precautionary measures at its construction sites to ensure that metro works do not obstruct the flow of the Mula-Mutha river and other channels during heavy rainfall and releases from the Khadakwasla dam.

In a letter issued on Friday, additional municipal commissioner Prithviraj BP informed Maha-Metro managing director that the civic administration has started preparations to tackle possible flood situations during the monsoon.

The civic body highlighted metro construction sites near Bhide Bridge and Shivajinagar, where construction materials have reportedly been stored in l...