India, Oct. 24 -- With the inauguration date of the long-delayed Hinjewadi-Shivajinagar Metro line uncertain, the Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA) is working to get two more stations ready for inspection by the Commissioner of Metro Railway Safety (CMRS) team, expected to visit later this month.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's proposed visit to Pune district, scheduled for November 3, was deferred, leaving the inauguration of the long-delayed Hinjewadi-Shivajinagar Metro Line 3 uncertain.

Of the 23 stations on the corridor, 17 have received provisional safety clearance, while work is nearing completion at stations 13 and 14. The PMRDA hopes to bring the two additional stations into operation after the inauguration, ...