India, June 27 -- The Sangamner and Sinnar local action committee headed by the Nashik division Graduate Constituency MLC, Satyajeet Tambe, has announced a rasta roko stir on June 29 to demand the proposed Pune-Nashik rail route via Sangamner and Narayangaon.

The stir is being organised against the backdrop of the Railways' decision to scrap the initially planned Pune-Nashik semi-high-speed rail project via Sangamner, citing technical issues related to the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT).

The railway minister, Ashwini Vaishnav, during his recent visit to Pune, had announced that the route would be via Shirdi and Ahilyanagar. The Railways have prepared the Detailed Project Report (DPR) on the new alignment.

Tambe said that the ag...