India, May 13 -- Construction of the much-awaited Swargate-Katraj Pune Metro corridor gathered pace on Tuesday as MahaMetro commenced the first segment casting work for the elevated route.

The casting activity was inaugurated in the presence of Shravan Hardikar, managing director of Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MahaMetro), marking a major milestone in Pune Metro's Phase-II expansion project.

The Swargate-Katraj extension is considered one of the city's key metro expansion corridors, expected to improve connectivity in Pune's densely populated southern areas and ease congestion along the busy Satara Road stretch. The corridor will connect Swargate, one of Pune's busiest transport hubs, with Katraj, a rapidly developing res...