2 weeks Ago
Pune: Among the eight constituencies in Pune city, Parvati is the only seat where Mahayuti and MVA have fielded two women candidates. Local residents are thrilled over this unique contest but say they are looking for solutions to some long-pending and newly emerging issues. Rehabilitation of slum dwellers in Dandekar Bridge, Janata Vasahat, Indiranagar, and Bibwewadi has been on a slow track.
They have demanded Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) schemes be speedily executed. Traffic chaos has become a major challenge in the last few years. Commuters from Satara and Sinhagad roads are expecting that the new legislator will work towards making key junctions such as Swargate, Marketyard and Gangadham Chowk congestion-free to ensure smoother movement.
Traders from the Marketyard area too have been demanding a flyover to tackle heavy traffic on the road that leads to Kondhwa. Ashok Sathe from Dandekar Bridge said SRA projects are not moving ahead. "Their non-execution is also inviting illegal huts in the pockets around Dandekar Bridge, Janata Vasahat and Parvati.
Most of the area around the Parvati hill is full of huts." Another local resident Vinod Gaikwad said the new MLA should focus on resolving all technical issues related to SRA projects in Parvati, which will give a big relief to many citizens. "If such projects can be executed in Mumbai, why not in Pune.
" Current MLA Madhuri Misal (BJP), who is looking for a straight fourth win, said she is following up with the state govt about the SRA proposals. She further said two flyovers are coming up on Sinhagad road to streamline traffic while metro works on the Swargate-Katraj route are about to start, and a flyover and grade separator have been proposed at Gangadham Chowk. Misal faces a challenge from NCP (SCP)'s Ashwini Kadam who claimed the constituency has been lacking a proper development plan, which has given rise to many issues.
"The BJP-led govt promised solutions to the Ambil Odha flood problems. However, works on the construction of a safety wall along the water channel, culverts, and removing encroachments have not been carried out completedly," she said, adding she will come out with a plan with a focus on traffic management and SRA projects. The constituency wants a change in leadership, said senior Congress politician and former deputy mayor Aba Bagul who has joined the race as an independent after he was denied a ticket.
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