Pune : Notices have been issued to 85 people in the Bhor city limits, specifically from Rambag Naka to Shivaji statue, instructing them to remove encroachments within the next seven days. This action is part of the dual carriageway construction for the 81.16 km long road stretch from Shindewadi in Satara district’s Khandala tehsil to Mahad in Raigad district. The route was declared National Highway No. 965DD in January 2023. The Central Government’s Ministry of Road Transport and Highways had sanctioned a fund of ₹823 crore 13 lakh for the road work. This project includes roads within Bhor (Pune district), Satara, and Mahad (Raigad district) tehsils. Road work began on both sides in the Raigad and Pune district boundaries one and a half years ago. Now, a 1.400 km stretch of road from Rambag Naka to Mahad Naka within Bhor city is to be widened to a four-lane road. However, increasing encroachment on both sides of the road between Rambag and Mahad Naka has made it impossible to start the widening work. Consequently, the Nagar Parishad (Municipal Council) issued notices to 86 people in the area between Rambag and Shivaji statue. The notices instruct the concerned individuals to remove their encroachments within seven days of receiving the notice. The administration warned that if the encroachment is not removed within the deadline, they will remove it according to the rules and initiate legal action.
Project Details: Scope of Work
The 57.45 km stretch from Shindewadi to Varandha Ghat falls within the Bhor and Khandala talukas, including 7.25 km in Satara district and 50.203 km in Pune district. In Bhor City (Rambag Naka to Mahad Naka -1.400 km, the road will be widened to four lanes, featuring a 10-meter wide cement concrete section and side strips. Beyond Bhor City towards the Ghat, widening and side strip work will be carried out to a width of 15 to 18 meters as required, while inside the Ghat, widening will be done to a width of five to seven meters. In Mahad Tehsil (Rajewadi to Varandha Ghat – 22.600 km, work will take place on the stretch to the Mumbai-Goa National Highway. The road from Rajewadi for 13 kilometers will be10-meter wide cement concrete, and the remaining section will be an asphalt road of 7 and 5 meters width, as needed.
The scope of work in Bhor includes constructing a four-lane road from Rambag to Mahad Naka, establishing a toll plaza 8 km in the direction of Mahad from the city, building a new 100 meter bridge, renovating the old bridge, and constructing 16 minor bridges and approximately 100 culverts. The project also involves the acquisition of about 10 hectares of land, the relocation of several water pipelines, electric poles, and DPs, and the construction of retaining walls, safety walls, and geosynthetic work for a landslide prevention scheme at sharp and difficult turns in the ghat.
“The Nagar Parishad and the National Highway Department appeal to all concerned individuals to immediately remove the encroachments and cooperate with the administration. After this phase is completed, notices will be issued to encroachers in the Shivaji statue to Mahad Naka area.”
– Gajanan Shinde, Chief Officer, Bhor Nagar Parishad
