PMC Begins DPR Process for Rs 10,000-Crore HCMTR Project in Pune

Pune, 4th September 2026: The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has started the process of preparing a Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the long-pending High Capacity Mass Transit Route (HCMTR), a proposed 36-km elevated circular route aimed at easing traffic congestion in the city.

The civic body plans to appoint a consultant to prepare the DPR, which is expected to take around three months. Once the DPR is completed, the PMC will initiate the tendering process. The HCMTR is estimated to cost around ₹10,000 crore and is proposed to be implemented in four phases.

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has been pushing for the project to be expedited, with senior-level meetings being held in Pune and Mumbai to discuss its implementation. Against this backdrop, the PMC has initiated the process of appointing a consultant for the DPR to move the project forward.

The HCMTR was first proposed by the PMC in 1986 as a 36-km elevated circular route to address the city’s growing traffic problems and provide an alternative route for vehicles travelling between different parts of Pune.

The project is expected to require relatively less land acquisition, as a significant portion of the proposed alignment passes through land owned by the state government and the PMC. Of the estimated project cost, around ₹1,300 crore is expected to be required for acquiring private land.

The PMC has also modified the original HCMTR alignment at 12 locations to avoid or minimise its impact on slum areas, the river and densely populated parts of the city. According to the civic administration, the changes are expected to make the project easier to implement.

“An integrated DPR will be prepared for the entire HCMTR. However, separate packages will be prepared for implementation of the project,” said Dinkar Gojare, head of the PMC’s Project Department.

PMC Commissioner Naval Kishore Ram said land acquisition is expected to be relatively quicker as a large portion of the proposed route passes through government and PMC-owned land. Since the route is elevated and will pass through government-owned land at several locations, the required permissions can be obtained through coordination with the state government, he said.

However, the project will affect some private properties. According to Ram, around 147 houses in Wadgaonsheri are likely to be affected by the proposed alignment. The affected residents will be rehabilitated as part of the project, he said.

The PMC aims to complete the DPR within the next three months and subsequently begin the tendering process, in a bid to finally move the decades-old HCMTR proposal towards implementation.