‘Char Jam Yatra’: MCCIA Chairman Tweets About Pune’s Traffic Problems
Siddhi Dharmadhikari
Pune, 11th May 2022: Pune is one of the fastest-growing cities in the state of Maharashtra. Pune is also called as capital of the education sector of the state. A lot of people including students came to the city for employment and study purposes. Apart from this Pune is also partially famous for its traffic.
Pune’s traffic problem has increased due to the construction of the metro route. Nal stop area, Paud road, SNDT, University Chowk, etc. are some of the areas of the city where one can be stuck in traffic for hours.
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Apart from this, areas like Hinjawadi and Hadapsar are the areas where one can find traffic almost every day. The junction in front of Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) is also one of the traffic congestion points.
On that note, the chairman of Maratha Chamber of Commerce Industries and Agriculture (MCCIA) Sudhir Mehta tweeted on May 10, calling some of the areas “a new tourist spot” while comparing these areas to the “Char Dham Yatra.”
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He tweeted;
“A new tourist company in Pune takes tourists to the following places …
1. Hinjewadi flyover
2. Pune University Signal
3. Hadapsar Junction
4. Nal stop area
# Pune Char Jam Yatra
– via WA.”
On his tweet, a lot of people took their time to reply and share their thoughts on Twitter. One resident wrote, “Magarpatta flyover chowk is one of the 7 wonders of the world.”
“How to forget Chandni Chowk. It takes half an hour every evening to cross,” another citizen wrote.
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One of the citizens wrote, “In the evening at Chandni Chowk, the devotees get the pleasure of visiting all the four dams in one place. Eternal road construction and repair work is a feature of the outer detour from Wakad to Katraj.”
DCP (Traffic) Rahul Shrirame told PunekarNews.in, “We have resolved the traffic problem at University Chowk to some extent. Efforts are on to make smooth movements at other places also. The width of the roads have reduced at some places due to construction of the metro route.”
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