The Pune Inner Ring Road land acquisition process is moving forward, with PMRDA scheduling surveys in villages across Mulshi and Haveli after residents agreed to allow officials to identify affected land and assets. The 65-metre-wide road, planned with nine-metre service roads on both sides, is intended to ease congestion in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad.
The Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority has held pre-survey meetings with villagers in Mulshi, Maval and Haveli talukas to explain the acquisition process, compensation assessment and survey procedures. Residents of Hinjawadi, Jambe, Marunji and Nande in Mulshi have agreed to the surveys, which are scheduled for October 12, 13, 15 and 17 respectively.
In Haveli, a joint land survey will begin in Manjari Khurd on October 13 and in Kolwadi on October 15. Farmers at a meeting held at the Kolwadi Gram Panchayat office agreed to the survey after discussions with Vitthal Udmale, Deputy Collector for Land Acquisition. Residents of Nere and Maan are still holding discussions with the administration over local demands and concerns.
PMRDA officials said the survey would first establish the land affected by the road project. Relevant departments would then assess structures and other assets, including houses, trees, wells, borewells and pipelines. After the land acquisition notification is issued, officials will obtain details of land transactions from the previous three years to help assess land values.
Compensation will be determined after considering those transactions and prevailing market rates, officials said. At the Kolwadi meeting, farmers demanded compensation aligned with market rates and referred to the rates sought for Manjari Khurd. Ashok Ahale, a farmer and journalist, asked the administration to convene a meeting on compensation at the earliest, saying fair payment would be essential for the project to proceed.
Udmale said a meeting would be organised after the survey was completed and details of the affected land were made public. He said the administration would consider the farmers’ demands and take steps to ensure that affected residents were not treated unfairly. “Priority is being given to farmers’ interests, and the land acquisition process is being carried out transparently. After the land survey, compensation will be assessed by considering market rates and relevant land transactions,” Udmale said.
In Maval taluka, residents of Dhamane village attended a meeting at the Padmavati Devi temple and submitted suggestions and demands related to local development. The administration said it had taken note of the proposals.
PMRDA Joint Commissioner of the Land and Estate Department Poonam Mehta said the acquisition process was being advanced through discussions with villagers, transparent procedures and a focus on affected farmers’ interests. The authority aims to complete the land acquisition process for the Inner Ring Road by the end of December 2026.
