Pune Municipal Commissioner Naval Kishore Ram and District Collector Jitendra Dudi have directed officials to complete private land measurements and pending joint measurement procedures for the High Capacity Mass Transit Route (HCMTR) and Inner Ring Road projects by November 20, 2026, in a push to accelerate land acquisition.
The directions were issued during a review meeting on November 12 to assess the status of land acquisition for both infrastructure projects. Officials were instructed to prioritise measurements involving private property owners for the HCMTR and complete the process at the earliest to prevent further delays in acquiring the required land.
The HCMTR project requires land from private owners, and the review focused on the progress of property measurements and difficulties affecting the acquisition process. The concerned departments were directed to resolve those issues immediately, according to a report by Punekar News.
Officials also reviewed the status of joint land measurement for Pune’s Inner Ring Road project. The departments were told to complete all pending joint measurement procedures without delay and accelerate the subsequent stages of land acquisition.
Land measurement is an important administrative step in acquisition because it establishes the extent and boundaries of property required for a public project. Pending measurements can delay the preparation of acquisition records and the implementation of later procedures. The deadline set by the civic and district authorities therefore places immediate focus on clearing the administrative work linked to both projects.
The meeting brought together senior officials from the Pune Municipal Corporation and district administration, including Additional Municipal Commissioners Pavneet Kaur and Omprakash Divte, City Engineer Aniruddha Pavasakar, Chief Engineer (Roads) Rajesh Bankar and Deputy Commissioner Nikhil More. Officials and staff from the departments concerned also attended.
The HCMTR and Inner Ring Road are among Pune’s major planned transport infrastructure projects, but the latest review concerned land acquisition rather than construction commencement or project completion. The authorities’ immediate instruction is to finish private-property measurements for the HCMTR and pending joint measurements for the Inner Ring Road by Friday, November 20.
The next reported milestone for both projects is the completion of these measurement procedures, after which the concerned departments are expected to proceed with subsequent land acquisition steps.
