Hinjawadi Infrastructure Protest Puts Roads, Water and Transit in Focus
IT employees and residents of Pune’s Hinjawadi-Maan-Marunji belt held a silent march on Sunday, demanding urgent action on deteriorating roads, traffic congestion, water supply and the lack of coordinated civic administration around the Rajiv Gandhi Infotech Park.
Pune | September 6, 2026 — The protest, described by organisers as the “Smart IT City” silent march, began at Infosys Circle inside Hinjawadi IT Park and is scheduled to pass through Shivaji Chowk before concluding at Infosys Circle. IT employees, local residents, farmers and housing and civic groups participated in the demonstration. Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) leader Aaditya Thackeray also joined the protest, according to the report by Loksatta – Pune.
The participating organisations include resident welfare groups from Maan, the Hinjawadi-Maan-Marunji Infra Forum, Forum for IT Employees, Hinjawadi Employees and Residents Trust, and cooperative housing federations from Pimpri-Chinchwad and Mulshi. Protesters carried placards and raised demands concerning roads, transport, water supply and the administration of the rapidly expanding urban area.
Hinjawadi, Maan and Marunji have experienced substantial urbanisation, industrial expansion and population growth alongside the spread of the IT park. Protesters said that civic infrastructure has not kept pace with this growth. They cited damaged roads, daily traffic congestion and inadequate water supply as continuing problems for employees, residents and students using the area.
The report said that the locality is divided among several government agencies. Protesters attributed the slow progress on civic works to a lack of coordination between these agencies. They also said repeated representations to the government had not produced a significant improvement, prompting employees and residents to organise the march.
The demands include resolving land-acquisition issues for roads on an urgent basis and starting the proposed Maan-Shivajinagar Metro service. Protesters have also called for the chief minister to convene a joint meeting of all government agencies in Hinjawadi and for a separate municipal corporation for the Hinjawadi-Maan-Marunji area.
Other demands include monthly review meetings under the district collector and regular quarterly reviews chaired by the chief minister. The groups have sought measures to address congestion at the Wakad flyover, Bhumkar Chowk, Punawale and Tathawade underpasses. They have also asked the administration to reserve two thousand million cubic feet of water from Mulshi Dam for the area and double the strength of traffic police personnel.
The protest places the administrative structure of the Hinjawadi region at the centre of the civic dispute. The area’s expansion has brought together IT workplaces, housing developments, educational activity and established villages, while responsibility for roads, transport, water and planning remains distributed across multiple agencies. The protesters’ demands now call for a time-bound government response and a formal mechanism to coordinate infrastructure decisions across the region.
