PUNE- Metro on faster track than Nagpur's
Dec 17 2016 : The Times of India (Pune) Pune: TIMES NEWS NETWORK Team Arrives To Study Actual Site The metro for Pune appears to be gathering steam. A Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MAHA Metro) team is in the city on Friday to study the route.Its officials said the ground work for the Pune metro will be done faster than Nagpur's as multiple tasks will be performed simultaneously. “Land acquisition, route survey and designing will be done at the same time instead of the phased manner like the Nagpur project,“ managing director of Maha Metro Brijesh Dixit said. Though the detailed project report (DPR) for both routes is ready MAHA Metro officials are looking at the actual situation. “A geo-technical survey for the metro work will be done to check soil quality , rock formations and other natural aspects. The shifting of underground service lines will be done before construction begins. Two boring machines have arrived and 30 more will come