Maharashtra shifts key Pune Ring Road package to MSRDC with fresh Rs 10,502 crore sanction

Maharashtra has approved an additional Rs 10,502.36 crore for the construction and land acquisition of a key stretch linked to the Pune Ring Road, after the National Highways Authority of India did not take up the package on priority.

The decision transfers responsibility for the stretch from the NHAI to the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC). The revised administrative sanction was approved at a meeting of the Cabinet Infrastructure Committee chaired by chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on August 18, 2026, reported The Indian Express.

The additional sanction covers civil works and land acquisition. The state government said it was necessary to ensure that construction proceeded in accordance with the approved project plan.

MSRDC has already been spending money on land acquisition for the road. The transfer is intended to ensure that the remaining acquisition and construction work can proceed through the state corporation rather than waiting for the NHAI to prioritise the package.

The stretch is approximately 31.805 km long and is shared by the eastern Pune Ring Road and the proposed Pune-Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Greenfield Expressway. The route links the Sortapwadi area near the Pune-Solapur Road with Shivare near the Pune-Satara Road and National Highway 48.

The Pune Ring Road is planned to divert through traffic away from the city, reducing pressure on existing urban roads. It has eastern and western sections intended to improve connectivity around Pune and provide a route for vehicles that do not need to enter the city.

The wider ring-road project had already undergone a major cost revision in 2024, when the estimated cost was increased to Rs 42,711.03 crore. The latest sanction represents a further financial commitment for the reassigned road package.