200 Notices Issued to Highway Encroachments Near Pune as PWD Implements Supreme Court Order on Right of Way
The state Public Works Department PWD and other agencies have issued around 200 notices to establishments along major highways connecting Pune with neighbouring districts, implementing the Supreme Court's July 13, 2026, order to clear encroachments within the right of way. The drive covers the Pune-Bengaluru, Pune-Ahilyanagar, Pune-Nashik, Pune-Solapur and Chakan-Talegaon highways as well as the old Pune-Mumbai highway. PWD maintains around 1,825 km of state highways in Pune district and notices have been sent to roadside commercial establishments and other properties found within the right of way, with occupants given a stipulated period to remove encroachments. The Pune divisional commissioner has directed district authorities to strictly implement the SC order and clear all encroachments within 60 days with superintending engineer PWD Pune confirming that work has intensified since last week.
NHAI has separately issued notices to occupants of sheds, permanent structures, roadside stalls, handcarts and advertising boards on the Pune-Solapur highway and is conducting regular patrolling to check encroachments and unauthorised parking. Regular commuters welcomed the action saying dhabas and roadside establishments near turns create dangerous blind spots where parked vehicles make it extremely difficult to negotiate bends, with one resident warning that serious accidents are only a matter of time if these stretches are not cleared promptly. Another commuter said eateries are fine but must be located at planned intervals with proper setbacks rather than randomly occupying highway right of way. For the millions of commuters who use these six major highway corridors daily, the SC-mandated crackdown offers a genuine opportunity to improve safety on some of Pune's most accident-prone stretches, but the real test will be whether the 60-day deadline is enforced with permanent removal rather than temporary clearances.
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