81 Lakh Vehicles, 1,300 Added Daily, Pune Finally Gets a Serious Long-Term Traffic Study from IIM Mumbai
The Indian Institute of Management IIM Mumbai will conduct a comprehensive study of traffic congestion in Pune and its metropolitan region following an initiative by the Union Minister of State, with a preliminary meeting involving experts and officials from PMC, traffic police, Maha Metro, PWD, PMRDA, NHAI, RTO, MSIDC and PMPML held on Thursday. The study will examine major roads, congestion hotspots, traffic signals, public transport, the metro network and the proposed ring road while also assessing how better inter-agency coordination and more effective use of existing infrastructure can ease Pune’s worsening traffic situation. The Union Minister of State said Pune’s traffic congestion is a serious problem affecting daily lives and that given the city’s rapid expansion and rising vehicle numbers long-term planning is essential rather than relying solely on temporary measures. He had written to IIM Mumbai’s director on September 28 specifically requesting an integrated study of the entire regional transport network rather than examining individual projects in isolation.
The numbers behind the study make its urgency clear. Pune’s metropolitan area currently has an estimated population of one crore which is expected to double to two crore over the next three decades. The number of registered vehicles has risen sharply from 52 lakh in 2018 to 81 lakh in 2026 with more than 1,300 new vehicles being added to the city’s roads every single day. The meeting discussed the nature of traffic problems, the scope of the proposed study and next steps toward its formal commencement. For a city where nine different agencies are working on roads, metro, highways, public transport and ring roads with minimal integrated planning, an IIM Mumbai study that examines Pune’s transport ecosystem as one interconnected system rather than a collection of isolated projects could be the most important traffic intervention Pune has ever commissioned.
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