Roads of Pune
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Pune
is city in the West of India, in the state of Maharashtra
and is roughly 160 km east of Mumbai
. The city lies approximately 3 miles along a river. The heart of the city is much older than the rest of the city. It has winding roads, many of which follow the natural slopes of the mountainous terrain and end at the rivers feeding the city. As the city expanded unevenly, a large number of roads were built around the central portion of the city, including the major highways which link the city to other parts of the country.
Some of the highways linking the city are maintained by the State of Maharashtra and are the State Highways. Pune is also connected by two National Highways, NH50 and NH4.
on NH-4
to Katraj
on NH-4
to bypass traffic traveling on NH-4
from outside of Pune City.
-Pune Road. This has been rebuilt several times in several forms. It is the part of NH-4
. In its current form, it starts from the 153-year old Pune College of Engineering Pune, popularly known as COEP, in the area of Shivaji Nagar near the Sancheti Hospital.
This highway passes through the boundaries of two Municipal Corporations (namely Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad), two Cantonments (namely Khadki & Dehu Road), and then starts the main Mumbai-Pune open Highway stretch after the Katraj-Dehu Road intersection at Dehu Road. The industrial areas in the newly-incorporated township of Pimpri-Chinchwad also lie alongside this road and you can see various large industrial units located along the way. Prominent institutions on this road include the CME or College of Military Engineering at Dapodi], the Khadki
and Dehu Road
Ammunition Factories and Hindustan Antibiotics (HA) at Pimpri. Major Industrial units are situated in the industrial estates owned by the MIDC (Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation). Prominent names among these include Telo, Philips, Garware, Bajaj, Kinetic and Elpro.
The Army's AOC (Army Ordnance Corps) and the Army Supply Corp (ASC)’s 512 Base Repair Depot is located in the cantonment town of Dehu Road on this road. The CRPF Regional Center (Central Reserve Police Force) and the NARI or National AIDS Research Institute is located at Talegaon Dabhade. Talegaon Dabhade is also the site for the upcoming General Motors car manufacturing facility.
This road, measured from Pune up to Mumbai, is nearly 156 km in length. The road runs almost parallel to the Mumbai Pune Railway line until Lonavala. This is the longest road in Pune and covers many outlying suburbs from Shivajinagar to Khadki, and continues through the townships of Nigdi, Talegaon Dabhade, Dehu Road, and the tourist attractions, the twin hill stations of Lonavala and Khandala. Afterwards it enters the steep mountainous section of the Bhor Ghat to go to Mumbai.
) starts at a very busy intersection near Pimpri called the Nashik Phata, and is just off the Pune-Mumbai National Highway (NH-4
). This road is very famous for the thick green cover of trees planted evenly along both sides of the road by the PCMC. It lies like a canopy over the road while it passes through the PCMC city limits. The proposed New Pune International Airport
is to be constructed around the area between Chakan
and Rajgurunagar
on this road, which is an area 40 km away from Pune city. Nashik is around 225 km from Pune city. One can get buses for Nasik from Shivajinagar ST Bus stand. Sangamner and Narayangaon are the important stops on the way towards Nashik. Recently this highway is widened from Nashik Phata till Rajgurunagar (45 km) so that journey becomes faster.This Road is proposed and is being made a express highway.Flights from Nashik city would possibly land at International Airport.
). This road connects Hadapsar
area to Poolgate. From Poolgate this road is connected to Swargate
by Shankarsheth road. This road has a portion of Pune BRTS from Poolgate to Hadapsar
. This road has heavy traffic due to operation of Heavy vehicles like Buses, Trucks, Tractors, Bulldozers, etc. With this Vehicles such as two wheelers like Motorbikes and Scooters, Auto Rickshaws, Cars, Bicycles, etc. also operated on this road. The Pune Race Course
is located on this road. This road also has traffic from Hadapsar
to Shivajinagar
, Kothrud
, Deccan Gymkhana
and Warje
areas. Traffic traveling from Pune Cantonment
to Swargate
also use this road.
. The road connects all the places on one side of the Mutha River and runs parallel to it. It is one of the longest & busiest roads within the city, and the most polluted too. It connects the Deccan area near the Garware Flyover - Lakdi Bridge junction to the densely populated Kothrud and Karve Nagar areas. Pune's First Flyover, going towards Paud was constructed on this road, in 1998.
A few of Pune's prestigious colleges and schools, such as the Abasaheb Garware College, Abhinav Vidyalaya, and Dr. Kalmadi Shamrao High School, lie just off this road. Nal Stop and Karishma Society Chowk are some of its main junctions.
It has the most number of Jewelery shops, after Laxmi Road. Some of the famous Jewelery shops are Ranka Jewelers, Ashtekar Jewelers, Rajmal-Lakhichand, Laagu-Bandhu, Vaman-Hari-Pethe, etc.
It has many good hotels and restaurants like Chinese Oriental, Anand-Pure-Veg, Girija, along with some of the brands like Pizza-hut, Cafe-Coffee-Day, Dominno's, Kahwa Cafe, McDonalds.
Its Proximity to the Pune-city market area as well as the elite residential colonies like Prabhat Road, Dahanukar Colony and Kothrud, make this the busiest road of Pune.
short story writer G. A. Kulkarni
. This is one of major roads in the Kothrud
suburb of Pune. The importance if this road has increased due to many new developments alongside it. Residential apartment
schemes (such as Karishma, Swapna-Shilpa), multiplex
movie theater (City Pride), industrial estate (Kothrud Industrial Estate, Sangam Press, Joshi Railway Museum, etc.), commercial buildings and complexes, shops and local markets are the major landmarks. This road connects to Karve Road at one end and reaches to parts of Karve Nagar.
, who may be justifiably regarded as the foremost pioneer of scientific orientology in this country.
This road http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Bhandarkar+Road,+Pune,+India&sll=18.510698,73.835351&sspn=0.019534,0.039911&ie=UTF8&ll=18.518008,73.835785&spn=0.009766,0.019956&z=16&iwloc=addr&om=1 starts from one end of Law College Road right opposite to the entrance of the Bhandarkar Institute and ends at the Cafe Good Luck intersection at Deccan Gymkhana. One of the upmarket residential areas in Pune, Bhandarkar Road connects Law College Road to Fergusson College Road.
Though you will find mostly residential complexes in this area, there are a few commercial outlets as well, the most notable of these being the "Spencer's Daily"," Capital Metrics and Risk Solutions" and "IndiaBulls" outlets. This road extends for a kilometer with the Good Luck cafe at its eastern end, which is a popular place for the locals to socialize in the evenings. Rangoli is another popular restaurant for vegetarian food and is located at the junction of this road and the Law College road. There is also a school for the hearing impaired off this road. The prestigious Deccan Gymkhana Club and PYC Gymkhana Club are located off this road. There is one of the oldest milk dairies in the city, Sane Dairy, located off this road. Bhandarkar Road was home to the noted Marathi writer, orator, performing artist and comedian, the late Pu La Deshpande.
Youngsters throng the road during the day and evening for the latest in fashion trends. The traffic is chaotic and undisciplined on weekends and on peak hours everyday.
Another institute on the road is the Department of Communication and Foreign Languages - Ranade Institute
, offering courses in journalism
, e-learning and foreign languages. It offers courses to learn foreign languages including German
, French
, Japanese, Russian
and Spanish
. The institute canteen, with its unusual old world look complete with wooden desks and benches is popular with ex-students and current students alike.
In addition, FC Road is also the venue of the British Council
Library. The Times of India
, Pune office stands parallel to the library.
Chains like Barista
, Cafe Coffee Day
, Subway
and Monginis
have outlets here. Cafe Good Luck, one of Pune's oldest restaurants is also located here. Cafe Good Luck has been serving its brand of tea
and bun-maska since 1935. The famous twin restaurants Roopali and Vaishali, both serve Udupi-style vegetarian food. During daytime, Vaishali continues to be a hangout place for Fergusson College students for 30+ years. In the evening, it becomes more of a family restaurant. Vaishali is possibly the most popular place on FC Road (apart from Fergusson College itself) and one of the most famous landmarks of Pune.
Veteran Actor Dev Anand
used to visit Lucky Restaurant situated here while he was a struggling artist in this city during 1950s. Lucky restaurant was demolished in 2006.
Popular Book House, International Book Service, Archies, Venus Traders, Super Shoppe and Sagar Arcade are some of the prime commercial establishments. Hong Kong Lane is another attraction, a narrow lane with small shops on either side, popular for some inexpensive items like bags, belts, wallets, and junk jewelry. You can also find a lot of stalls here stocked up with the latest fashion trends in clothes and footwear for both men & women.
In addition, the temples of the 'Padukas', that is, the wooden sandals of the saints, Sant Dnayeshwar Maharaj at Dnayeshwar Paduka Chowk and Sant Tukaram Maharaj
at the Tukaram Paduka Chowk stand on this road.
The residential rates in this locality are probably the most expensive in Pune at the present.
Good Luck Restaurant is the best place to have food on this road.
, the red light area of the city.
The road is famous for its variety of ready made shops which attract shoppers from all over the city. The road is the venue for Laxmi puja during the festival of Diwali. After the puja, shopkeepers of the road light fire works as a mark of celebration. This road is worth visiting during the Ganpati festival, Ganesh immersion processions pass through this road every year to the Mula
Mutha
river. There are many old and famous educational institutions in and around this road like Nutan Marathi Vidyalaya (NMV High School), HujurPaga (HHCP) Girls' School.
which stretches from Puram Chowk to Shaniwarwada palace. This is the most important road due to its location in main market area of Pune
. The famous shop of Chitale Sweets is located on this road. Famous markets like Tulshibaug and buildings like Vishrambaugwada are located on this street. This street is a shortcut for traffic from Swargate
to Shivajinagar
. This is a one way street with traffic flow from Puram Chowk to Shaniwarwada palace. The street pass though famous areas of Shanipar and Appa Balwant Chowk (ABC) and finally ends near Shaniwarwada palace. The headquarter of Bank of Maharashtra is located on this street. This street has lot of traffic flow and mostly jam in peak hours. It is named after great Maratha
Peshwa
Baji Rao I
.
to Saswad
Tehsil. This Road is recently converted to four lanes and is concreted until fursungi and 2 lane thereafter.The landmarks on this road are Hadapsar gliding centre, Tukai Tekdi, S.P Infocity, Mastani Talao and the scenic Dive Ghat. This Road passes through upcoming sub urban area Fursungi and Kale Padal. These areas are coming up in recent days due property prices in this area is still at reasonable rates due to land availability and its proximity to Hadapsar and Magarpatta city. One can see many upcoming housing projects in and around this road. Phursungi has the potential to be a future residential hotspot. http://lite.epaper.timesofindia.com/mobile.aspx?article=yes&pageid=37&edlabel=TOIPU&mydateHid=29-05-2010&pubname=&edname=&articleid=Ar03700&format=&publabel=TOI
to Jodhe Chowk (Swargate
). This is an important road in Pune
. This acts as alternating road to Bajirao road as this road is one way from Shaniwarwada palace to Jodhe Chowk, Swargate
. This road is two way from Shaniwarwada palace to Barve Chowk and then one way till end with flow of traffic from Barve Chowk to Pune University road (Ambedkar road). The famous temple of Dagadusheth Halwai Ganapati Temple
and the Mandai Market
are on this road. This road was a part of old NH 4
. The bridge on Mutha river on this road is named as Chhatrapati Shivaji Bridge (formally called as Navapool) which is one of the old bridges in Pune
. A skywalk
is proposed along this road.
. BTK divides Mundhwa and Ghorpadi, on the east being Mundhwa and on the west, Ghorpadi. Sopan Baug
lies on the other side of railway line of BT Kawade Road.
BTK is conveniently located, as Pune International Airport, Pune Railway Station
, Pune Cantonment
(MG Road), Kalyani Nagar
, Viman Nagar
, Koregaon Park
, Osho (Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh)
Ashram, Fatimanagar
, Wanworie, Yerwada
, Hadapsar
, Empress Garden, Pune Race Course
, Swargate
, Magarpatta City, Kharadi IT Park and many IT parks / big tech. companies fall within its 5–10 km vicinity.
Prominent business houses like Kalyani Group
and B.G. Shirke construction & Siporex (I) Industries are located off BTK Road.
With 'Railyway Flyover' the BTK Road area is now directly connected to Solapur Road near Croma/Krome Mall. The Krome Mall, Big-Bazzar, Vishal Mega mart,Reliance Mart etc. have become the landmarks for this area. With Reliance Fresh, Kawade Petrol Pump this road is geared up for the latest infrastructure. All kinds of properties including flats, row houses, pent houses, and twin bungalows can be seen here. The area is very quiet and traffic free (except Ghorpadi railway crossing). The wide 80FT BTK road is now totally renovated. The latest update is the Manjri road connecting to BTK road, thus bringing the Empress Garden, Race Course and CAMP to doorstep.
The major housing societies on this road are Siciliaa, Silver Dale, Citadel, Solace Park,Palm groves,Yellow Blossem, Ganga Pavilion etc. BTK boasts of many more upcoming highrises.
Pune's most sought after schools like The Bishop's School
, St. Mary's School
, Hutchings High School, St. Vincent's High School, St. Anne's School
, St. Meera's, Dastoor Schools, Mount Carmel Girls' School, Kendriya Vidyalayas (3) are easily accessible from this road.
Pune's most 5 star luxury hotels and many finest restaurants fall within its 5-10 km or 10–15 minutes travelling distance. The Residency Club, Poona Club, RSI Club, Golf Club are located very near to BTK. Nearby multiplexes include Fame at Fun & Shop, Inox near Council Hall and Gold Adlabs at Kalyaninagar.
The major hospitals nearby are Ruby Hall Clinic
, Jehangir Hospital
, Cantonment General Hospital, Inlaks Budhrani Hospital, Noble Hospital and Sahyadri Hospital.
Banking facilities available in BTK Road are Union Bank of India - Branch & ATM, SBI (2), HDFC, Axis Bank, IDBI, Central Bank of India - ATMs.
This place is seen as central point of east pune and is much sought after in eastern pune. Despite being central point of east pune this road seriously lacks city bus (PMPML) connectivity to other parts of city. Railway over bridges at two crossings in Ghorpadi which experience traffic jams and public garden on this road is long over due demand of citizens in this part of city.
. It starts from twin petrol pump near bund garden and ends at Mundhwa Crossing near Pingale Wasti. It is the most happening road in Pune housing many 5 star hotels, specialty restaurants, pubs, discothèques. It is seen as hang out places for young and old alike and is famous for night life. On 13 February 2010 Pune experienced bomb explosion
at German Bakery on this Road.
who’s "Math" or Ashram
lies on this road. It is one of the better maintained roads in Pune. It starts from the Sancheti Hospital Intersection at Shivajinagar opposite to the COEP Hostel and heads straight up to Deccan Gymkhana where it ends at the Garware Bridge.
J. M. Road may be thought of as a showcase of Pune's economic progress with a large number of international consumer brands having their outlets and showrooms on this road. It has one of India's first Pizza Hut
outlets, along with a large number of fast food joints
and coffee shops. J. M. Road is now a new destination for Rajdhani Thalis too. A new and unusual food court too has opened up called "Palette , The Food Court", serving range of cuisines. The area is popular amongst students from local colleges for decades.
A large public garden called Sambhaji
Park occupies a large section on one side of the road.This garden was built and designed under the supervision of M.D.Dalvi Chief Officer and City Engineer Poona City Municipality. The Bal Gandharva
Rangamandir (Bal Gandharva Auditorium
) stands at the corner of Sambhaji Park and J. M. Road. A statue of Rani Laxmibai of Jhansi in front of Bal Gandharva Rangamandir is a landmark on this road. Famous for its many restaurants, J. M. Road is one of the busiest places in Pune. Jangli Maharaj Road is not only the first 80 feet road but also the first tar road in the city of Pune. It was built under the supervision of M.D.Dalvi.BA, AMIES( GLASGOW) Chief Officer of Poona City Municipality between 1939-1944.His quaint English bungalow still stands to date on Jangli Maharaj road which he built in 1939.Few people know that the leading industrialist Abasaheb Garware lived in a rented house of Mr Kudale on Jangli Maharaj road which still stands in its grand opulance to date right next to Meghdoot Lodge.Mr Garware used to visit Chief Officer M.D.Dalvi's bungalow to make telephone calls. Near the Shivajinagar end of the road is a shrine built in honour of Jangli Maharaj, a local hindu saint who passed away in 1890. Adjacent to the shrine is the Pataleshwar
temple entirely carved in rock which probably was constructed more than 1300 years ago.
Recently, it was made into a Wi-Fi
zone so that people on the road can access the Internet.
Aurora Towers is an important commercial building and landmark. Running parallel to this road is East Street. It is far less crowded though almost equally well to do. Many old and well-known shops, restaurants, bakeries and medical or optical practices are based here.
(SP College), Nehru Stadium and Tilak Smarak Mandir are prominent landmarks. JyotirVidya Parisanstha is the oldest functioning Amateur Astronomy Organization in India, dedicated in propagating astronomy amongst the general public and having a membership base of around 500 members, is located at the Tilak Smarak Mandir.
is located on this very road itself. Symbiosis Law School (SLS) lies en route. This road is especially spectacular at night when the long string of street lamps begins to glow, the sight being no less breathtaking than Marine Drive's
famed Queen's Necklace in Mumbai. Lately, a lot of IT and BPO companies viz. Sungard
, BMC Software
, Persistent Systems
, MWH Global (redirect from Montgomery Watson Harza) and Cognizant Technoly solutions have huge infrastructures on this road. Recently a Buddhist Pagoda
and also a Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar memorial have been constructed on the hill located on this road.Also Companies like CTS,HCL,Simens located in ICC Building,YARDI SOFTWARE INDIA PVT LTD located in Muttha Chambers and Sigma House. BitWise Solutions Pvt Ltd is located on SB Road.
Marriot five star hotel is also located here.
Audi
's Pune showroom is located here.
This road leads to one of the posh residential and commercial localities of Pune. It also connects to the Boat Club Road which is known for its extravagant real estate prices. Regency Hotel and Hotel Kapila, opposite of Ameya Library are the landmarks here. This is a very food-friendly locale. It also has a number of eateries such as Nandoo's Parathas and Zamu's sizzlers. Dhole Patil road also boasts of the Ganesh and Hanuman temples which are visited by eastern Puneites.It has all the best restaurants in pune both cheap and expensive.The Dhole Patil Road is also famous for Kapila Kathi Kabab a small kiosk which offers Vegetarian as well as Non-Vegetarian rolls. The Madhuban hotel at Dhole Patil Road also attracts Vegetarians as the food quality is pretty good. Dhole Patil Road also has Reliance Fresh Super Mart and Wellness Forever (24hrs Medical Store).
(FC) gate on FC Road to Jangli Maharaj Road (JM Rd.). Jog's Bird Breeding Centre lies here. This is mostly residential area.
University road has four lanes throughout, and at places it is even six lanes wide. Several important institutions are on this road, prominent among these are the SSC Board or the State Secondary School Examination Board’s head office, the Bank of Maharashtra’s All India head office, the Agriculture College, Catering College, the Government Polytechnic Pune or GPP, the Police Parade Ground, Shivaji Nagar Bus Terminus, Rahul Theater, another new multiplex named E-Square, several 3 and 4 star hotels, NABARD and the most important of them all, the University of Pune
. As of this Pune is called "Vidyeche Maherghar".
On offshoots from the Bhandarkar Road, Kamala Nehru Park lies at the Northern end of this road. This road is a very quiet and serene and a cent percent residential locality road though a few commercial establishments have started coming up. Some of the important places located on this road include the Deccan Gymkhana as well as the Tilak tank, which is well known for its Olympic size swimming pool producing many national and international swimmers and water polo players and as the home of the famous Deccan Gymkhana water polo team. The Symbiosis school and also Sou Vimlabai Garware Junior College is also located on this road. A historic Lodge or Motel aptly named the Prabhat Lodge is located at the start of this road.
has a campus extending to a large section on the right side of this road, and giving its name to the road.
The road is rather straight, starting at the intersection of BMCC road-Senapati Bapat road junction, right opposite to the NCC Parade ground, and flowing steadily on a sloping gradient up to Nal stop on Karve road at Pune's busiest road junction.
The famous Film and Television Institute of India
(FTII), the National Film Archives of India (NFAI) and Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute
are located here. Primarily an area for academics, this is a very quiet and safe residential locality of Pune, containing posh areas like Kanchan Galli. The lane goes up to the beautiful Hanuman Tekdi and the Hanuman Temple. The important Educational institutions of Abhinav Vidyalaya and INDSEARCH lie on this road. Evenings and mornings, this road experiences terrible traffic jams at the Nal stop junction. This road is one of the few roads still having a cool green cover on both sides in the form of old tall full grown trees. There are many good food joints including Cafe Coffee Day, Barista and Mochaa. It is yet another road which has not been properly maintained by the Pune Municipal Corporation with constant drainage damage at the signal near Gurukul school.
A much needed petrol pump has also come up recently near Krishna Hospital, in place of Bakare garage. Very famous Durga Cafe is also on this road, near to MIT engineering college. Vanaz company is situated near Gujrath Colony. This road also handles traffic from Pune
to Lavasa
till Pirangut. There is a toll booth near Bhugaon. This road intersects Katraj-Dehu Road Bypass at Chandani Chowk. The Pirangut Ghat is located on this road.
One of the major attractions on this road is the Okayama Friendship garden which is a Japanese themed park. This road goes parallel to the Mutha Right bank water canal and to the Mutha River. The Khadakwasla Dam is on one side of this road and lots of people throng on the banks of the dam during evenings and in rainy seasons when the water level rises. The important institutions of IAT or Institute of Armament Technology at Girinagar, and the CWPRS or Central Water and Power Research Station, are located on this road. Sinhgad Institute is one of the major assets of the road. It is one of the most popular Institutes in the City.
One can switch over to Mumbai -Bangalore highway from this road at the Wadgaon-Dhairi flyover. Sinhgad road further leads to Khanapur village and Singhgad Payatha, the base of the mountain holding the fort. The condition of the road was not good after Anand Nagar (Atish Complex, Riverview Residency, Vishwas Garden). But recently the road condition after Anand Nagar has improved due to concretisation, a bridge at Vadgaon canal, road dividers, because of the traffic signals at Hingne khurd and Anand nagar, which are newly created. The traffic has become more tolerable.
There is a huge slum on the slopes of the Parvati hills which run parallel to this road from Dandekar bridge to Rajaram bridge.
It is a densely polulated neighbourhood. Specific localities include Ganeshmala, Panmala, Dattawadi, Hingne, Anand Nagar, Vadgaon, Dhayri, Vithalwadi, Dandekar bridge, Khadakwasla.
Large Housing Colonies which are based along this road include Rakshalekha, Gharkul Chinmay Shivprasad society, Sarita Nagari, Sarita Vaibhav, DSK Vishwa, Amarendra Priyadarshini society etc.
Celebrities who previously resided in this neighbourhood include Gauri Pradhan Tejwani who resided in Ganeshmala
in the southern part of Maharashtra. Six years ago, Pune's first multiplex, City Pride, was built here. Rajeev Gandhi Park, Bharati Vidyapeeth and Pune Vidhyarthi Griha's Engineering College
come across to this road. The Rapid way of Public Transport was firstly started on this road as "Bus Rapid Transport (BRT)". This road is a part of Mumbai
- Chennai
national highway (NH-4
)
'Mukund Nagar' is now turned to a small township consisting more of 'Jain' community people with high residential complexes come up by renowned builders from Pune. Single lane but more than thousands of families have come together to settle in rescent!
Property prices have boomed due to scarcity of availability of flats in these new plush complexes
) is abbreviated as Nagar Road. It starts from Yerwada bridge at bund garden and passes through Yerwada
, Kalyani Nagar
, Viman Nagar
, Chandan Nagar up to Wagholi. Road to Pune International Airport off shoots from Nagar Road. A new flyover connecting Wagholi to Shikrapur is proposed on this road which will be of four lanes.
Nagar Road houses many hotels, restaurants, Malls, Tech Parks and educational institutes. Various five starhotels such as Maple, Parc Estique, Four Points have come up. Huge malls such as Inorbit and Phenoix Market City are prominent buildings along the highway. It experiences heavy traffic all day around.
It links Pune
to the city of Ahmednagar.
.
At the end of this road lies Upper Indira Nagar.
Ramyanagari, Kothari Block, Premnagar, bibwewadi Gaothan, Mahesh Society, Lower Indira Nagar are some of the main offs of this road.
).
This area is very good for row houses and bunglows. It is very well managed by pradhikaran. It is divided in sectors. It is very close to Bhosari - Nashik road. If International airport is developed, then this area will gain lot of importance.
Vithalrao Vandekar Road is named by Pune Municipal Corporation in honour of one of the great sons and social reformer of India - Vithalrao Krishnaji Vandekar. It was Vithalrao Krishnaji Vandekar who, on 11 May 1888 bestowed upon Jotirao Phule the title of 'Mahatma' on behalf of the bahujan samaj in a function held in the hall of Mumbai Deshastha Maratha Dnyati Dharma Sanstha at Mandvi, Koliwada, Mumbai.
Pune
Pune , is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula ...
is city in the West of India, in the state of Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
and is roughly 160 km east of Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
. The city lies approximately 3 miles along a river. The heart of the city is much older than the rest of the city. It has winding roads, many of which follow the natural slopes of the mountainous terrain and end at the rivers feeding the city. As the city expanded unevenly, a large number of roads were built around the central portion of the city, including the major highways which link the city to other parts of the country.
Some of the highways linking the city are maintained by the State of Maharashtra and are the State Highways. Pune is also connected by two National Highways, NH50 and NH4.
Katraj-Dehu Road Bypass
This road links Dehu RoadDehu Road
Dehu Road is a cantonment town in Pune district in the state of Maharashtra, India, and lies 27 km northwest of Pune Station along the NH4 Old Pune-Mumbai Highway which connects it to Pune city proper.-Geography:...
on NH-4
National Highway 4 (India)
National Highway 4 is a major National Highway in Western and Southern India. NH 4 links four of the 10 most populous Indian cities - Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore and Chennai. NH 4 is in length and passes through the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.NH 4 constitutes...
to Katraj
Katraj
Katraj is a village near Pune in Maharashtra state of India and within the jurisdiction of Pune Municipal Corporation. The adjacent hill is called Katraj Ghat . Pune-Satara highway, NH4, passes through Katraj Ghat. Katraj Snake Park is located at Katraj...
on NH-4
National Highway 4 (India)
National Highway 4 is a major National Highway in Western and Southern India. NH 4 links four of the 10 most populous Indian cities - Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore and Chennai. NH 4 is in length and passes through the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.NH 4 constitutes...
to bypass traffic traveling on NH-4
National Highway 4 (India)
National Highway 4 is a major National Highway in Western and Southern India. NH 4 links four of the 10 most populous Indian cities - Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore and Chennai. NH 4 is in length and passes through the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.NH 4 constitutes...
from outside of Pune City.
Mumbai-Pune-Chennai Road
The highway connecting Pune to the nearest major city is the MumbaiMumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
-Pune Road. This has been rebuilt several times in several forms. It is the part of NH-4
National Highway 4 (India)
National Highway 4 is a major National Highway in Western and Southern India. NH 4 links four of the 10 most populous Indian cities - Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore and Chennai. NH 4 is in length and passes through the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.NH 4 constitutes...
. In its current form, it starts from the 153-year old Pune College of Engineering Pune, popularly known as COEP, in the area of Shivaji Nagar near the Sancheti Hospital.
This highway passes through the boundaries of two Municipal Corporations (namely Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad), two Cantonments (namely Khadki & Dehu Road), and then starts the main Mumbai-Pune open Highway stretch after the Katraj-Dehu Road intersection at Dehu Road. The industrial areas in the newly-incorporated township of Pimpri-Chinchwad also lie alongside this road and you can see various large industrial units located along the way. Prominent institutions on this road include the CME or College of Military Engineering at Dapodi], the Khadki
Khadki
There is also an Andean instrument called the Kirki.Khadki is a city neighbourhood of Pune. It has an army base, two ordinance factories and several breweries....
and Dehu Road
Dehu Road
Dehu Road is a cantonment town in Pune district in the state of Maharashtra, India, and lies 27 km northwest of Pune Station along the NH4 Old Pune-Mumbai Highway which connects it to Pune city proper.-Geography:...
Ammunition Factories and Hindustan Antibiotics (HA) at Pimpri. Major Industrial units are situated in the industrial estates owned by the MIDC (Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation). Prominent names among these include Telo, Philips, Garware, Bajaj, Kinetic and Elpro.
The Army's AOC (Army Ordnance Corps) and the Army Supply Corp (ASC)’s 512 Base Repair Depot is located in the cantonment town of Dehu Road on this road. The CRPF Regional Center (Central Reserve Police Force) and the NARI or National AIDS Research Institute is located at Talegaon Dabhade. Talegaon Dabhade is also the site for the upcoming General Motors car manufacturing facility.
This road, measured from Pune up to Mumbai, is nearly 156 km in length. The road runs almost parallel to the Mumbai Pune Railway line until Lonavala. This is the longest road in Pune and covers many outlying suburbs from Shivajinagar to Khadki, and continues through the townships of Nigdi, Talegaon Dabhade, Dehu Road, and the tourist attractions, the twin hill stations of Lonavala and Khandala. Afterwards it enters the steep mountainous section of the Bhor Ghat to go to Mumbai.
Pune-Nashik Road
This road connects the two big cities of Nashik and Pune.The Pune-Nashik National Highway (NH-50National Highway 50 (India)
National Highway 50, or NH 50, is a National Highway in India that runs completely within the state of Maharashtra. The highway connects the cities of Nasik, Sangamner, Narayangaon, Khed and Pune. The road is part of the National Highway network of India, and it is officially listed as running over...
) starts at a very busy intersection near Pimpri called the Nashik Phata, and is just off the Pune-Mumbai National Highway (NH-4
National Highway 4 (India)
National Highway 4 is a major National Highway in Western and Southern India. NH 4 links four of the 10 most populous Indian cities - Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore and Chennai. NH 4 is in length and passes through the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.NH 4 constitutes...
). This road is very famous for the thick green cover of trees planted evenly along both sides of the road by the PCMC. It lies like a canopy over the road while it passes through the PCMC city limits. The proposed New Pune International Airport
New Pune International Airport
A new greenfield Pune International Airport for the Pune metropolitan region has been proposed for a long time and Government of Maharashtra has entrusted the responsibility to Maharashtra Airport Development Company for executing the new Pune International Airport project. Probable sites for this...
is to be constructed around the area between Chakan
Chakan, Maharashtra
Chakan is a census town in the Pune district of the Indian state of Maharashtra.- Geography :"Kuruli" is place near to Chakan is located at . It has an average elevation of ....
and Rajgurunagar
Rajgurunagar
Rajgurunagar a town in Maharashtra, India.It is famous as the birth place of the Indian revolutionary Rajguru. Rajgurunagar has witnessed memorable incidents during its history. The battle between Tarabai and Dilawarkhan took place near Rajgurunagar. Peshwas had maintained close relations with...
on this road, which is an area 40 km away from Pune city. Nashik is around 225 km from Pune city. One can get buses for Nasik from Shivajinagar ST Bus stand. Sangamner and Narayangaon are the important stops on the way towards Nashik. Recently this highway is widened from Nashik Phata till Rajgurunagar (45 km) so that journey becomes faster.This Road is proposed and is being made a express highway.Flights from Nashik city would possibly land at International Airport.
Pune-Solapur Road
This road is part of Pune-Machillipatnam National Highway (NH-9National Highway 9 (India)
National Highway 9 is a major National Highway in central India passing through the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh...
). This road connects Hadapsar
Hadapsar
Hadapsar is an eastern suburb in Pune City, Maharashtra, India. It is a marketplace for vegetables and other agricultural goods where farmers directly sell these items. Hadapsar is also well known for two SEZs: Magarpatta city and Fursungi IT Park have given Hadapsar a new direction in IT and ITES...
area to Poolgate. From Poolgate this road is connected to Swargate
Swargate
स्वारगेट or Swargate is a central area of Pune, Maharashtra, India. Swargate serves as a Major bus stand for Pune. It serves as BRTS terminal for Katraj - Swargate and Hadapsar - Swargate bus routes. It is a commercial area with important buildings like Income Tax office, PMC branch and other...
by Shankarsheth road. This road has a portion of Pune BRTS from Poolgate to Hadapsar
Hadapsar
Hadapsar is an eastern suburb in Pune City, Maharashtra, India. It is a marketplace for vegetables and other agricultural goods where farmers directly sell these items. Hadapsar is also well known for two SEZs: Magarpatta city and Fursungi IT Park have given Hadapsar a new direction in IT and ITES...
. This road has heavy traffic due to operation of Heavy vehicles like Buses, Trucks, Tractors, Bulldozers, etc. With this Vehicles such as two wheelers like Motorbikes and Scooters, Auto Rickshaws, Cars, Bicycles, etc. also operated on this road. The Pune Race Course
Pune Race course
Pune Race Course is a racecourse located in Pune Cantonment, western India. Built in 1830, it covers . The land is controlled by the Indian Army....
is located on this road. This road also has traffic from Hadapsar
Hadapsar
Hadapsar is an eastern suburb in Pune City, Maharashtra, India. It is a marketplace for vegetables and other agricultural goods where farmers directly sell these items. Hadapsar is also well known for two SEZs: Magarpatta city and Fursungi IT Park have given Hadapsar a new direction in IT and ITES...
to Shivajinagar
Shivajinagar, Pune
Shivajinagar is an area in the heart Pune city. This is the most important area of the city as the district court , Pune Municipal Corporation, College of Engineering , Agricultural College , Shivaji preparatory military school etc. are located in this area. The bus stand at Shivajinagar connects...
, Kothrud
Kothrud
Kothrud, known Kothrud Baug in the era of the Peshwas, is a suburb in the south west of the city of Pune, Maharashtra in India. Situated relatively near the center of an industrializing city, it has seen rapid growth in housing, making it one of the fastest developing suburbs in Asia...
, Deccan Gymkhana
Deccan Gymkhana
Deccan Gymkhana is an area in Pune city. It lies in the centre of the city. This area has lots of cafes, entertainment areas, restaurants, shopping malls and shops and is one of the major areas of Pune. Important roads like Karve Road, Jangli Maharaj Road and Fergusson College Road originate in...
and Warje
Warje
Warje is one of the many bustling suburbs of Pune, Maharashtra, India. It is located on the Katraj-Dehu Road Bypass in between Pune's Chandni Chowk entry and Katraj entry. Warje used to be one of Pune's important Octroi check points...
areas. Traffic traveling from Pune Cantonment
Pune Cantonment
Pune Cantonment , also known as Pune Camp, is a military cantonment located in Pune, Maharashtra in India. It was established in 1918 for accommodating troops of the British Indian Army. The cantonment houses many military establishments. It is also known for its many shopping locations like MG...
to Swargate
Swargate
स्वारगेट or Swargate is a central area of Pune, Maharashtra, India. Swargate serves as a Major bus stand for Pune. It serves as BRTS terminal for Katraj - Swargate and Hadapsar - Swargate bus routes. It is a commercial area with important buildings like Income Tax office, PMC branch and other...
also use this road.
Karve Road
This road http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Karve+Road,+Pune,+India&sll=18.500631,73.825185&sspn=0.009767,0.019956&ie=UTF8&z=15&iwloc=addr&om=1 is named after the legendary social reformer, the Late Bharat Ratna Maharshi Dhondo Keshav KarveDhondo Keshav Karve
Maharshi Dr. Dhondo Keshav Karve was a social reformer in India in the field of women's welfare. In honour of Karve, Queen's Road in Mumbai was renamed to Maharishi Karve Road...
. The road connects all the places on one side of the Mutha River and runs parallel to it. It is one of the longest & busiest roads within the city, and the most polluted too. It connects the Deccan area near the Garware Flyover - Lakdi Bridge junction to the densely populated Kothrud and Karve Nagar areas. Pune's First Flyover, going towards Paud was constructed on this road, in 1998.
A few of Pune's prestigious colleges and schools, such as the Abasaheb Garware College, Abhinav Vidyalaya, and Dr. Kalmadi Shamrao High School, lie just off this road. Nal Stop and Karishma Society Chowk are some of its main junctions.
It has the most number of Jewelery shops, after Laxmi Road. Some of the famous Jewelery shops are Ranka Jewelers, Ashtekar Jewelers, Rajmal-Lakhichand, Laagu-Bandhu, Vaman-Hari-Pethe, etc.
It has many good hotels and restaurants like Chinese Oriental, Anand-Pure-Veg, Girija, along with some of the brands like Pizza-hut, Cafe-Coffee-Day, Dominno's, Kahwa Cafe, McDonalds.
Its Proximity to the Pune-city market area as well as the elite residential colonies like Prabhat Road, Dahanukar Colony and Kothrud, make this the busiest road of Pune.
G. A. Kulkarni Road
This road http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=G+A+Kulkarni+Path,+Pune,+India&sll=18.501607,73.822557&sspn=0.004558,0.007231&ie=UTF8&ll=18.502828,73.821816&spn=0.009116,0.014462&z=16&om=1 is named after one of the greatest MarathiMarathi language
Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people of western and central India. It is the official language of the state of Maharashtra. There are over 68 million fluent speakers worldwide. Marathi has the fourth largest number of native speakers in India and is the fifteenth most...
short story writer G. A. Kulkarni
G. A. Kulkarni
G. A. Kulkarni or simply "GA" , was a legendary Marathi writer of short stories.GA grew up in Belgaum. After earning his masters degree, he taught English at JSS College in Dharwad for about 30 years. He had very strong liking for Dharwad and Belgaum. For medical treatment of his eyes, he...
. This is one of major roads in the Kothrud
Kothrud
Kothrud, known Kothrud Baug in the era of the Peshwas, is a suburb in the south west of the city of Pune, Maharashtra in India. Situated relatively near the center of an industrializing city, it has seen rapid growth in housing, making it one of the fastest developing suburbs in Asia...
suburb of Pune. The importance if this road has increased due to many new developments alongside it. Residential apartment
Apartment
An apartment or flat is a self-contained housing unit that occupies only part of a building...
schemes (such as Karishma, Swapna-Shilpa), multiplex
Multiplex (movie theater)
A multiplex is a movie theater complex with multiple screens, typically three or more. They are usually housed in a specially designed building. Sometimes, an existing venue undergoes a renovation where the existing auditoriums are split into smaller ones, or more auditoriums are added in an...
movie theater (City Pride), industrial estate (Kothrud Industrial Estate, Sangam Press, Joshi Railway Museum, etc.), commercial buildings and complexes, shops and local markets are the major landmarks. This road connects to Karve Road at one end and reaches to parts of Karve Nagar.
Bhandarkar Road
The Bhandarkar Oriental Institute of Pune was founded on July 6, 1917 in remembrance of Ramakrishna Gopal BhandarkarRamakrishna Gopal Bhandarkar
Ramakrishna Gopal Bhandarkar was an Indian scholar, orientalist, and social reformer.-Early life:Bhandarkar was born in Malvan in Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra. After his early schooling in Ratnagiri, he studied at Elphinstone College in Bombay...
, who may be justifiably regarded as the foremost pioneer of scientific orientology in this country.
This road http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Bhandarkar+Road,+Pune,+India&sll=18.510698,73.835351&sspn=0.019534,0.039911&ie=UTF8&ll=18.518008,73.835785&spn=0.009766,0.019956&z=16&iwloc=addr&om=1 starts from one end of Law College Road right opposite to the entrance of the Bhandarkar Institute and ends at the Cafe Good Luck intersection at Deccan Gymkhana. One of the upmarket residential areas in Pune, Bhandarkar Road connects Law College Road to Fergusson College Road.
Though you will find mostly residential complexes in this area, there are a few commercial outlets as well, the most notable of these being the "Spencer's Daily"," Capital Metrics and Risk Solutions" and "IndiaBulls" outlets. This road extends for a kilometer with the Good Luck cafe at its eastern end, which is a popular place for the locals to socialize in the evenings. Rangoli is another popular restaurant for vegetarian food and is located at the junction of this road and the Law College road. There is also a school for the hearing impaired off this road. The prestigious Deccan Gymkhana Club and PYC Gymkhana Club are located off this road. There is one of the oldest milk dairies in the city, Sane Dairy, located off this road. Bhandarkar Road was home to the noted Marathi writer, orator, performing artist and comedian, the late Pu La Deshpande.
Fergusson College ("FC") Road [Official name Gokhale Road]
The road gets its name from Fergusson College, an educational institute established in 1885. Till 50 years ago, Fergusson College road was the start of the Mumbai-Pune Road (Bombay-Poona Road). It used to start at Deccan Gymkhana and curve its way right up to the Old Governor's house into Aundh. Presently, the road starts at the Agriculture College - Police Parade Ground junction and ends at Deccan Gymkhana.Youngsters throng the road during the day and evening for the latest in fashion trends. The traffic is chaotic and undisciplined on weekends and on peak hours everyday.
Another institute on the road is the Department of Communication and Foreign Languages - Ranade Institute
Ranade Institute
Ranade Industrial and Economic Institute is situated at Fergusson College Road, Pune. It was built in 1910. It contains the University of Pune's Department of Communication & Journalism and Department of Foreign Languages.-History of the Department :...
, offering courses in journalism
Journalism
Journalism is the practice of investigation and reporting of events, issues and trends to a broad audience in a timely fashion. Though there are many variations of journalism, the ideal is to inform the intended audience. Along with covering organizations and institutions such as government and...
, e-learning and foreign languages. It offers courses to learn foreign languages including German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
, French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
, Japanese, Russian
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
and Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
. The institute canteen, with its unusual old world look complete with wooden desks and benches is popular with ex-students and current students alike.
In addition, FC Road is also the venue of the British Council
British Council
The British Council is a United Kingdom-based organisation specialising in international educational and cultural opportunities. It is registered as a charity both in England and Wales, and in Scotland...
Library. The Times of India
The Times of India
The Times of India is an Indian English-language daily newspaper. TOI has the largest circulation among all English-language newspaper in the world, across all formats . It is owned and managed by Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd...
, Pune office stands parallel to the library.
Chains like Barista
Barista
A barista is a person, usually a coffee-house employee, who prepares and serves espresso-based coffee drinks.- Application of the title :...
, Cafe Coffee Day
Cafe Coffee Day
Café Coffee Day is a division of India's largest coffee conglomerate, Amalgamated Bean Coffee Trading Company Ltd. . ABCTCL grows coffee in its own estates of 10,000 acres . The land value of the plantations is US$250–300 million. It is the largest producer of Arabica beans in Asia...
, Subway
Subway (restaurant)
Subway is an American restaurant franchise that primarily sells submarine sandwiches and salads. It is owned and operated by Doctor's Associates, Inc. . Subway is one of the fastest growing franchises in the world with 35,519 restaurants in 98 countries and territories as of October 25th, 2011...
and Monginis
Monginis
Monginis is a major Indian pastry, cake and general bakery chain based in Mumbai, with shops in 11 Indian cities like Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad and Cairo, the capital of Egypt.-Products:...
have outlets here. Cafe Good Luck, one of Pune's oldest restaurants is also located here. Cafe Good Luck has been serving its brand of tea
Tea
Tea is an aromatic beverage prepared by adding cured leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant to hot water. The term also refers to the plant itself. After water, tea is the most widely consumed beverage in the world...
and bun-maska since 1935. The famous twin restaurants Roopali and Vaishali, both serve Udupi-style vegetarian food. During daytime, Vaishali continues to be a hangout place for Fergusson College students for 30+ years. In the evening, it becomes more of a family restaurant. Vaishali is possibly the most popular place on FC Road (apart from Fergusson College itself) and one of the most famous landmarks of Pune.
Veteran Actor Dev Anand
Dev Anand
Dharam Dev Anand , better known as Dev Anand , is an Indian Hindi Cinema actor, director and film producer. Dev is the second of three brothers who were active in Hindi Cinema. His brothers are Chetan Anand and Vijay Anand. Their sister, Sheel Kanta Kapur, is the mother of renowned Hindi and...
used to visit Lucky Restaurant situated here while he was a struggling artist in this city during 1950s. Lucky restaurant was demolished in 2006.
Popular Book House, International Book Service, Archies, Venus Traders, Super Shoppe and Sagar Arcade are some of the prime commercial establishments. Hong Kong Lane is another attraction, a narrow lane with small shops on either side, popular for some inexpensive items like bags, belts, wallets, and junk jewelry. You can also find a lot of stalls here stocked up with the latest fashion trends in clothes and footwear for both men & women.
In addition, the temples of the 'Padukas', that is, the wooden sandals of the saints, Sant Dnayeshwar Maharaj at Dnayeshwar Paduka Chowk and Sant Tukaram Maharaj
Tukaram
Sant Tukaram was a prominent Varkari Sant and spiritual poet during a Bhakti movement in India.Sant Tukaram was born and lived most of his life in Dehu, a town close to Pune in Mahārāshtra, India. He was born to a couple with the family name "More", the descendent of the Mourya Clan with first...
at the Tukaram Paduka Chowk stand on this road.
The residential rates in this locality are probably the most expensive in Pune at the present.
Good Luck Restaurant is the best place to have food on this road.
Laxmi Road
One of the longest commercial streets in Pune, it snakes through the older and seedier parts of the city. It is famous for publishing houses like Nirali and Manali Prakashan, and well known for Budhwar PethBudhwar Peth
Budhwar Peth is one of many commercial localities in the city of Pune, India. The area has a high number of electronics shops and a sizeable population of sex workers....
, the red light area of the city.
The road is famous for its variety of ready made shops which attract shoppers from all over the city. The road is the venue for Laxmi puja during the festival of Diwali. After the puja, shopkeepers of the road light fire works as a mark of celebration. This road is worth visiting during the Ganpati festival, Ganesh immersion processions pass through this road every year to the Mula
Mula
-Places:* Mula, Maldives, a city in the Maldives* Mula, Spain, a town in the autonomous community of Murcia, Spain* Muľa, a village and municipality in southern Slovakia* Mula, a drum used in Cuban music...
Mutha
Mutha
Mutha can refer to:* Mutha River, a river in western India* Mutha, Banmauk, a village in north-central Burma* Mutha Records, an independent record label based in New Jersey* A slang term for the word "Mother"...
river. There are many old and famous educational institutions in and around this road like Nutan Marathi Vidyalaya (NMV High School), HujurPaga (HHCP) Girls' School.
Kumathekar Road
This road runs parallel to Laxmi road. This road has lot of famous Indian traditional wear shops. This road is named after M.K.Kumthekar Chief Officer Poona City Municipality 1889-1912.Bajirao Road
Bajirao Road is an important street in PunePune
Pune , is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula ...
which stretches from Puram Chowk to Shaniwarwada palace. This is the most important road due to its location in main market area of Pune
Pune
Pune , is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula ...
. The famous shop of Chitale Sweets is located on this road. Famous markets like Tulshibaug and buildings like Vishrambaugwada are located on this street. This street is a shortcut for traffic from Swargate
Swargate
स्वारगेट or Swargate is a central area of Pune, Maharashtra, India. Swargate serves as a Major bus stand for Pune. It serves as BRTS terminal for Katraj - Swargate and Hadapsar - Swargate bus routes. It is a commercial area with important buildings like Income Tax office, PMC branch and other...
to Shivajinagar
Shivajinagar, Pune
Shivajinagar is an area in the heart Pune city. This is the most important area of the city as the district court , Pune Municipal Corporation, College of Engineering , Agricultural College , Shivaji preparatory military school etc. are located in this area. The bus stand at Shivajinagar connects...
. This is a one way street with traffic flow from Puram Chowk to Shaniwarwada palace. The street pass though famous areas of Shanipar and Appa Balwant Chowk (ABC) and finally ends near Shaniwarwada palace. The headquarter of Bank of Maharashtra is located on this street. This street has lot of traffic flow and mostly jam in peak hours. It is named after great Maratha
Maratha
The Maratha are an Indian caste, predominantly in the state of Maharashtra. The term Marāthā has three related usages: within the Marathi speaking region it describes the dominant Maratha caste; outside Maharashtra it can refer to the entire regional population of Marathi-speaking people;...
Peshwa
Peshwa
A Peshwa is the titular equivalent of a modern Prime Minister. Emporer Shivaji created the Peshwa designation in order to more effectively delegate administrative duties during the growth of the Maratha Empire. Prior to 1749, Peshwas held office for 8-9 years and controlled the Maratha army...
Baji Rao I
Baji Rao I
Shrimant Baji Rao Balaji Bhatt , also known as Baji Rao I, was a noted general who served as Peshwa to the fourth Maratha Chhatrapati Shahu from 1719 until Baji Rao's death. He is also known as Thorale Baji Rao...
.
Saswad Road (Phursungi)
Saswad Road starts from Gadital in HadapsarHadapsar
Hadapsar is an eastern suburb in Pune City, Maharashtra, India. It is a marketplace for vegetables and other agricultural goods where farmers directly sell these items. Hadapsar is also well known for two SEZs: Magarpatta city and Fursungi IT Park have given Hadapsar a new direction in IT and ITES...
to Saswad
Saswad
Saswad is a city and a municipal council in Purandhar taluka of Pune district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.-Geography:Saswad is located at . It has an average elevation of 769 metres .-Demographics:...
Tehsil. This Road is recently converted to four lanes and is concreted until fursungi and 2 lane thereafter.The landmarks on this road are Hadapsar gliding centre, Tukai Tekdi, S.P Infocity, Mastani Talao and the scenic Dive Ghat. This Road passes through upcoming sub urban area Fursungi and Kale Padal. These areas are coming up in recent days due property prices in this area is still at reasonable rates due to land availability and its proximity to Hadapsar and Magarpatta city. One can see many upcoming housing projects in and around this road. Phursungi has the potential to be a future residential hotspot. http://lite.epaper.timesofindia.com/mobile.aspx?article=yes&pageid=37&edlabel=TOIPU&mydateHid=29-05-2010&pubname=&edname=&articleid=Ar03700&format=&publabel=TOI
Chhatrapati Shivaji Road
This road is named after great Maratha Emperor Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and is also called as Shivaji road in short. This road connects ShivajinagarShivajinagar, Pune
Shivajinagar is an area in the heart Pune city. This is the most important area of the city as the district court , Pune Municipal Corporation, College of Engineering , Agricultural College , Shivaji preparatory military school etc. are located in this area. The bus stand at Shivajinagar connects...
to Jodhe Chowk (Swargate
Swargate
स्वारगेट or Swargate is a central area of Pune, Maharashtra, India. Swargate serves as a Major bus stand for Pune. It serves as BRTS terminal for Katraj - Swargate and Hadapsar - Swargate bus routes. It is a commercial area with important buildings like Income Tax office, PMC branch and other...
). This is an important road in Pune
Pune
Pune , is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula ...
. This acts as alternating road to Bajirao road as this road is one way from Shaniwarwada palace to Jodhe Chowk, Swargate
Swargate
स्वारगेट or Swargate is a central area of Pune, Maharashtra, India. Swargate serves as a Major bus stand for Pune. It serves as BRTS terminal for Katraj - Swargate and Hadapsar - Swargate bus routes. It is a commercial area with important buildings like Income Tax office, PMC branch and other...
. This road is two way from Shaniwarwada palace to Barve Chowk and then one way till end with flow of traffic from Barve Chowk to Pune University road (Ambedkar road). The famous temple of Dagadusheth Halwai Ganapati Temple
Dagadusheth Halwai Ganapati temple
Dagdusheth Halwai Ganapati Temple in Pune, India is a temple dedicated to the Hindu God Ganesh. The temple is located a short distance from the historical Shaniwar Wada fort, which was administrative headquarters of Peshwas of Maratha Empire. The temple is popular in Maharashtra and is visited by...
and the Mandai Market
Mandai (Pune)
Mandai officially known as Mahathma Phule Mandai is this biggest vegetable market in Pune City. This is located in heart of Pune in Shukrawar Peth area. This market's main entrance located on the road connecting Sanipar to Chhatrapati Shivaji Road. This market has eight entrances. This is lcated...
are on this road. This road was a part of old NH 4
National Highway 4 (India)
National Highway 4 is a major National Highway in Western and Southern India. NH 4 links four of the 10 most populous Indian cities - Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore and Chennai. NH 4 is in length and passes through the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.NH 4 constitutes...
. The bridge on Mutha river on this road is named as Chhatrapati Shivaji Bridge (formally called as Navapool) which is one of the old bridges in Pune
Pune
Pune , is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula ...
. A skywalk
Shivajinagar Station - Swargate Skywalk
The Shivajinagar Station - Swargate Skywalk is a proposed skywalk in Pune in Maharashtra state of the Republic of India. This will join Shivajinagar Station to Swargate via Shaniwarwada, Dagadusheth Halwai Ganapati and Mandai Market...
is proposed along this road.
B.T. Kawade Road (BTK)
B.T. Kawade stands for Bhagavan Tatyasaheb Kawade Road, popularly known as BTK, is located near Pune CantonmentPune Cantonment
Pune Cantonment , also known as Pune Camp, is a military cantonment located in Pune, Maharashtra in India. It was established in 1918 for accommodating troops of the British Indian Army. The cantonment houses many military establishments. It is also known for its many shopping locations like MG...
. BTK divides Mundhwa and Ghorpadi, on the east being Mundhwa and on the west, Ghorpadi. Sopan Baug
Sopan Baug
Sopan Baug is a posh residential area in Pune, Maharashtra, western India. It is situated around a fruit orchard of the same name. It is accessible by the BT Kavade Road and the Prince of Wales Drive. Situated nearby is Uday Baug....
lies on the other side of railway line of BT Kawade Road.
BTK is conveniently located, as Pune International Airport, Pune Railway Station
Pune Railway Station
Pune Railway Station is the main railway head of Pune. It is a railway junction with on the Mumbai - Chennai railway line. It is also the origin of Pune - Bangalore railway line. All trains are operated by Indian Railways. Pune Railway Station serves as a halt for south bound trains from Mumbai,...
, Pune Cantonment
Pune Cantonment
Pune Cantonment , also known as Pune Camp, is a military cantonment located in Pune, Maharashtra in India. It was established in 1918 for accommodating troops of the British Indian Army. The cantonment houses many military establishments. It is also known for its many shopping locations like MG...
(MG Road), Kalyani Nagar
Kalyani Nagar
Kalyani Nagar is a neighbourhood located in the eastern region of Pune, India. It has a population of around 30,000.It is named after Neelkanth Kalyani, one of the city's foremost industrialists who pioneered the Kalyani Forging company in the early 1960s...
, Viman Nagar
Viman Nagar
Viman Nagar is presently known as the SILLICON Valley, Bollywood hub, elite educational capital of Pune city and it has evolved on its own, having an International airport just as a neighbour to it . This area is 6 kilometers from the Pune Main Railway Station.VIMAN Nagar was the first in PMC...
, Koregaon Park
Koregaon Park
Koregaon Park is an area in Pune south to Mula-Mutha River. The area is often viewed as the most posh place in the city of Pune. This area was primarily a residential area with lush green scenery but of late has been growing into a commercial market place in Pune city...
, Osho (Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh)
Osho (Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh)
Osho , born Chandra Mohan Jain , and also known as Acharya Rajneesh from the 1960s onwards, as Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh during the 1970s and 1980s and as Osho from 1989, was an Indian mystic, guru, and spiritual teacher who garnered an international following.A professor of philosophy, he travelled...
Ashram, Fatimanagar
Fatimanagar
Fatimanagar is situated in Pune near the Pune cantonment area.It is one of the fastest developing areas in Pune.-External Links:*...
, Wanworie, Yerwada
Yerwada
Yerwada is a City neighbourhood of Pune City in the State of Maharashtra, India. Before the Britishraj Yerwada was known as Yeraoda. Yerwada is one of the most densely populated area in Pune City. This place is located at the beginning of Ahmednagar highway and also on the way to old Pune...
, Hadapsar
Hadapsar
Hadapsar is an eastern suburb in Pune City, Maharashtra, India. It is a marketplace for vegetables and other agricultural goods where farmers directly sell these items. Hadapsar is also well known for two SEZs: Magarpatta city and Fursungi IT Park have given Hadapsar a new direction in IT and ITES...
, Empress Garden, Pune Race Course
Pune Race course
Pune Race Course is a racecourse located in Pune Cantonment, western India. Built in 1830, it covers . The land is controlled by the Indian Army....
, Swargate
Swargate
स्वारगेट or Swargate is a central area of Pune, Maharashtra, India. Swargate serves as a Major bus stand for Pune. It serves as BRTS terminal for Katraj - Swargate and Hadapsar - Swargate bus routes. It is a commercial area with important buildings like Income Tax office, PMC branch and other...
, Magarpatta City, Kharadi IT Park and many IT parks / big tech. companies fall within its 5–10 km vicinity.
Prominent business houses like Kalyani Group
Kalyani Group
The Kalyani Group is one of the leading Industrial Houses in India, with a sharp focus on primarily four sectors, viz. Engineering Steel, Automotive & Non-Automotive Components, Renewable Energy & Infrastructure and Specialty Chemicals...
and B.G. Shirke construction & Siporex (I) Industries are located off BTK Road.
With 'Railyway Flyover' the BTK Road area is now directly connected to Solapur Road near Croma/Krome Mall. The Krome Mall, Big-Bazzar, Vishal Mega mart,Reliance Mart etc. have become the landmarks for this area. With Reliance Fresh, Kawade Petrol Pump this road is geared up for the latest infrastructure. All kinds of properties including flats, row houses, pent houses, and twin bungalows can be seen here. The area is very quiet and traffic free (except Ghorpadi railway crossing). The wide 80FT BTK road is now totally renovated. The latest update is the Manjri road connecting to BTK road, thus bringing the Empress Garden, Race Course and CAMP to doorstep.
The major housing societies on this road are Siciliaa, Silver Dale, Citadel, Solace Park,Palm groves,Yellow Blossem, Ganga Pavilion etc. BTK boasts of many more upcoming highrises.
Pune's most sought after schools like The Bishop's School
The Bishop's School (Pune)
The Bishop's School, Pune, India, was established by the British in 1864 to cater for the sons of Warrant officers and Non-commissioned officers of the British Indian Army. The school has since functioned as a Christian Anglo-Indian minority institution. It is located in Pune Cantonment close to...
, St. Mary's School
St. Mary's School, Pune
St. Mary's School, Pune, India, was founded in 1866 to cater to the education of the daughters of officers posted to Pune, in the British Indian Army. From 1866 to 1977, the school was run by the Sisters of the Community of St...
, Hutchings High School, St. Vincent's High School, St. Anne's School
St. Anne's School (Pune)
St. Anne's High School, founded in 1860, is one of the oldest girls' schools in Pune, India, situated in the busy 'camp' area of the city. It is recognised by the Government of Maharashtra....
, St. Meera's, Dastoor Schools, Mount Carmel Girls' School, Kendriya Vidyalayas (3) are easily accessible from this road.
Pune's most 5 star luxury hotels and many finest restaurants fall within its 5-10 km or 10–15 minutes travelling distance. The Residency Club, Poona Club, RSI Club, Golf Club are located very near to BTK. Nearby multiplexes include Fame at Fun & Shop, Inox near Council Hall and Gold Adlabs at Kalyaninagar.
The major hospitals nearby are Ruby Hall Clinic
Ruby Hall Clinic
Ruby Hall Clinic is a prominent hospital in Pune, India. It is a 535-bed hospital facility with a staff of 150 consultants, 500 panel doctors and 1400 paramedical staff...
, Jehangir Hospital
Jehangir Hospital
Jehangir Hospital is a hospital in Pune, Maharashtra, India. Sir Cowasji Jehangir and Lady Hirabai Jehangir founded the hospital 6 February 1946....
, Cantonment General Hospital, Inlaks Budhrani Hospital, Noble Hospital and Sahyadri Hospital.
Banking facilities available in BTK Road are Union Bank of India - Branch & ATM, SBI (2), HDFC, Axis Bank, IDBI, Central Bank of India - ATMs.
This place is seen as central point of east pune and is much sought after in eastern pune. Despite being central point of east pune this road seriously lacks city bus (PMPML) connectivity to other parts of city. Railway over bridges at two crossings in Ghorpadi which experience traffic jams and public garden on this road is long over due demand of citizens in this part of city.
North Main Road
North Main Road is located in Koregaon ParkKoregaon Park
Koregaon Park is an area in Pune south to Mula-Mutha River. The area is often viewed as the most posh place in the city of Pune. This area was primarily a residential area with lush green scenery but of late has been growing into a commercial market place in Pune city...
. It starts from twin petrol pump near bund garden and ends at Mundhwa Crossing near Pingale Wasti. It is the most happening road in Pune housing many 5 star hotels, specialty restaurants, pubs, discothèques. It is seen as hang out places for young and old alike and is famous for night life. On 13 February 2010 Pune experienced bomb explosion
2010 Pune bombing
The 2010 Pune bombing occurred on 13 February 2010 at approximately 7:15 pm ISTwhen a bomb exploded at the German Bakery in the city of Pune, Maharashtra, India. The blast killed seventeen people, and injured at least 60 more...
at German Bakery on this Road.
Jangli Maharaj Road (J. M. Road)
Jangli (also spelled Jangali) Maharaj Road, better known as J.M. Road, is named after Sadguru Jangali MaharajJangali Maharaj
Jangali Maharaj , also known as Sadguru Jangali Maharaj or Guru Maharaj, was a Maharashtrian saint who lived in Pune, India, in the late 18th Century. "Jungle" "King" is an eponym of Shiva...
who’s "Math" or Ashram
Ashram
Traditionally, an ashram is a spiritual hermitage. Additionally, today the term ashram often denotes a locus of Indian cultural activity such as yoga, music study or religious instruction, the moral equivalent of a studio or dojo....
lies on this road. It is one of the better maintained roads in Pune. It starts from the Sancheti Hospital Intersection at Shivajinagar opposite to the COEP Hostel and heads straight up to Deccan Gymkhana where it ends at the Garware Bridge.
J. M. Road may be thought of as a showcase of Pune's economic progress with a large number of international consumer brands having their outlets and showrooms on this road. It has one of India's first Pizza Hut
Pizza Hut
Pizza Hut is an American restaurant chain and international franchise that offers different styles of pizza along with side dishes including pasta, buffalo wings, breadsticks, and garlic bread....
outlets, along with a large number of fast food joints
Fast food restaurant
A fast food restaurant, also known as a Quick Service Restaurant or QSR within the industry itself, is a specific type of restaurant characterized both by its fast food cuisine and by minimal table service...
and coffee shops. J. M. Road is now a new destination for Rajdhani Thalis too. A new and unusual food court too has opened up called "Palette , The Food Court", serving range of cuisines. The area is popular amongst students from local colleges for decades.
A large public garden called Sambhaji
Sambhaji
Sambhaji Raje Bhosle was the eldest son and successor to Emporer Shivaji, the founder of the Maratha empire.- Early life :...
Park occupies a large section on one side of the road.This garden was built and designed under the supervision of M.D.Dalvi Chief Officer and City Engineer Poona City Municipality. The Bal Gandharva
Bal Gandharva
Narayan Shripad Rajhans , better known as Bal Gandharva was one of the greatest Marathi singers and stage actors. He was famous for his roles of female characters in Marathi plays, since women were not allowed to act on stage during his time....
Rangamandir (Bal Gandharva Auditorium
Auditorium
An auditorium is a room built to enable an audience to hear and watch performances at venues such as theatres. For movie theaters, the number of auditoriums is expressed as the number of screens.- Etymology :...
) stands at the corner of Sambhaji Park and J. M. Road. A statue of Rani Laxmibai of Jhansi in front of Bal Gandharva Rangamandir is a landmark on this road. Famous for its many restaurants, J. M. Road is one of the busiest places in Pune. Jangli Maharaj Road is not only the first 80 feet road but also the first tar road in the city of Pune. It was built under the supervision of M.D.Dalvi.BA, AMIES( GLASGOW) Chief Officer of Poona City Municipality between 1939-1944.His quaint English bungalow still stands to date on Jangli Maharaj road which he built in 1939.Few people know that the leading industrialist Abasaheb Garware lived in a rented house of Mr Kudale on Jangli Maharaj road which still stands in its grand opulance to date right next to Meghdoot Lodge.Mr Garware used to visit Chief Officer M.D.Dalvi's bungalow to make telephone calls. Near the Shivajinagar end of the road is a shrine built in honour of Jangli Maharaj, a local hindu saint who passed away in 1890. Adjacent to the shrine is the Pataleshwar
Pataleshwar
The Pataleshwar Cave Temple is a rock-cut cave temple, carved out in the 8th century in the Rashtrakuta period. It is located in what is now Pune, in the state of Maharashtra, India...
temple entirely carved in rock which probably was constructed more than 1300 years ago.
Moledina Grant Road- MG Road Pune
This road is the commercial hub of Pune Cantonment. Saturday evenings are very busy and you can find well-off young people in their best clothes thronging the place. Earlier, every weekend from 5 to 9pm, the road used to be cordoned off and no vehicles were allowed, thus making it a pedestrian area popularly known as Walking Plaza. However, the vehicle restrictions have been removed now.Recently, it was made into a Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi or Wifi, is a mechanism for wirelessly connecting electronic devices. A device enabled with Wi-Fi, such as a personal computer, video game console, smartphone, or digital audio player, can connect to the Internet via a wireless network access point. An access point has a range of about 20...
zone so that people on the road can access the Internet.
Aurora Towers is an important commercial building and landmark. Running parallel to this road is East Street. It is far less crowded though almost equally well to do. Many old and well-known shops, restaurants, bakeries and medical or optical practices are based here.
Tilak Road
One of the longest commercial roads in Pune, Tilak road begins where Laxmi road ends. It runs between Deccan Gymkhana and Swargate (Bus Terminus). Sir Parshurambhau CollegeSir Parshurambhau College
Sir Parshurambhau College is a college in Pune, Maharashtra, . Established in 1916, it is governed by the Shikshan Prasarak Mandali....
(SP College), Nehru Stadium and Tilak Smarak Mandir are prominent landmarks. JyotirVidya Parisanstha is the oldest functioning Amateur Astronomy Organization in India, dedicated in propagating astronomy amongst the general public and having a membership base of around 500 members, is located at the Tilak Smarak Mandir.
Senapati Bapat Road
This road starts at the BMCC (Brihan Maharashtra College of Commerce) Road -Law College Road junction and meanders its way through a tiny mountain pass called in Marathi as the "Khind". The road terminates off Pune University Circle on the Ganesh Khind road. The very Old Chaturshingi Devi Temple lies on this road and a very famous annual street fair is held near the venue. Maharashtra's first Shantanurao Kirloskar International Convention Center (ICC)International Convention Centre, Pune
International Conventional Centre, Pune is a the largest composite trade and convention centre in South Asia. This is located on Senapati Bapat Road in Pune in Maharashtra state in India. This is also called as ICC trade towers locally. This consist of:# ICC trade tower.# ICC tech park.# Pune...
is located on this very road itself. Symbiosis Law School (SLS) lies en route. This road is especially spectacular at night when the long string of street lamps begins to glow, the sight being no less breathtaking than Marine Drive's
Marine Drive
Marine Drive is a 3-kilometre-long boulevard in South Mumbai in the city of Mumbai. It is a 'C'-shaped six-lane concrete road along the coast, which is a natural bay. The road links Nariman Point to Babulnath and Malabar Hill. Marine Drive is situated over reclaimed land facing west-south-west...
famed Queen's Necklace in Mumbai. Lately, a lot of IT and BPO companies viz. Sungard
SunGard
SunGard is a multinational company based in Wayne, Pennsylvania, which provides software and services to education, financial services, and public sector organizations. It was formed in 1983, as a spin-off of the computer services division of Sun Oil Company, during a period of low crude oil...
, BMC Software
BMC Software
BMC Software, Inc. is a multinational corporation specializing in Business Service Management software, with record annual revenue in fiscal 2009 of $1.87 billion...
, Persistent Systems
Persistent Systems
Persistent Systems is a business based in Pune, India, that sells outsourced software development. It was established in 1990. Persistent has over 6,800 employees and 300 customers spread across North America, Europe, and Asia. -History:...
, MWH Global (redirect from Montgomery Watson Harza) and Cognizant Technoly solutions have huge infrastructures on this road. Recently a Buddhist Pagoda
Pagoda
A pagoda is the general term in the English language for a tiered tower with multiple eaves common in Nepal, India, China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam and other parts of Asia. Some pagodas are used as Taoist houses of worship. Most pagodas were built to have a religious function, most commonly Buddhist,...
and also a Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar memorial have been constructed on the hill located on this road.Also Companies like CTS,HCL,Simens located in ICC Building,YARDI SOFTWARE INDIA PVT LTD located in Muttha Chambers and Sigma House. BitWise Solutions Pvt Ltd is located on SB Road.
Marriot five star hotel is also located here.
Audi
Audi
Audi AG is a German automobile manufacturer, from supermini to crossover SUVs in various body styles and price ranges that are marketed under the Audi brand , positioned as the premium brand within the Volkswagen Group....
's Pune showroom is located here.
Dhole Patil Road
The Dhole Patil road is under the title of the father of Mr. Ulhas Dhole Patil that is Late Balkrishna Dhole Patil. All the festival are celebrated by the local pepole residing at Dhole Patil road with full force.This road leads to one of the posh residential and commercial localities of Pune. It also connects to the Boat Club Road which is known for its extravagant real estate prices. Regency Hotel and Hotel Kapila, opposite of Ameya Library are the landmarks here. This is a very food-friendly locale. It also has a number of eateries such as Nandoo's Parathas and Zamu's sizzlers. Dhole Patil road also boasts of the Ganesh and Hanuman temples which are visited by eastern Puneites.It has all the best restaurants in pune both cheap and expensive.The Dhole Patil Road is also famous for Kapila Kathi Kabab a small kiosk which offers Vegetarian as well as Non-Vegetarian rolls. The Madhuban hotel at Dhole Patil Road also attracts Vegetarians as the food quality is pretty good. Dhole Patil Road also has Reliance Fresh Super Mart and Wellness Forever (24hrs Medical Store).
Shirole Road
This road connects Fergusson CollegeFergusson College
Fergusson College is a degree college in western India, situated in the city of Pune. It was founded in 1885 by the Deccan Education Society and at that time was the first privately governed college in India. It is named after Sir James Fergusson, the Governor of Bombay, who donated a then...
(FC) gate on FC Road to Jangli Maharaj Road (JM Rd.). Jog's Bird Breeding Centre lies here. This is mostly residential area.
University Road
This is one of the widest and best constructed roads in Pune. It starts from the SSC Board - Shivaji Nagar State Transport Terminus Intersection at Shivaji Nagar and ends at the Pune University Circle.University road has four lanes throughout, and at places it is even six lanes wide. Several important institutions are on this road, prominent among these are the SSC Board or the State Secondary School Examination Board’s head office, the Bank of Maharashtra’s All India head office, the Agriculture College, Catering College, the Government Polytechnic Pune or GPP, the Police Parade Ground, Shivaji Nagar Bus Terminus, Rahul Theater, another new multiplex named E-Square, several 3 and 4 star hotels, NABARD and the most important of them all, the University of Pune
University of Pune
The University of Pune , is a university located in northwestern Pune, India. It was founded in 1949. Spread over a campus, the university is home to 46 academic departments...
. As of this Pune is called "Vidyeche Maherghar".
Prabhat Road
This road is named after the legendary Prabhat Studios, which in fact made movies and films in the ‘20s and ‘30s right up to the ‘60s. The road ends at the Film and Television Institute of India which is the old erstwhile Prabhat Film Studio. It is now better known for the up market and higher middle echelons of society who live on various lanes intersecting this road. It is amongst the poshest areas of Pune. Interestingly all the roads criss-crossing this road are named 'Prabhat Road lanes’, number 1,2,3,4… etc. or 'Prabhat Road Gullee no 1,2,3,4...' in Marathi.On offshoots from the Bhandarkar Road, Kamala Nehru Park lies at the Northern end of this road. This road is a very quiet and serene and a cent percent residential locality road though a few commercial establishments have started coming up. Some of the important places located on this road include the Deccan Gymkhana as well as the Tilak tank, which is well known for its Olympic size swimming pool producing many national and international swimmers and water polo players and as the home of the famous Deccan Gymkhana water polo team. The Symbiosis school and also Sou Vimlabai Garware Junior College is also located on this road. A historic Lodge or Motel aptly named the Prabhat Lodge is located at the start of this road.
Law College Road
The Indian Law society's very old and prestigious ILS Law CollegeILS Law College
Indian Law Society's Law College, more commonly known as ILS Law College is a Law schools based in Pune, India. It was established in 1924 and offers a wide range of courses, primarily 3-year and 5-year degrees. It is one of the oldest as well as most reputed legal institutions in India...
has a campus extending to a large section on the right side of this road, and giving its name to the road.
The road is rather straight, starting at the intersection of BMCC road-Senapati Bapat road junction, right opposite to the NCC Parade ground, and flowing steadily on a sloping gradient up to Nal stop on Karve road at Pune's busiest road junction.
The famous Film and Television Institute of India
Film and Television Institute of India
Film and Television Institute of India , is an autonomous Institute under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt. of India. It is fully aided by Central Government of India. It is situated in the premises of the erstwhile Prabhat Film Company in Pune, India...
(FTII), the National Film Archives of India (NFAI) and Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute
Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute
The Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute is located in Pune, Maharashtra, India. It was founded on July 6, 1917 to honor the life and work of Dr. Ramakrishna Gopal Bhandarkar , long regarded as the founder of Indology in India...
are located here. Primarily an area for academics, this is a very quiet and safe residential locality of Pune, containing posh areas like Kanchan Galli. The lane goes up to the beautiful Hanuman Tekdi and the Hanuman Temple. The important Educational institutions of Abhinav Vidyalaya and INDSEARCH lie on this road. Evenings and mornings, this road experiences terrible traffic jams at the Nal stop junction. This road is one of the few roads still having a cool green cover on both sides in the form of old tall full grown trees. There are many good food joints including Cafe Coffee Day, Barista and Mochaa. It is yet another road which has not been properly maintained by the Pune Municipal Corporation with constant drainage damage at the signal near Gurukul school.
Paud Road
An offshoot of Karve road, this road http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Paud+Road,+Pune,+India&sll=18.518008,73.835785&sspn=0.009766,0.019956&ie=UTF8&ll=18.506552,73.804865&spn=0.019534,0.039911&z=15&om=1 runs from Paud Phata to the village of Paud via Chandani Chowk. Main areas on this road include Paud phata, Kelewadi, Shrimangal Society, Mayur Colony, Rambaug Colony, Alkapuri Society, Ideal Colony, Shivtirthnagar, Aanand Nagar, Bharti Vidyapeeth Corner, MIT Corner, Jai Bhavani Nagar, Shikshak Nagar, Gananjay Society, Gujrath Colony, Shastri Nagar, Bhusari Colony, Kothrud PMPML depot, Chandani Chowk, Bhugaon and Pirangut. The famous educational institutions of Bharti Vidhyapeeth, MIT and MIT School of Management are on this road. A very beautiful large Public Garden is under construction on the land of the abandoned garbage dump.A much needed petrol pump has also come up recently near Krishna Hospital, in place of Bakare garage. Very famous Durga Cafe is also on this road, near to MIT engineering college. Vanaz company is situated near Gujrath Colony. This road also handles traffic from Pune
Pune
Pune , is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula ...
to Lavasa
Lavasa
Lavasa is a private, planned city being built near Pune.A or project being developed by HCC, this as-yet-incomplete city has been controversial for multiple reasons including procurement of land, harm to the environment, and loans acquired through political corruption.In late 2010 the Indian...
till Pirangut. There is a toll booth near Bhugaon. This road intersects Katraj-Dehu Road Bypass at Chandani Chowk. The Pirangut Ghat is located on this road.
Tanaji Malusare Path (Sinhgad Road)
This road connects Swargate with Anandnagar, Vadgaon Phata, and Dhayri Phata. Starting at the Sarasbaug junction, this road goes straight to the Singhgad Fort Base or Paitha at village Donje, all the way up to the village of Atkarwadi. It was one of the most congested roads in Pune due to the exodus of large populations of the middle classes from the old Peth and Gaothan areas in Pune to newly constructed flats and apartments on the way of the fort, which were at a time cheaper than the costs in Pune City.One of the major attractions on this road is the Okayama Friendship garden which is a Japanese themed park. This road goes parallel to the Mutha Right bank water canal and to the Mutha River. The Khadakwasla Dam is on one side of this road and lots of people throng on the banks of the dam during evenings and in rainy seasons when the water level rises. The important institutions of IAT or Institute of Armament Technology at Girinagar, and the CWPRS or Central Water and Power Research Station, are located on this road. Sinhgad Institute is one of the major assets of the road. It is one of the most popular Institutes in the City.
One can switch over to Mumbai -Bangalore highway from this road at the Wadgaon-Dhairi flyover. Sinhgad road further leads to Khanapur village and Singhgad Payatha, the base of the mountain holding the fort. The condition of the road was not good after Anand Nagar (Atish Complex, Riverview Residency, Vishwas Garden). But recently the road condition after Anand Nagar has improved due to concretisation, a bridge at Vadgaon canal, road dividers, because of the traffic signals at Hingne khurd and Anand nagar, which are newly created. The traffic has become more tolerable.
There is a huge slum on the slopes of the Parvati hills which run parallel to this road from Dandekar bridge to Rajaram bridge.
It is a densely polulated neighbourhood. Specific localities include Ganeshmala, Panmala, Dattawadi, Hingne, Anand Nagar, Vadgaon, Dhayri, Vithalwadi, Dandekar bridge, Khadakwasla.
Large Housing Colonies which are based along this road include Rakshalekha, Gharkul Chinmay Shivprasad society, Sarita Nagari, Sarita Vaibhav, DSK Vishwa, Amarendra Priyadarshini society etc.
Celebrities who previously resided in this neighbourhood include Gauri Pradhan Tejwani who resided in Ganeshmala
Satara Road
This is the road connecting Swargate bus depot to the Katraj Ghat, a pass through the mountains. This road leads to the town of SataraSatara
Satara is a city located in the Satara District of Maharashtra state of India. The town is 2320 ft. above sea-level, near the confluence of the Krishna and its tributary river Venna. The city was the capital of the Maratha empire in the 17th century, hence one of the the historical cities of...
in the southern part of Maharashtra. Six years ago, Pune's first multiplex, City Pride, was built here. Rajeev Gandhi Park, Bharati Vidyapeeth and Pune Vidhyarthi Griha's Engineering College
Pune Vidhyarthi Griha's College of Engineering and Technology
Pune Vidyarthi Griha's College of Engineering and Technology ' is an engineering college affiliated to the University of Pune, India. It was established in 1985 as an unaided college under the parent institute Pune Vidyarthi Griha. The college is presently still run by the Pune Vidyarthi Griha...
come across to this road. The Rapid way of Public Transport was firstly started on this road as "Bus Rapid Transport (BRT)". This road is a part of Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
- Chennai
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
national highway (NH-4
National Highway 4 (India)
National Highway 4 is a major National Highway in Western and Southern India. NH 4 links four of the 10 most populous Indian cities - Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore and Chennai. NH 4 is in length and passes through the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.NH 4 constitutes...
)
'Mukund Nagar' is now turned to a small township consisting more of 'Jain' community people with high residential complexes come up by renowned builders from Pune. Single lane but more than thousands of families have come together to settle in rescent!
Property prices have boomed due to scarcity of availability of flats in these new plush complexes
Pune-Ahmednagar Road (Nagar Road)
Pune Ahmnednagar highway (MH SH-27Maharashtra State Highway 27
State Highway 27, commonly referred to as MH SH 27, is a major state highway that runs northeast from Pune to Ahmednagar in the state of Maharashtra. The highway is the major link between the two cities...
) is abbreviated as Nagar Road. It starts from Yerwada bridge at bund garden and passes through Yerwada
Yerwada
Yerwada is a City neighbourhood of Pune City in the State of Maharashtra, India. Before the Britishraj Yerwada was known as Yeraoda. Yerwada is one of the most densely populated area in Pune City. This place is located at the beginning of Ahmednagar highway and also on the way to old Pune...
, Kalyani Nagar
Kalyani Nagar
Kalyani Nagar is a neighbourhood located in the eastern region of Pune, India. It has a population of around 30,000.It is named after Neelkanth Kalyani, one of the city's foremost industrialists who pioneered the Kalyani Forging company in the early 1960s...
, Viman Nagar
Viman Nagar
Viman Nagar is presently known as the SILLICON Valley, Bollywood hub, elite educational capital of Pune city and it has evolved on its own, having an International airport just as a neighbour to it . This area is 6 kilometers from the Pune Main Railway Station.VIMAN Nagar was the first in PMC...
, Chandan Nagar up to Wagholi. Road to Pune International Airport off shoots from Nagar Road. A new flyover connecting Wagholi to Shikrapur is proposed on this road which will be of four lanes.
Nagar Road houses many hotels, restaurants, Malls, Tech Parks and educational institutes. Various five starhotels such as Maple, Parc Estique, Four Points have come up. Huge malls such as Inorbit and Phenoix Market City are prominent buildings along the highway. It experiences heavy traffic all day around.
It links Pune
Pune
Pune , is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula ...
to the city of Ahmednagar.
Swami Vivekananda Road
Also known as Bibvewadi road, this road was primarily constructed as an alternative to Satara road. It is one of the wider roads in Pune and a connecting route to the VIT college of engineeringVishwakarma Institute of Technology
Vishwakarma Institute of Technology is an autonomous engineering college in Pune, India. Established in 1983, it is affiliated to the University of Pune. The school is academically and financially autonomous and is run by the Bansilal Ramanath Agrawal Charitable Trust. The director is Prof. Dr. R. N...
.
At the end of this road lies Upper Indira Nagar.
Ramyanagari, Kothari Block, Premnagar, bibwewadi Gaothan, Mahesh Society, Lower Indira Nagar are some of the main offs of this road.
Landewadi Bhosari Road
This is at a distance of 15 km from Pune Station. It starts from Landewadi Chowk and ends at PCMT bus depot near the vegetable market a.k.a. Bhaji Mandai. It joins the roads from Pimpri, Chinchwad and Nigdi to the Pune-Nashik highway.Indrayani Nagar - Bhosari
This is situated in the center of Bhosari MIDC industrial area, near the Pune-Nashik Highway (NH 50National Highway 50 (India)
National Highway 50, or NH 50, is a National Highway in India that runs completely within the state of Maharashtra. The highway connects the cities of Nasik, Sangamner, Narayangaon, Khed and Pune. The road is part of the National Highway network of India, and it is officially listed as running over...
).
This area is very good for row houses and bunglows. It is very well managed by pradhikaran. It is divided in sectors. It is very close to Bhosari - Nashik road. If International airport is developed, then this area will gain lot of importance.
Pimpri Chinchwad Link Road
This road connects Pimpri to Chinchwad apart from the Mumbai Pune highway that runs through the township. The road starts at Pimpri from the Dr. Ambedkar Statue chowk and ends at Chaphekar chowk in Chinchwad. Some of its part consists of the Pimpri flyover ending near Bhat nagar.Baner-Pashan Link Road
This road links the suburbs of Pashan and Baner. This 3 km long road has a line of residential apartments on either side, with some grocery stores, ATM and couple of eating places. The link leads to the NH4 Highway on either side. For more information see Baner–Pashan Link RoadBaner–Pashan Link Road
The Baner–Pashan Link Road is both a road & a residential area in Pune. The link road connects the suburbs of Pashan and Baner. This road starts at the intersection of Balaji chowk on the Sus Road and winds down for 2-3 km and finally ends at Baner Road....
Vithalrao Vandekar Road
Vithalrao Vandekar Road is one of the three main roads of Kalyani Nagar - a Software Hub and a modern locality of Pune. Vithalrao Vandekar Road stretches for almost 2 km running from Nagarwala School Chowk to Aga Khan Bridge. Aga Khan Bridge connects Koregaon Park with Kalyani Nagar. Software companies like Cyabage, HSBC, Wadia's Stud Farm etc. are situated on this scenic riverside road. Gold Gym in Kalyani Nagar is also situated on this road.Vithalrao Vandekar Road is named by Pune Municipal Corporation in honour of one of the great sons and social reformer of India - Vithalrao Krishnaji Vandekar. It was Vithalrao Krishnaji Vandekar who, on 11 May 1888 bestowed upon Jotirao Phule the title of 'Mahatma' on behalf of the bahujan samaj in a function held in the hall of Mumbai Deshastha Maratha Dnyati Dharma Sanstha at Mandvi, Koliwada, Mumbai.
See also
- Canal Road
- PunePunePune , is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula ...
- Pimpri-ChinchwadPimpri-ChinchwadPimpri-Chinchwad is a city in the Pune district in the state of Maharashtra, India. It consists of the twin towns of Pimpri and Chinchwad which are governed by a common municipal body...
- Pune Municipal TransportPune Municipal TransportPune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Ltd or PMPML, is the public transport service provider for the city of Pune and Pune Metropolitan region, which includes areas surrounding Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad....