List of roads in Pune
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Pune is located in the West of India, in the state of Maharashtra and is roughly 160 km east of Mumbai. The heart of the city, which is roughly 3 miles along a river is much older than the rest of the city. It has winding roads many of which earlier followed the natural slopes of the mountainous terrain and ended at the rivers feeding the city. As the city expanded unevenly, a large number of roads sprang up around this central portion, including the major highways which link the city to other parts of the country.
The current state of roads in Pune is Pathetic to say the least. There are a lot of reports in newspapers reagding the highly corrupted PMC and the Contracters having formed a nexus resulting
in a very poor condition of roads. A major portion of the PMC funds are set aside before the
monsoons every year for the resurfacing of the roads and the roads are back to thier pot hole
ridden faces beofre the end of the monsoon.
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.
Mumbai-Pune Road
The highway connecting Pune to the nearest major city is the Mumbai-Pune Road. This has been rebuilt several times in several forms. It is the part of National Highway Number 4 or NH4. In its current form it starts from the 153-year old Pune College of Engineering, popularly known as COEP, in the area of Shivaji Nagar near the Sancheti Hospital.
The highway passes the boundaries of two Municipal Corporations (namely Pune & 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 Telco, 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. Talegaon is also the site for the upcoming General Motors car manufacturing facility.
This road 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, 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.
There is also a new section, the Mumbai Pune Expressway which has 6 lanes and is wider than the old Mumbai Pune road which is 4 lanes wide. The Pune-Nashik National Highway, NH 50, starts at Nashik Phata (Nashik Junction) on this road. Lately from the year 2006, users of this road have had to pay a toll once they are on the Highway outside the Pune Municipal Corporation and Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) limits.
Pune-Nashik Road
The Pune-Nashik National Highway (NH-50) 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 Pune International Airport is scheduled to be constructed around the area between Chakan and Rajgurunagar on this road, which is an area 40 kms away from Pune city.
Karve Road
This road [1] is named after the legendary social reformer, the Late Bharat Ratna Maharshi Dhondo Keshav Karve. The road connects all the places on one side of the Mutha river and runs parallel to it. It is arguably the longest & busiest road 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 up to Warje. 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 is one of its main junctions.
G. A. Kulkarni Road
This road [2] is named after one of the greatest Marathi short story writer G. A. Kulkarni. This is one of major roads in Kothrud suburb of Pune. This road is been growing importance with lot of new development of residential apartment schemes (such as Karishma, Swapna-Shilpa), multiplex movie theatre (City Pride), industrial estate (Kothrud Industrial Estate, Sangam Press, Joshi Railway Museum, etc.), commercial buildings & complexes, shops & markets and so on. The road connects to Karve Road at one end and reaches to parts of KarveNagar.
Bhandarkar Road
The Bhandarkar Oriental Institute of Pune was founded on July 6, 1917 in remembrance of Ramakrishna Gopal Bhandarkar, who may be justifiably regarded as the foremost pioneer of scientific orientology in this country.
This road [3] starts from one end of Law College Road right opposite to the entrance of the Bhandarkar Institute and ends at the Lucky Restaurant 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, notable among these being the "Spencer's Daily" and "Tru-Mart" outlets. This road extends for a kilometer with the Good Luck cafe at its eastern end being 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 noted Marathi writer, orator, performing artist and comedian, the late Pu La Deshpande.
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FC 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 (Pune) Aundh. Presently, the road starts at the Agriculture College - Police Parade Ground junction and ends at Deccan Gymkhana.arvind
Youngsters throng the road during the day and evening for the latest in fashion and trends. The traffic is chaotic and indisciplined on weekends and on peak hours everyday.
Another institute on the road is the Department of Communication and Foreign Languages- the Ranade Institute, offering courses in journalism, e-learning and foreign languages. you can learn foreign languages including German, French, Japanese, Russian and Spanish here.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. Savera, Vaishali and Rupali are the three popular restaurants on the road.
The other end of FC Road
Veteran Actor Dev Anand used to visit Lucky Restaurant while he was a struggling artist in this city during the 1950's. The restaurant was demolished in 2006. The popular restuarant Good Luck Cafe, has been serving its brand of tea and bun maska since 1935. Popular Book House, International Book Service, Super Shoppe and Sagar Arcade are some of the prime commercial establishments.Hongkong Lane is another attraction, a narrow lane with shops on either side.
In addition, the temples of the 'Padukas', that is, the footwear, of the saints Shri Sant Dnayeshwar Maharaj at Dnayeshwar Paduka Chowk and Shree 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.
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 notorious for Budhwar Peth, 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.
Jangli Maharaj Road (J. M. Road)
Jangli (also spelled Jangali) Maharaj Road, better known as J.M. Road, is named after Sadguru Jungli Maharaj whose "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 [citation needed], along with a large number of fast food joints and coffee shops. A large public garden called Sambhaji Park occupies a large section on one side of the road. 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.
Mahatma Gandhi Road
The rich and famous throng this road. Saturday evenings are very busy and you can find well-off young people in their best clothes thronging the place. Every weekend from 5 to 9pm, the road is cordoned off and no vehicles are allowed, making it a pedestrian area. 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.
Tilak Road
One of the longest commercial roads in Pune, Tilak road begins where Laxmi road ends. Sir Parsurambhau (SP) College and Tilak Smarak Mandir are prominent landmarks. JyotirVidya Parisanstha is an amateur astronomy club located at the basement of 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) is on the way to completion and is located on this very road itself. Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM) lies en route. This road is especially spectacular at night when the long string of street lamps begin 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 like BMC Software, Persistent Systems and T-Systems 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.
Dhole Patil Road
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. Dhole Patil road has Regency Hotel opposite Ameya Library as landmarks and is a very food-friendly locale. It also has a number of eateries such as Nandoos Parathas and Zamus sizzlers. Dhole Patil road also boasts of the Ganesh and Hanuman temples which are visited by eastern Puneites.
Shirole Road
Connects Fergusson College (FC) gate on FC Road to Jangli Maharaj Road (JM Rd.). Jog's Bird Breeding Centre lies here. A residential area.
University Road
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 has 4 lanes through out and at places is even 6 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, the 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 lies on this road.
Prabhat Road
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 which live on various lanes intersecting this road. It is amongst the most posh 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 waterpolo players and as the home of the famous Deccan Gymkhana waterpolo 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 College 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 Nul stop on Karve road at Pune's most busiest road junction.
The famous Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) and the National Film Archives of India (NFAI) are located here. Primarily an area for academics, this is a very quiet and safe residential locality of Pune, having posh areas like Kanchan Galaee. Unfortunately now its well-known huge mansion-like bungalows have been turned into large buildings! 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 Nul 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 Mocha, which are all good brands of coffee shops.
Paud Road
An offshoot of Karve road, this road [4] 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, Aanand Nagar, Bharti Vidyapeeth Corner, MIT Corner, Jai Bhavani Nagar, Shikshak Nagar, Gananjay Society, Gujrath Colony, Shastri Nagar, Bhusari Colony, PMT depot and Chandani Chowk. 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.
Sinhgad Road
This road connects Swargate with Anandnagar, Vadgaon Phata and Dhayri Phata. Starting at the Sarasbaug junction it goes straight to the Singhagadh Fort Base or Paitha at village Donje. It is 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 near the Fort, which were at a time cheaper than the costs in Pune City. The 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 levels rise. The important institutions of IAT or Institute of Armament Technology at Girinagar and the CWPRS or Central Water and Power Research Station is located on this road. One can switch over to Mumbai -Bangalore highway from this road at the Dhairi flyover. The Sinhgad road further leads to Khanapur village and Singhgad Payatha, the base of the mountain holding the fort. The condition of the road is not good after Anand Nagar (Atish Complex). But recently the road condition after Anand Nagar has improved due to concretization, a bridge at Vadgaon canal and road dividers.
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Satara Road
This is the road connecting the Swargate bus depot to the Katraj Ghat, a pass through the mountains. This road leads to the city of Satara in the southern part of Maharashtra. Six years ago, Pune's first multiplex (City Pride, Satara Rd) was built here. Rajeev Gandhi Park, Bharati Veedyapeeth & Pune Vidhyarthi Griha's Engineering College come across to this road.
Swami Vivekananda Road
Also known as Bibvewadi road, this road was primarily constructed as an alternative to Satara road. It is one of the widest roads in Pune and a connecting route to the famous VIT college of engineering.
Landewadi Bhosari Road
This is at a distance of 15 km from Pune Station. It starts from Landewadi Chowk & ends at PCMT bus depot near the vegetable market a.k.a. Bhaji Mandai. It joins the roads from Pimpri, Chinchwad & Nigdi to the Pune-Nashik highway.
Indrayani Nagar - Bhosari
Situated in the center of Bhosari MIDC industrial area, near the Pune-Nashik Highway ( NH 50).