District Collector Jitendra Dudi set May 15 as the deadline for development works on the Dehu–Alandi Palkhi route, ahead of Ashadhi Ekadashi on July 25, 2026. At a review meeting with Dehu and Alandi Sansthan representatives, he said the administration would act on pending demands.

• The Public Works Department and Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation must complete their respective sections of the five-kilometre Dehu–Dehu Road widening. The Collector’s Office will follow up on a no-objection certificate from Dehu Road Cantonment Board.
• A 500-metre road to the Dehu temple will be completed under the Urban Redevelopment Scheme.
• A joint survey will identify temporary space for the palanquin’s first stop at Akurdi, where space is limited.
• Metro work between Kalbhor Nagar and Akurdi is to be completed before the palanquin arrives.
• Space will be increased at the Loni Kalbhor stop; stop-related issues at Undwadi, Sansar and Nimgaon Ketki in Gawla will be addressed.

Pune district collector Jitendra Dudi directed departments to complete development and infrastructure works on the Dehu and Alandi Ashadhi Wari Palkhi routes by May 15. He ordered immediate demolition of the old Nira bridge and expedited road widening in Alandi municipal limits. Ambulances must be on standby during the return Wari.

The 5 km Dehu–Dehu Road stretch is to be widened on priority: 3 km by the Public Works Department and 2 km by Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC). The administration will seek a no-objection certificate from Dehu Road Cantonment Board. A 500 metre road leading to the Dehu temple will be completed under the urban development scheme.

Officials will inspect Akurdi, the Palkhi’s first stop, and arrange temporary space. Metro work between Kalbhor Nagar and Akurdi must finish before the procession. The halt area at Loni Kalbhor will be expanded. Continuous night lighting is required from Sancheti to Fergusson College Road; obstacles must be cleared from the Borawake Mala–Saswad bypass, and barricades installed at Dive Ghat. Cranes will accompany the procession to address vehicle breakdowns.

The Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) is awaiting Defence Department approval to publish the final red-zone map for Dehu Road and Dighi. The Land Records Department prepared the map using satellite imagery and submitted it to PCMC on July 31, 2025, after correcting errors in an earlier version. The survey began in February 2024 and took one and a half years. PCMC paid ₹1,13,67,300 for the work; the department delivered the map in July 2025. The Defence Department’s approval is required to protect sensitive information, and PCMC has sent details of the proposed publication for clearance.

Construction is prohibited within 2,000 metres of the Dehu Road ammunition factory’s outer boundary and 1,145 metres of the Dighi magazine depot. Unclear boundaries have affected Talwade, Nigdi, Triveni Nagar, Rupi Nagar, Yamuna Nagar, Ravet, Kivale, Chikhli, Dighi, Bhosari, Vadmukhwadi, Charholi, Dudulgaon and Bopkhel, affecting millions of families. The map is expected to clarify which properties fall within the restricted zone and provide relief to areas outside it.