Pune Municipal Corporation will suspend water supply from midnight Wednesday through Thursday, September 10, for electrical, pumping and civil maintenance at the Parvati water-treatment centre, Bhama Askhed jackwell, Warje water-treatment centre and other facilities. Department head Nandkishor Jagtap appealed to residents to cooperate. Supply may resume late and at reduced pressure on Friday, September 11; residents were asked to plan for the disruption before Ganeshotsav.

Affected systems and areas include: Parvati HLR—Sahakarnagar, Padmavati, Bibwewadi, Kondhwa Khurd and adjoining neighbourhoods; SNDT—Gokhalenagar, Aundh, Bopodi, Pune University, Law College Road, parts of Baner Road and Warje; Bhama Askhed—Kalas-Dhanori, Lohegaon, Viman Nagar, Kharadi, Yerawada and Alandi; Pancard Club—Baner, Balewadi, parts of Karvenagar and Warje; Chandni Chowk—Pashan, Bavdhan, Kothrud and adjoining areas; Cantonment—NIBM, Wanowrie, Salunke Vihar and Kondhwa Gaothan; Vadgaon—Katraj, Dhankawadi, Sinhagad Road and Dhayari. Alandi Municipal Council and adjoining areas outside Pune are also affected.

The Pune-Satara Road Bus Rapid Transit corridor is being removed to make way for the Swargate-Katraj underground Metro project. Work has begun, with Shahu Colony-Natubaug BRT Station dismantled. Metro tunnels will be constructed directly beneath the main road; existing BRT stations occupy critical space needed for underground stations and entry-exit points.

The upcoming Metro stretch will include five stations: Market Yard, Bibwewadi, Padmavati, Balaji Nagar, and Katraj. Among these, Bibwewadi, Padmavati, and Balaji Nagar fall along the current BRT corridor, so at least three BRT stations will be removed in phases to reduce commuter inconvenience.

Additional Commissioner of Police (East) Manoj Patil said that once Metro work picks up pace, a large portion of Satara Road will be taken over for construction, with traffic planning adjusted accordingly.

The Satara Road corridor is currently the only functional BRT stretch left in Pune. Several BRT routes have already been scrapped: Swargate–Hadapsar route and Yerwada–Wagholi (Aaple Ghar) corridor. Fresh demands exist to remove the BRT route between Deccan College and Vishrantwadi.

Some BRT sections on Satara Road will remain operational at Panchami, Bhapkar Petrol Pump (City Pride), Shankar Maharaj Math, and Bharati Vidyapeeth. Running BRT services in disconnected segments is expected to be difficult for drivers and confusing for passengers. The Metro project is targeted for completion by December 2029.

Maharashtra has approved Bibwewadi and Balaji Nagar stations on Pune Metro’s 5.46-km, fully underground Katraj–Swargate extension of the Purple Line. The project was approved in 2024, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually laid its foundation stone. The original plan included Market Yard (Gultekdi), Padmavati and Katraj stations; the two additions followed public demand. Work was delayed by re-tendering and approval processes related to the added stations, but is expected to begin soon, possibly by the end of 2025. The extension will connect Katraj with Swargate, a transit hub serving metro, PMPML and MSRTC buses. The completed Purple Line will connect Katraj in Pune with Nigdi in Pimpri-Chinchwad and link the Katraj and Bhakti-Shakti PMPML depots.