India, Jan. 28 -- Pune

A 1.5-km stretch of the Mutha riverfront at Sangamwadi will be opened to the public on February 15, marking the first operational segment of the Pune Municipal Corporation's (PMC) ambitious riverfront development project.

The stretch, which has been completed in all respects, is part of the first phase of the riverfront project being implemented between Sangamwadi and Bund Garden. The Mula-Mutha river flows for around 44 km through Pune, and the civic body has taken up riverfront development in phases to improve public access, amenities and the river's surroundings.

Under the first phase, PMC is developing a 3.7-km-long riverfront between Sangamwadi and Bund Garden, of which around 90% of the work has been comple...