India, Nov. 15 -- More than 3,000 residents living in the area from Kinara Hotel to Balwantpuram Samrajya Cooperative Housing Society on Ramchandra Mane Road, Kothrud, have submitted signed petitions to the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC); urging immediate improvements in pedestrian infrastructure along this critical stretch leading to Vanaz metro station. The collective representation - submitted through local housing societies, including Balwantpuram Samrajya Cooperative Housing Society - highlights persistent difficulties faced by daily walkers, especially senior citizens, school children, women, and metro commuters.

The petitions have been backed by a formal walkability assessment of the area around five metro stations namely Vanaz,...