India, Feb. 6 -- Union minister of state for civil aviation Murlidhar Mohol has proposed new metro rail routes including Kharadi to Pune airport, Katraj to Hinjewadi, and an interchangeable and multimodal transport hub at Kharadi. The minister has also instructed the Pune Municipal Corporation to approve a proposal for detailed project report (DPR) to be prepared by the Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (Maha-Metro).

Mohol asked Pune municipal commissioner Rajendra Bhosale to prepare the DPR proposal at the meeting on Wednesday. Maha-Metro managing director Shravan Hardikar was present.

"The stretch should be included in the Khadakwasla-Swargate-Hadapsar-Kharadi metro route from Pune International Airport to Khadakwasla," Mohol...