India, March 11 -- Despite Pune being the home district of finance minister Ajit Pawar, expectations of new projects for the city in the Maharashtra budget for 2025-26 remained unfulfilled. Instead, the budgetary provisions focused only on previously approved or ongoing projects.

While Pawar mentioned Pune in his speech, all the projects he referred to had already been sanctioned or were in progress. Among the key infrastructure projects he highlighted were two major elevated roads.

"The construction of the elevated road from Pune to Shirur, spanning 54km at an estimated cost of Rs.7,515 crore, is already in progress," he said.

Pawar also mentioned another key project. "A four-lane elevated road is proposed for the Talegaon to Chakan s...