India, Oct. 12 -- Deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar on Saturday inspected the proposed site for the Shivane-Nanded City bridge and directed the municipal commissioner to expedite the work.

The demand for a bridge connecting Shivane and Nanded City has been pending for a long time. Although the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) had included it in its development plan, there has been no progress on the ground so far. The proposed bridge will connect Shivane and Uttam Nagar to Sinhagad Road, providing major relief to IT employees commuting daily to the Hinjewadi IT Park by helping them avoid Sinhagad Road's traffic congestion.

Pawar, along with municipal officials, visited the site and reviewed the project status. He instructed the municipal...