India, Aug. 15 -- Municipal commissioner Naval Kishore Ram has indicated support for an underground road network in the central areas of the city to ease traffic congestion. On Thursday, Ram visited the Kasba Peth assembly constituency to review the traffic situation in this densely populated core of Pune city. Accompanied by MLA Hemant Rasane and deputy commissioner of police Rushikesh Ravale, he carried out a recce of the area to assess traffic conditions first-hand.

Ram said, "It is our priority to develop an underground road network in the central parts of the city. The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) is planning both long-term and short-term measures to address traffic issues. Underground roads are part of the long-term plan. In th...