India, Jan. 31 -- In a bid to ease traffic congestion which has worsened due to rampant illegal construction, the Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA) cleared over 120 unauthorised structures covering more than 15,000 square feet by Thursday afternoon.

Rising complaints about illegal structures disrupting the traffic in Wagholi and the surrounding areas prompted the PMRDA anti-encroachment department to take action over the past two days. Officials expect the clearance drive to improve traffic flow significantly.

Earlier this week on Monday, police commissioner Amitesh Kumar along with Shirur MLA Dnyaneshwar Katke, Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) chief engineer Aniruddha Pawaskar, and PMRDA officials, inspected the Kh...