India, April 24 -- Work on the first segment of the Pune Metro's extended route from Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) to Bhakti-Shakti Chowk has begun, said officials. The segment-launching girder was installed at Khandoba Mal Chowk on Tuesday.

According to Maharashtra Metrorail Corporation Limited (Maha-Metro), the PCMC-Bhakti-Shakti stretch will comprise 151 piers and 1,337 segments. As of now, 517 segments have been cast.

On Tuesday, work commenced on laying 12 segments between piers 453 and 454, with four segments already placed. The remaining eight are expected to be completed in the coming days, said officials.

Shravan Hardikar, managing director, Maha-Metro, said, "The construction of the first span on the PCMC to N...