India, April 23 -- In a major move to boost connectivity and reduce congestion in Pune's industrial belt, the Maharashtra state cabinet on Tuesday approved the upgradation of the Talegaon-Chakan-Shikrapur stretch of the national highway in Pune district.

The ambitious Rs.6,499.22 crore project will include the construction of a four-lane elevated road and a four-lane at-grade road from Talegaon to Chakan, and a six-lane road from Chakan to Shikrapur.

It is one of the major projects to ease traffic on the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) corridor of Talegaon, Chakan and Shikrapur belt. Maharashtra State Industrial Development Corporation (MSIDC) submitted the Detail Project Report (DPR) to the state cabinet in Januar...