India, June 6 -- Pune municipal commissioner Naval Kishore Ram on Thursday directed officials to develop the city's riverfront project into an iconic, world-class initiative, aiming to make it the best in the country.

The civic chief visited the ongoing project near Bund Garden on the occasion of World Environment Day and participated in a tree plantation drive.

"I have seen riverfronts in several foreign countries, and we are working in the same direction. With greater effort, our project has the potential to surpass even the Sabarmati riverfront in Ahmedabad," he said.

Yuvraj Deshmukh, incharge, riverfront project said that construction is underway along a 9-km stretch - from Sangamwadi to Bund Garden (3.7km) and Bund Garden to Mundh...