Residents of housing societies along Punyadham Ashram Road in Kondhwa Budruk, including the 180-flat Fortune Prospero Housing Society, have raised concerns over a roughly 100-metre approach road that they say remains severely damaged despite the end of the monsoon season.
The connecting stretch between Fortune Prospero and the main road is covered with what residents described as crater-sized potholes, making it difficult for two-wheelers and cars to pass. The road is also used by people from nearby settlements and industrial workers travelling to the Tyni Industrial Estate in Pisoli.
A Fortune Prospero resident said the society is located only a few metres from Punyadham Ashram Road but remains connected to it by a stretch that has not been repaired. The resident said occupants had expected civic officials to take up repairs after the rains subsided, but no work had been carried out so far.
“The road is severely damaged, with crater-sized potholes. We expected civic officials to undertake repairs after the rains stopped, but no work has been carried out so far,” the resident said.
Another resident, Tanvi Shaikh, said the road had become unsafe because of its narrow width, frequent movement of heavy vehicles and large potholes. She said there was no visible tar on the stretch and that navigating it was difficult for both two-wheelers and four-wheelers.
“Given its condition, it is difficult to even call it a road. Despite being part of the Pune Municipal Corporation and paying our taxes regularly, we feel as though we are living in a rural area,” Shaikh said.
The complaints point to a local access-road problem that affects more than a single residential complex. The approach road serves a housing society, nearby settlements and workers travelling towards an industrial area, while its narrow width and damaged surface create competing demands for limited road space. Residents have also alleged that encroachments along Punyadham Ashram Road are worsening congestion and restricting vehicle movement.
According to the residents, there has been no visible anti-encroachment drive in recent months. They said obstructions contribute to traffic jams, particularly during peak hours, when residents and industrial workers are using the route.
Residents also contrasted the condition of roads regularly used by local communities with the district administration’s construction of new roads for a cycling tour. They have urged the civic administration to repair the damaged approach stretch, remove encroachments and improve traffic movement along Punyadham Ashram Road.
The report did not include a response from the Pune Municipal Corporation or details of a scheduled repair or anti-encroachment action. The immediate next step sought by residents is civic intervention on the damaged stretch and the reported obstructions.
