3 minutes of readingPuneJanuary 31, 2026 06:50 pm IST
In a move to reduce road accidents in Gangadham and Market Yard area, the slope of the road between Gangadham Chowk and Aai Mata temple will be reduced.
For this, the road from Gangadham Chowk to Aai Mata temple will be closed to traffic until further orders, according to a press release issued by Deputy Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Himmat Jadhav on Saturday.
The press release stated that vehicles on the road between Gangadham Chowk and Aai Mata Temple Road will be diverted via alternative routes. Police have appealed to citizens to use alternative routes so that the slope reduction works can be completed without hindrance.
According to the press release, vehicles from Kanha Hotel to Gangadham Chowk will be diverted from Pasalkar Chowk towards Bibvewadi Road and from Khadi Machine Chowk towards Kondhwa.
Vehicles from Gangadham Chowk to Kanha Hotel will be diverted along Chandralok Chowk towards Bibvewadi Road and from Lulla Nagar junction towards Kondhwa, the press release said.
Following a road accident at Gangadham Chowk in June last yearPolice had imposed restrictions on heavy vehicles heading towards Market Yard.
A 29-year-old woman, Deepali Yuvraj Soni, who was a passenger on a bike, was killed and her 61-year-old father-in-law, Jagdish Pannalal Soni, who was traveling on the two-wheeler, was seriously injured after their vehicle was hit by a truck at the busy Gangadham Chowk in Pune on the morning of June 11, 2025.
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The incident caused unrest among residents, as several mishaps were reported at the location located near Market Yard, where several heavy vehicles circulated daily.
Pune City Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar visited the site on June 12 and assured that steps would be taken to enforce road discipline at Gangadham Chowk. Precautions such as deployment of more traffic police and guards on the route were taken to avoid mishaps caused by heavy vehicles.
As a preventive measure, a high barrier was also raised on the road from Aai Mata temple to Gangadham Chowk. The steep slope of this section is currently being reduced to avoid accidents on the road.
In June 2024, Damayanti Bhupendra Solanki (59), who was traveling as a passenger on a bicycle, died while her daughter-in-law Priyanka Rahul Solanki (33), who was traveling on the two-wheeler, was injured after being hit by a dumper truck on the Aai Mata Temple to Gangadham Chowk road. Citizens even staged a protest at Gangadham Chowk demanding action against heavy vehicles.