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Eknath Shinde announces three major tunnel projects to connect Western Maharashtra and Konkan

Kolhapur/Satara, Nov 13 (UNI) In a major infrastructure initiative to connect Western Maharashtra and Konkan via three tunnels, Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde announced plans for three major tunnel projects on the base of the "missing link" on the Mumbai-Pune Express Highway, to improve regional connectivity and boost tourism.
At a press conference in Mahabaleshwar in Satara district, Shinde, who is on a three-day Diwali visit to his native village of Daregaon (in Mahabaleshwar taluka, Satara district), stated that the planned routes include Poladpur to Jambhali, Khed to Satara, and Pachwad to Tapola.
These tunnels are intended to reduce travel time, ease traffic congestion in Mahabaleshwar, and generate local employment opportunities.
Earlier, state public works Minister Shivendrraje Bhosale met Shinde and discussed development works in the district ahead of the Satara District Central Cooperative Bank elections scheduled on November 18.
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