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The Central Government hereby makes amendments to previous notifications concerning station names for Pune Metro Rail Project Corridor-1 and Corridor-2, exercising powers under clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 32 of the Metro Railways (Construction of Works) Act, 1978.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, on January 13, 2026, issued Notification S.O. 180(E) to amend earlier notifications related to the Pune Metro Rail Project. This follows the Central Government's previous actions under the Metro Railways (Construction of Works) Act, 1978 (33 of 1978). The Act was extended to the Pune Metropolitan Area, Maharashtra, via S.O. 2732(E) dated October 21, 2014, by the erstwhile Ministry of Urban Development. Subsequently, Pune Metro Rail Project, Phase-1, comprising corridor 1 (Pimpri-Chinchwad to Swargate) and corridor-2 (Vanaz to Ramwadi), was added to the Act's Schedule via S.O. 95(E) dated January 5, 2018. Alterations to the metro alignments for Corridor-2 and Corridor-1 were made via S.O. 3706(E) dated October 14, 2019, and S.O. 2819(E) dated August 19, 2020, respectively. Further amendments to change station names in these corridors were made via S.O. 2220 dated June 7, 2024, and S.O. 372(E) dated January 21, 2025. The current notification specifically amends S.O. 3706(E), dated October 14, 2019, by substituting "Ideal Colony" with "Paud Phata" and "Nal Stop" with "S.N.D.T. College". It also amends S.O. 2819(E), dated August 19, 2020, by substituting "Mandai" with "Mahatma Phule Mandai". This notification is issued by JAIDEEP, Officer on Special Duty (UT).

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-13012026-269325 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 170| NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2026/PAUSHA 23, 1947 265 GI/2026 MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 13th January, 2026 S.O. 180(E).— Whereas in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (3) of section 1 of the Metro Railways (Construction of Works) Act, 1978 (33 of 1978) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), the Central Government had extended the application of the provisions of the said Act to the Pune Metropolitan Area in the State of Maharashtra vide notification of the Government of India in the erstwhile Ministry of Urban Development number S.O. 2732(E), dated the 21st October, 2014 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub- section (ii); Whereas, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 32 of the said Act, the Central Government added metro alignment of Pune Metro Rail Project, Phase-1 corridor 1 (Pimpri-Chinchwad to Swargate) and corridor-2 (Vanaz to Ramwadi) to the Schedule of the said Act vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs number S.O. 95(E) dated 5th January, 2018; Whereas the Central Government made alteration to the metro alignment of Pune Metro Rail Project-Phase-1 (Corridor-2) in the Schedule of the said Act by a notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs vide number S.O. 3706(E), dated 14th October, 2019; Whereas the Central Government made alteration to the metro alignment of Pune Metro Rail Project-Phase-1 (Corridor-1) in the Schedule of the said Act by a notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs vide number S.O. 2819(E), dated 19th August, 2020; Whereas in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 32 of the said Act, the Central Government amended the notifications S.O. 3706 (E), dated the 14th October, 2019 and S.O. 2819 (E), dated the 19th August, 2020 vide notifications S.O 2220, dated the 7th June, 2024 and S.O. 372 (E), dated the 21st January, 2025, to change the names of some stations of Pune Metro Rail Project Corridor-1 and Corridor-2 in the Schedule of the said Acts; And whereas the Central Government is of the opinion that further alteration is necessary for the construction and maintenance of the Metro Railways to which this alignment relates. Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 32 of the said Act, the Central Government hereby makes the following amendments in the notifications specified in column (2) of the Table below to the extent specified in the entries in column (3) of the said Table, namely: - TABLE +--------+------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | S. No. | Notification number and date | Amendments | +========+==========================================+================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | +--------+------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 1 | Notification number S.O. 3706 (E), dated | In the said notification, - | | | the 14th October, 2019. | i. for the words "Ideal Colony", the words "Paud Phata" shall be substituted; | | | | ii. for the words "Nal Stop", the letters and word "S.N.D.T. College" shall be substituted. | +--------+------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 2 | Notification number S.O. 2819 (E), dated | In the said notification, for the word "Mandai", the | | | the 19th August, 2020. | words "Mahatma Phule Mandai" shall be substituted. | +--------+------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ [F. No. K-14011/16/2017-MRTS-II] JAIDEEP, Officer on Special Duty (UT) Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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