Viman Nagar Residents Raise Strong Objections to New One-Way Traffic Plan, Present Detailed Concerns & Suggestions
Residents of Pune’s Viman Nagar oppose a newly notified one-way traffic system, citing unresolved obstructions, unclear plans and safety gaps.
Pune | November17 ,2025: In the Viman Nagar area of Pune, a newly introduced one-way traffic scheme has triggered strong objections from resident groups who say the plan was rolled out despite major infrastructure and planning issues remaining unresolved. The citizens’ forum has pointed out that important discussions with traffic police and municipal departments have been ongoing for months, yet key action—such as removing encroachments, improving road signalling and conducting a proper traffic survey—has not taken place. According to residents, the one-way system lacks clarity in its proposed route map, leaving motorists and pedestrians uncertain about traffic movement at critical junctions like Ganpati Chowk, Dorabjee Store Chowk and Kailash Market Road.
Residents have listed a series of detailed objections: the absence of a current traffic-flow survey before re-routing, the mismatch between the development plan (DP) road acquisition and existing population/road-space dynamics, and a lack of clarity about how vehicles will move from VIP Airport Road through Dorabjee, or from Mhada Road via Queensland to Gangapuram Chowk. They also point out the deficiency in enforcement, asking how speeds will be controlled on Balghere Road and Kailash Market Road, both of which will interface with the one-way scheme. The route-map, they say, also mis-labels major landmarks such as Phoenix Mall and fails to account for two-way lanes such as Air Force Road, Police Station Road and Joggers Park Road that join into re-worked one-way segments—creating potential confusion and safety risks.
Alongside objections, residents have offered constructive suggestions that they say have gone unaddressed for over six months. They urge the installation of a traffic signal at Dorabjee Chowk, ensuring the signal at Gangapuram Chowk operates during peak hours, and deploying traffic wardens at key junctions including Shrikrishna Chowk, Dorabjee Chowk, Nexa showroom and outside Symbiosis School. Road-infrastructure improvements requested include widening Optimus Road, opening the DP-road along the Symbiosis campus, replacing low-grade rubber speed-bumps with standard speed-breakers, and properly levelling potholes and manholes per municipal standards. Parking management is another major concern: residents want P1/P2 parking boards enforced from Kailash Market to Datta Mandir Chowk, and parking of private taxicabs, bank vans, buses and tempos removed from public streets and shifted to approved multi-modal traffic zones. They are also demanding immediate removal of illegal encroachments, hawkers and debris from roads to allow smooth movement for vehicles and pedestrians.
The residents’ forum has made it clear that they are not opposed to traffic reform per se—but they insist that no one-way system should be implemented until the above issues are properly studied, assessed and resolved. They emphasise the need for a logical, safe and practical plan developed in cooperation with authorities rather than imposed without adequate groundwork. The citizens believe that only then can traffic flow improve meaningfully in the area, rather than simply shifting congestion or creating new choke-points.
In conclusion, Viman Nagar’s move towards one-way traffic may carry the promise of easing movement—but only if the supporting infrastructure, enforcement mechanisms and community concerns are addressed ahead of implementation. At present, residents remain wary that haste has overtaken preparation, and they are watching closely to see whether the authorities will pause and revisit the plan before further rollout.
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