Anger over traffic congestion and poor infrastructure in the Chakan industrial region erupted into a massive protest on Thursday, as residents, daily commuters, and industrial stakeholders joined a morcha from Chakan to the Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA) office in Akurdi. Organised under the Chakan Kruti Samiti, the agitation is aimed at pressurising the authorities to take immediate steps to resolve the worsening traffic mess and expedite the long-pending road development works in the area.

MP Dr Amol Kolhe, former MP Shivaji Adhalrao Patil, and members of Chakan Kruti Samiti, including Kunal Kad, led the protest. Several industry owners, employees, and villagers joined the morcha, which was met with tight police security along the route to Akurdi. Despite multiple reviews and visits by senior government officials, including Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, locals say there has been little improvement on the ground.