Still not on track: In the four-and-half years since the Pune Metro plan was first approved by the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) in 2010, the project has been shadowed by uncertainty and delays. Pic for representation

The Pune Metro project seems to have found itself on the green track this year. A three-member expert committee, constituted by the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), has informed that it is in the last leg of clearing construction of the railway network under the waterbed of Mutha river. The NEERI authorities have informed that they have formulated an action plan to initiate work on the project and they are only awaiting the final nod from the National Green Tribunal (NGT).