The decision comes amid a massive influx of tourists during the Christmas and New Year holidays, especially from Mumbai and Pune. Officials said the move is aimed at ensuring visitor safety, easing traffic congestion, and protecting forest areas and wildlife
31 December,2025 01:20 PM IST | Mumbai | Archana DahiwalCongestion, which began early Thursday, stretched for nearly 9 km; frustrated commuters vent anger on social media
26 December,2025 09:10 AM IST | Mumbai | Archana DahiwalNear Chaavani village in Raigad, where Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and his force once defeated 30,000 Mughal soldiers, engineers from Afcons Infrastructure are constructing a bridge that will rise 132 metres above the ground as part of the Mumbai-Pune Expressway Missing Link Project
08 December,2025 05:30 PM IST | Mumbai | Ranjeet JadhavBalaji Zadke, 39, a social worker and farmer from Khandala, said, “The talk of the morcha had been going on for weeks, and women from our village willingly gave us anywhere between Rs 1s 0 and Rs 500. Others offered food grains and essentials, as we all knew this protest could stretch longer than the last one”
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