Roads in Pune - B.T. Kawade Road (BTK)

B.T. Kawade Road (BTK)

B.T. Kawade stands for Bhagavan Tatyasaheb Kawade Road, popularly known as BTK, is located near Pune Cantonment. BTK divides Mundhwa and Ghorpadi, on the east being Mundhwa and on the west, Ghorpadi. Sopan Baug lies on the other side of railway line of BT Kawade Road. This road has experienced the fastest growth in city turning from a neglected place to a buzzing place in less than a decade.

BTK is conveniently located, as Pune International Airport, Pune Railway Station, Pune Cantonment (MG Road), Kalyani Nagar, Viman Nagar, Koregaon Park, Osho (Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh) Ashram, Fatimanagar, Wanworie, Yerwada, Hadapsar, Empress Garden, Pune Race Course, Swargate, Magarpatta City, Kharadi IT Park and many IT parks / big tech. companies fall within its 5–10 km vicinity.

Prominent business houses like Kalyani Group and B.G. Shirke construction & Siporex (I) Industries are located off BTK Road.

With 'Railyway Flyover' the BTK Road area is now directly connected to Solapur Road near Croma/Krome Mall. The Krome Mall, Big-Bazzar, Vishal Mega mart,Reliance Mart etc. have become the landmarks for this area. With Reliance Fresh, Kawade Petrol Pump this road is geared up for the latest infrastructure. All kinds of properties including flats, row houses, pent houses, and twin bungalows can be seen here. The area is very quiet and traffic free (except Ghorpadi railway crossing). The wide 80FT BTK road is now totally renovated. The latest update is the Manjri road connecting to BTK road, thus bringing the Empress Garden, Race Course and CAMP to doorstep.

The major housing societies on this road are Siciliaa, Silver Dale, Citadel, Solace Park,Palm groves,Yellow Blossem, Ganga Pavilion etc. BTK boasts of many more upcoming highrises.

Pune's most sought after schools like The Bishop's School, St. Mary's School, Hutchings High School, St. Vincent's High School, St. Anne's School, St. Meera's, Dastoor Schools, Mount Carmel Girls' School, Kendriya Vidyalayas (3) are easily accessible from this road.

Pune's most 5 star luxury hotels and many finest restaurants fall within its 5–10 km or 10–15 minutes travelling distance. The Residency Club, Poona Club, RSI Club, Golf Club are located very near to BTK. Nearby multiplexes include Fame at Fun & Shop, Inox near Council Hall and Gold Adlabs at Kalyaninagar.

The major hospitals nearby are Ruby Hall Clinic, Jehangir Hospital, Cantonment General Hospital, Inlaks Budhrani Hospital, Noble Hospital and Sahyadri Hospital.

Banking facilities available in BTK Road are Union Bank of India - Branch & ATM, SBI (2), HDFC, Axis Bank, IDBI, ICICI, Central Bank of India - ATMs.

This place is seen as central point of east pune and is much sought after in eastern pune. Despite being central point of east pune this road seriously lacks city bus (PMPML) connectivity to other parts of city. Railway over bridges at two crossings in Ghorpadi which experience traffic jams and public garden on this road is long over due demand of citizens in this part of city.