Pune Metro Alignment Change Statement Analysis

The question asks to evaluate a statement based on a provided passage about the Pune Metro project. The core issue is the proposed change in the metro's alignment near the Aga Khan Palace.

Passage Key Information

• Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation (Maha-Metro) decided to change the metro alignment on Ahmednagar road.
• The change is to protect the Aga Khan Palace, following guidelines from the National Monument's Authority (NMA).
• This change will increase the project cost by ₹50 crore and the corridor length by 900 meters.
• Metro officials confirmed the route length increase.
• Crucially, the passage states: "The PMC is yet to give final approval for the planned route."

Statement Evaluation

• The statement asserts: "The Pune municipal corporation has approved the alignment changes suggested by Maha-Metro."
• The passage explicitly mentions that the PMC has *not yet* given final approval.
• This directly contradicts the statement.

Conclusion

Based on the passage, which clearly indicates that the PMC has not yet finalized the approval for the route changes, the statement claiming the PMC has approved the changes is definitively incorrect.

Determining the Correct Option

The statement is in direct opposition to the information provided in the passage regarding the approval status.

• The passage states: "The PMC is yet to give final approval..."
• The statement claims: "The Pune municipal corporation has approved..."

Therefore, the statement is definitely false.