Wakad, situated in Pimpri-Chinchwad, is one of the fastest growing suburbs of the Metropolitan Area. It is located in the western part of Pune and offers easy accessibility to Mumbai through Mumbai- Expressway. The phenomenal growth of this locality can be attributed to the Infotech and Biotechnology Park at Hinjewadi close to the Pune- Expressway. Aundh-Ravet, Phata-Wakad, and Phata-Dehu road are three proposed Bus Rapid Transit routes that will be located close to Wakad. This area is in close proximity to the Rajiv Gandhi IT Park at Hinjewadi which houses several global IT companies like Synechron, Infosys, Geometric Software, KPIT Cummins, Wipro, Siemens, Tech Mahindra, IBM, TCS and Cognizant, among others. Towards the east of Wakad is Pimple Nilakh, Pimple Saudagar and Aundh, towards the north; Thergaon, Akurdi, Chinchwad and Ravet and towards the south are Mula River, Baner, Pashan and Balewadi. General Motors, the world's leading automobile company is also setting up a plant in Talegaon, close to Wakad.