PUNE: The state transport buses coming from different parts of Maharashtra may not enter the city in the near future, but instead, drop passengers at the border, wherefrom they will have to take PMPML buses.
The Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML), in a recent meeting of Pune Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority, floated a proposal for transporting commuters coming to the city on its buses. “The Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) officials have evinced interest in the proposal and senior officials of PUMTA have asked both the transport bodies to check and assess the feasibility of the plan,” a PMPML official told TOI.
However, passengers intending to board MSRTC buses to travel out of Pune may do so from city bus stops.
“The idea is to make PMPML an option for these passengers to enter the city. This will take care of crowding on MSRTC buses,” the official said. Ramakant Gaikwad, divisional controller, Pune division, MSRTC, said that the decision on the same cannot be taken by them. “Such plans require permission and approval from the state government,” he said.