PMP Pravasi Manch urges CM to look into serious issues facing PMPML

PUNE: City based PMP Pravasi Manch and Sajag Nagrik Manch have urged chief minister Devendra Fadnavis to look into the serious issues facing the city bus transport company Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited. The manch said that PMPML is orphaned, and that the service level of the bus service is dismal. The post of the chairman and managing director is vacant for three months after the abrupt transfer of former CMD Abhishek Krishna who was transferred as municipal commissioner of Nashik.
The manch said that it had given several representations to senior officials of Pune Municipal Corporation, Regional Transport Office, PMPML board of directors, city police, regional transport authority, and deputy commissioner of police (traffic).
However, no effective action has been taken to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient public transport which caters to the a population of over 50 lakh including the areas of Pune, Pimpri Chinchwad municipal limits and fringe areas. The services on BRTS corridors has also been unsafe. The bus doors on right side, as well as automatic doors of bus stations remain open, there is no power backup, the bus stations are in the dark, and that there is no dedicated corridor.
The signalling system is also very poor, while there are no drivers who are trained, said Jugal Rathi, convener of the PMP Pravasi Manch in a letter to chief minister Devendra Fadnavis. As the city bus service is poor, it has resulted in exponential growth of two wheelers and cars. The vehicle numbers have increased to over 32 lakh, members of the manch including Vivek Velankar, Sanjay Shitole, Sanjay Chitale and Yatish Devadiga have said.