Ritika
Pune: Every day on an average 50 to 55 buses of Pune Metropolitan Transport Corporation (PMP) are breaking down while plying on the road. Most of the 75 per cent of the buses that are closed are the buses of the contractors. There are more buses of contractors in the convoy of PMP. Due to the high number of breakdowns in these buses, many ferries have to be canceled. PMP is facing financial loss due to this.
In such a situation, care and repair of buses are not taken care of by the contractors who take bus fare of crores from PMP? This question is arising.
Service is provided from 1600 to 1650 buses
Public transport service is provided by PMP in the cities of Pune and Pimpri chinchwad. Some PMP buses ply within the limits of PMP. Passenger service is provided by the PMP in these parts through generally 1,600 to 1,650 buses. Out of these, 800 buses belong to PMP, while 800 buses belong to contractors. One million people travel every day through all these buses, but for the last few months, the incidents of PMP buses being closed on the roads have increased. In view of this, on reviewing the breakdown, shocking figures have come to the fore.
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Main routes to breakdown
Warje-Kondhwa, Warje-Pune Station, Pune Station-Kondhwa, Bhosari-Pune Station, Swargate-Pune Station
Every day three and a half thousand feria canceled
Traffic planning is done every day by the PMP. Under this, 22 thousand 800 ferries of buses are fixed every day. Out of these, only 19,000 ferries take place directly, while 3,500 to 3,800 ferries have to be canceled due to traffic jams, breakdowns etc. It may not be possible to meet the scheduled ferries due to the occurrence of breakdown.
16 lakh penalty to the contractor in July
There was a breakdown of one thousand 318 buses in the month of July. The PMP has recovered a penalty of 16 lakh 63 thousand from the contractors for increasing the breakdown of the bus taken from the contractors. The buses of the contractors are required to travel an average of 200 kms every day, but due to non-compliance of this distance by them, the PMP is suffering. The passengers are facing this problem.
