PMPML Plans 5 New Bus Depots and 5 Upgrades for 2,500 New Buses, Charging Facilities Must Be Ready Before December
The Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML) is planning to build five new bus depots in Pune and expand five existing ones to accommodate nearly 2,500 new buses expected to join its fleet in the coming months. The new depots will come up at Sutarwadi, behind Eklavya College in Kothrud, Kondhwa, Mohammadwadi and Bibwewadi, while the depots at Balewadi, Shewalewadi, Market Yard, Kothrud and Kumbare Park will get more capacity. Under the PM E-DRIVE scheme, the depots will get cabling and electrical infrastructure for electric bus charging, and PMPML aims to finish cabling and concreting at all five existing locations before December. The PMPML CMD met the PMC commissioner last week, and the commissioner agreed to hand over land reserved for the transport undertaking.
PMPML currently has 2,072 buses, of which around 1,760 are available for service. It runs 385 routes across 7,256 sq km, employs about 8,500 staff, carries around 12 lakh passengers daily and earns roughly Rs 1.5 crore in daily passenger revenue. Commuters say they often wait long for buses during peak hours and connectivity in developing localities remains weak. If the new depots help put more buses on the road, daily travel gets easier and dependence on private vehicles drops. The real test is whether the depots are ready before the buses arrive.
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