A day after the Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML) announced that they would procure 1,100 new buses, commuter groups have slammed the transport body’s decision. Activists from PMP Pravasi Sangh termed PMPML’s board of directors’ decision as suicidal, stating that the transport body is already cash-strapped and lacks operational planning, and the latest move might sound the death knell for the transport body.

Alternatives: PMP Pravasi Sangh says that if the state government allocates 2 per cent of the municipal corporations’ budget, PMPML can raise around Rs 120 crore, which can be utilised to purchase about 500 buses