Public Transport

The tariff meter should be sealed. The tariff card should be displayed in the auto rickshaw in a position that will be clearly visible to the passengers.The passengers should be asked to pay as per the tariff.Auto rickshaw should not carry more number of passengers than permitted. The passengers should not be denied a ride.Do not misbehave with […]

पावसात झाडांच्या फायद्या तुटूनवीजवाहिन्यांवर पडतात , तसेच झाडे पडल्याने खांब वाकूनतारा तुटण्याचे प्रकार घडतात . अशा तुटलेल्या -लोंबकळणाऱ्या वाहिन्यांपासून सावध रहावे , त्याहटविण्याचा किंवा हात लावण्याचा प्रयत्न करू नये , असे महावितरणने म्हटले आहे . तसेच पूर किंवा अतिवृष्टीमुळेखबरदारीचा उपाय म्हणून वीजपुरवठा बंद करण्यात येतो , अशा काळात नागरिकांनी सहकार्य करावे , असेहीआवाहन करण्यात आले आहे . पावसाळ्यात घरातील स्वीचबोर्ड किंवा विजेच्या उपकरणांचा ओलाव्याशी संपर्क येणार नाही , याची खबरदारीघ्यावी , घरातील वीजपुरवठ्यासाठी आवश्यक अर्थिंग केल्याची खात्री करावी . शॉर्टसर्किट झाल्यास मेन स्वीचतातडीने बंद करावा , घरावरील डिश किंवा अँटेने वीजतारांपासून दूर ठेवावी . ओल्या कपड्यांवर विजेची इस्त्रीफिरवू नये , तसेच विजेच्या खांबांना जनावरे बांधू नयेत किंवा दुचाकी वाहने टेकवून ठेवू नये , वीज खांबांवर कपडेवाळत घालू नयेत , असेही आवाहन करण्यात आले आहे . तक्रारींसाठी टोल फ्री क्रमांक : वीजसेवेबाबत तक्रार करण्यासाठी शहरी व ग्रामीण भागातील नागरिकांनी १८०० – २०० – ३४३५ किंवा१८०० – २३३ – ३४३५ या २४ तास टोलफ्री क्रमांकांवर संपर्क साधावा , असे आवाहन महावितरणने केले आहे .

The southwest monsoon on Sunday advanced into the remaining parts of Rajasthan,Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh and the whole of Haryana,Chandigarh,Delhi and Punjab.It has now covered the entire country, Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) officials told TOI. The previous fastest progress of the monsoon was in 1961,when it covered the country on June 21.This years progress

The new fare structure has been approved by the regional transport authority. Bus commuters in the city will now have to pay fares in multiples of five (Rs 5, Rs 10, Rs 15 and so on), according to the distance they travel. It will come into effect from Wednesday. Earlier this month, the board of

PMPML is facing shortage of vehicles like cars and jeeps, which has affected the work of its officials and employees. The transport utility has demanded the unused vehicles from the civic body. A team of officers from the utility visited the depot and checked the vehicles which are between eight and twenty years old.  The

Representatives of autorickshaw unions in the city met district collector on Monday and repeat their demand for a fare revision in the backdrop of fuel price hike. They justified their demand in front of the collector, who assured them that he would hold discussions with the regional transport officer (RTO) of Pune at earliest. The unions

Drivers of PMPML buses with an unsatisfactory driving record will have to undergo a three-day training programme on safe driving. This is part of a series of measures that the city bus transport undertaking has planned to curb accidents. Officials of PMPML said while there are various reasons for accidents involving city buses, PMPML is

One of the major reasons for failure of Pune’s public transport is lack of display boards. It is essential to have such display boards at bus stops since hundreds of commuters who come from outside the city travel in buses. To overcome this issue Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML) will be installing stainless steel

The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has agreed to take up the work of developing bus bays, which will help in ensuring that the PMPML buses halt near bus stops. The issue was discussed at the traffic advisory committee meeting with an aim to reduce traffic congestion whenever buses halt in the middle of the road.