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In IT hub Hinjewadi, PMC plans special AC buses for jerk-free ride

Tuesday, 26 November 2013 06:13 administrator
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The Indian Express            26.11.2013 

In IT hub Hinjewadi, PMC plans special AC buses for jerk-free ride

The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), which is all set to induct AC buses in the PMPML fleet to ply in IT hub Hinjewadi, has ensured extra comfort for commuters by procuring automatic transmission vehicles that run on lesser fuel and provide a jerk-free ride.

The move is aimed at discouraging IT professionals from using private vehicles.

PMC had made a budgetary provision for introducing AC buses in the PMPML fleet to address severe traffic problem on the Hinjewadi route. Most of the IT professionals commute by private vehicles, which worsens the peak-hour rush.

"PMC would soon get 10 AC buses that would be pressed into service by February. Six buses will be introduced to ferry IT professionals to their offices, while two each would be used by the civic heritage department and Pune darshan service for ferrying tourists," said Kishor Pol, executive engineer and head of vehicle depot of PMC.

He said the PMC has taken the initiative in the category of "prestige service" and wants to make it successful at any cost.

"The best way to attract high-profile commuters to use public transport system is through providing comfort to them. Therefore, the PMC is working on increasing the comfort level and has decided to get automatic transmission vehicle, i.e automatic gear, so that commuters do not have to go through the same experience of travelling in normal PMPML bus. The jerks during gear change and brake application would be avoided by using automatic gear change vehicle," Pol said.

He said the response to the buses would decide the future of increasing the service.

Civic activist Jugal Rathi said the PMC's intention is good but the PMPML has lost its credibility and that would hamper the efforts to encourage commuters to use public transport service.

PMPML should assure adequate frequency instead of focussing merely on comfort, he said. "Comfort and other facilities can come later. The first thing should be increasing confidence of its availability with assured frequency. PMC should coordinate with IT companies while deciding the time table of PMPML buses on the route."

Rathi said the PMC has been unable to make use of four AC buses it bought for BRTS. "The PMC has failed in giving service through AC buses on BRTS. If it fails in the service for IT professionals, more public money will be wasted," he added.

 

Thane Municipal Transport buses won't ply on Kapurbawdi flyover

Friday, 22 November 2013 10:27 administrator
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The Times of India      22.11.2013

Thane Municipal Transport buses won't ply on Kapurbawdi flyover

The Thane Municipal Transport buses won't ply on the Kapurbawdi flyover. ''We have main bus stops at Majiwada and Kapurbawdi junctions. So, we can't ply the buses over the flyover,'' said a senior transport officer.

espite the Kapurbawdi flyover opening for public, it will be of no use to TMT as the buses won't be using the same. "We have some of our major bus stops beneath the flyover at Majiwada and Kapurbawdi junctions. We cannot afford to miss them but some of our long haul buses may use the flyover in the coming future. But a decision on the same will be taken shortly," said a senior transport officer.

 

PCMC approves Rs 10 crore to build 26 more stations on BRTS routes

Thursday, 21 November 2013 06:14 administrator
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The Indian Express             21.11.2013 

PCMC approves Rs 10 crore to build 26 more stations on BRTS routes

The standing committee of the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) on Tuesday approved Rs 10 crore for construction of 26 more bus stations for the Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS). The stations will be constructed on Aundh-Ravet and Dapodi-Nigdi routes, said standing committee chairman Navnath Jagtap.

The panel had recently approved Rs 7 crore for 14 BRTS bus stations on the Sangvi-Kivale route. PCMC officials said the proposed Nigdi-Dapodi and Sangvi-Kivale routes will go on stream by March 2014 and the Aundh-Ravet by April 2014.

PCMC is constructing four BRTS routes in the civic limits under the first phase of Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission. The four routes are Nigdi-Dapodi on Pune-Mumbai highway, Aundh-Ravet Road, Kalewadi Phata-Dehu Alandi Road and Wakad-Nashik Phata. In the second phase, PCMC has proposed Nigdi-Kivale BRTS route.

PCMC first began work on the Nigdi-Dapodi route. This was done as the civic administration had widened the 13-km stretch on Pune-Mumbai Highway from Nigdi to Dapodi from four to eight lanes about six years ago. The highway has been widened to 61 metres. There are two-lane service roads on both sides of the highway. One lane is for the BRTS buses, while the other is for other vehicular traffic.

PCMC officials said each bus station will cost around Rs 50 lakh. Currently, the work of constructing bus shelters is underway. In all, civic officials said PCMC will construct 73 bus stations on the four BRTS corridors at a cost of Rs 33 crore.

Official said 19 bus stations are coming up each on the Pune-Mumbai Highway and the Aundh-Ravet Road, 20 on the Kalewadi Phata-Dehu Alandi Road and 15 more on the Nashik Phata-Wakad Road.

Officials said all bus stations will be uniform in size. Each bus station will be 53 metres long and four metres wide, with a total area of around 2,000 sq ft. A ramp, foundation and automatic doors will also be set up. The bus stations will be built using pre-cast structure technology.

 
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