8 January 2017
PUNE:
Transport utility PMPML has sought
citizens' participation to prepare a business plan for improving bus services
in the Pune Metropolitan region, which includes Pimpri Chinchwad.
For this, citizens engagement
workshops have been organized at Pandit Bhimsen Joshi Kalamandir in Aundh and
at Auto Cluster, Pimpri. PMPML has also invited bids from companies and private
agencies to prepare short term (3 years), medium term (8 to 10 years), and long
term (10 to 20 years) plans. Initially, PMPML would assess the existing
financial, operational and institutional aspects. PMPML officials said
currently, there is no short or long term plan for the transport undertaking.
They said the plan will
outline how the PMPML should go about the replacement of buses, expansion and
improvement of the fleets, supporting infrastructure and operational systems,
such as bus stops, terminals, depots, information technology systems, passenger
information and branding.
The private entity will have
to present a roadmap to ensure a sustainable growth path for the transport
undertaking and to achieve targets specified in the comprehensive mobility
plans prepared by the municipal corporations in Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad.
According to officials, before preparing the business plan, the entity would
have to study the route rationalisation report by Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP)
approved in May 2012, comprehensive mobility plans for Pune and PCMC, and BRTS service plans. In the
comprehensive mobility plan of PMC, 40% of all trips should be by public
transport by the year 2021. Currently, 17% trips are by public transport.
The agency will also have to
study the best practices in public transport worldwide. Data analysis would
help in assessing the strengths and drawbacks of PMPML in comparison with other
public transport companies.
According to the bid
document, "without improvements in PMPML service, the use of personal
vehicles will increase resulting in unmanageable congestion and diminishing
quality of life for all residents.
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