Pune: PMPML To Allow Only 50 Percent Passengers In Buses
Pune, 19th March 2021: The rising Coronavirus cases in the city have forced the Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML) administration to reimpose the 50 percent passenger rule for their buses. The administration has given instructions to all depots in this regard.
PMPML bus service resumed in September after the lockdown. The administration allowed the buses to run with only 50 percent seating capacity. However, within a few months, the decision was forgotten by the passengers and the administration. Now that the Coronavirus once again got the momentum, it has been decided to reimpose the 50 percent passenger rule.
Currently, about 1,500 buses are operating from 13 depots of PMPML at Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad. Managers of all these depots have been instructed on social distance and sanitation.
It includes-
– Running the buses with 50% of the seating capacity
– Controller cum checker servants at the station should arrange for passengers to board the next bus if the bus is crowded
– Instructions to stop at a safe distance at the bus stop.
– The stands should be kept in good condition
– The buses should be washed and sanitized etc.
