Overview
- PMPML will add the e-buses to its fleet to strengthen services across Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad, with officials citing benefits for congestion and air quality.
- PMPML currently runs about 2,000 buses, roughly 750 of them owned, while officials say the metropolitan area needs at least 3,000.
- City MP and Union Minister of State Murlidhar Mohol pushed the proposal through meetings with H. D. Kumaraswamy and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, including seeking state communication to the RBI on funds.
- PMPML submitted the request to the Union Ministry of Heavy Industries, and the Union Cabinet approved it on Tuesday before Kumaraswamy’s final clearance.
- Officials framed the decision as part of an integrated transit push alongside metro expansion, with 32 km operational and the Shivajinagar–Hinjewadi line expected to start soon.