1.28 crore people use PMPML buses during Ganesh festival

Pune: Around 1.28 crore passengers had taken 17,093 buses operated by the Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited ( PMPML ) during the 10-day Ganeshotsav this year, officials from the public transport utility said on Thursday. "Compared to last year, there has been a 6% increase in ridership during the Ganesh festival .

Around 1.21 crore passengers had used our services in 2023," Satish Gate, public relations officer with PMPML, said. The transport body ran 17,093 buses against 16,635 buses in 2023.

"When it comes to revenue, we earned around Rs.17.43 crore in 10 days while it was Rs.

16.92 crore last year. The festival, this time, was grander and hence we ran more buses and ensured that vehicles were operational for the whole night," the official said.

Another official said they are planning to run additional buses during Diwali and Dhanteras too since people tend to travel and stay out for longer hours on those festival days..