Pune: Soon Visit Kaas Plateau By PMPML’s E-Bus
Pune, 7th September 2022: There is a high possibility that the Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Ltd (PMPML) e-bus will be available now to see the natural beauty of Kaas Plateau. Tourism Minister Mangalprabhat Lodha has ordered the PMPML administration to maintain the beauty of Kaas Plateau intact and prevent pollution.
Against this backdrop, the inspection of Kaas Plateau by senior officers of PMPML in Satara was reported on Tuesday (September 6). PMPML intends to start e-bus service on Satara to Kaas Plateau route. An official decision will be announced soon.
There is a huge crowd of tourists to see Kaas Plateau near Satara. Tourist vehicles are disturbing the natural beauty of the place. Increasing pollution due to vehicles is becoming a headache for the administration. To avoid this, the Tourism Department of the Maharashtra state has proposed to start the e-bus service of PMPML. As Tourism Minister Mangalprabhat Lodha himself is keen to start the service, the PMPML has been asked to inspect the area immediately and report on it.
Accordingly, senior officials of PMPML rushed to Kaas Plateau on Tuesday. A report on this will be given soon. The biggest issue with this is going to be the charging station. The PMPML service of Sinhagad Fort was suspended because of the charging station and big buses.
PMPML’s ‘Bappa Darshan’ Bus for Senior Citizens service was started on behalf of the Tourism Department, Pune Municipal Corporation and PMPML to allow senior citizens to have darshan of the eight major Lord Ganesha in Pune. Four buses have been reserved for this purpose and so far around 800 senior citizens have benefited from it. Free tea and breakfast were provided by the tourism department. This bus service got a good response. It will conclude on Wednesday.
“How feasible is it to start e-bus service to Kaas Plateau, the report will be submitted to the seniors after inspection and a decision will be taken only after that,” said Dattatreya Zende, Chief Transport Manager, PMPML, Pune.
