India, March 10 -- The Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML) administration will scrap 46 buses that are currently in a junk state in the fleet. The process related to this is in its final stage, and the spare parts of these buses will be sold through an auction. The administration aims to generate a revenue of Rs.2.5 to 3 lakh per bus from this process. This move will also reduce congestion at depots, stations and parking areas.

Recently, an incident came to light regarding misconduct with four scrap buses at the Swargate ST stand. This incident caused a stir across the state. In response, transport minister Pratap Sarnaik directed the MSRTC administration to dispose of all scrap buses from the state's ST depots by April 1...