India, Aug. 26 -- The Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (Maha-Metro) will position extra staff and police personnel at stations, including Mandai and Kasba, for crowd management as part of the 10-day Ganeshotsav beginning August 27.

The areas near Mandai and Kasba metro stations host several popular Ganpati mandals and attract devotees from across the city and other parts of the state. With narrow roads and heavy traffic, vehicles often get stuck in congestion. Before the metro facility, passengers usually had to walk around 2km from the Pune Municipal Corporation building, last bus stop of public transport utility Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML), to reach these areas.

Hemant Sonawane, executive director, Ma...