India, July 21 -- In a move to bolster public transportation for industrial workers, the Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML) has announced the launch of a new, circular, bus service in the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) area of Chakan. The service, set to commence next week, will operate on a loop from Ambethan Chowk to Spicer Chowk to Skoda Company to HP Chowk and back to Ambethan Chowk. The PMPML said that a similar route survey will soon be carried out in the MIDC area of Bhosari.

The Chakan and Bhosari MIDC zones, located on the outskirts of Pune city, are significant industrial hubs collectively hosting over 8,000 plot holders and over 5,000 small-scale industries that supply parts to large-sca...