India, Aug. 26 -- With the Ganesh festival almost here, the Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML) has announced additional bus services and alternate routes to ensure smooth transportation of citizens visiting processions and pandals in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad. The festival - to be celebrated from August 27 to September 6 - is expected to draw lakhs of devotees from Pune, Pimpri-Chinchwad, and the nearby towns and the PMPML will operate special night bus services in addition to its regular fleet to accommodate the surge in demand.

As per the information shared by the PMPML administration on Sunday, 270 buses will be deployed from major depots across Pimpri-Chinchwad such as Nigdi, Chinchwadgaon, Bhosari, Pimple Gurav, San...