India, Sept. 17 -- On Tuesday, September 16, the first-ever trial run of the Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited's (PMPML's) new double-decker bus was carried out. The state-of-the-art bus was brought in from Chennai-based company, 'Switch' and tested on the busy Hinjewadi Information Technology (IT) Park route, which is among the city's corridors with the highest commuter demand. Senior PMPML officials and staff members participated in the maiden test ride.

PMPML chairman and managing director (CMD) Pankaj Deore, said, "We are introducing the double-decker bus service on a gross cost contract (GCC) model. Initially, the PMPML will procure 10 such buses and with time, based on passenger response and operational review, we will lo...