India, Feb. 18 -- While the Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML) currently operates 2,030 buses, it needs 6,000 more buses to meet growing commuter demand, officials said.

The Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA) has proposed a significant expansion in its revised comprehensive mobility plan (CMP), which includes increasing the PMPML bus fleet, building additional depots and terminals, and introducing new routes to cater to the growing commuter demand. As per the revised CMP, the PMPML fleet size needs to increase to 8,000 by 2034; to 10,500 by 2044; and to 15,000 by 2054 with a proposal to transition entirely to electric buses.

Alongside the expansion of its fleet, the PMPML also needs to improve its de...