India, Dec. 1 -- Borrowing a leaf from the likes of London and New York, Pune is now set to get its first open-gallery sightseeing bus -being built entirely in the Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited's (PMPML's) own maintenance and repair workshop. Aptly named 'Make in PMPML', the bus will ferry passengers through Pune's architectural heritage zones, historical monuments, cultural hubs and rapidly modernising corridors, offering panoramic views of the city from an open upper deck while also boosting tourism and revenue generation.

PMPML chairman and managing director Pankaj Deore said, "The initiative is part of a larger effort to reduce PMPML's recurring financial deficit through innovative, tourism-driven services. Every year, ...