Pune’s Transport Hubs Respond: Extra Buses and a Call for Tunnel Probe
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With train services between Mumbai and Pune curtailed by landslides, the city’s transport providers and political leaders are scrambling to keep commuters moving.
🚌 200 extra daily bus trips added
The Indian Express noted that Maharashtra introduced 200 additional Mumbai‑Pune bus trips after railway cancellations caused by heavy rain‑induced landslides. [3]
🚇 NCP pushes for IIT investigation
The New Indian Express reported that NCP leaders asked the Indian Institute of Technology to examine the collapsed section of the Mumbai‑Pune ‘Missing Link’ tunnel, citing absent drainage and technical lapses. [9]
Sources: [3] The Indian Express · [9] The New Indian Express
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Sources: The Indian Express, The New Indian Express