Work goes on slow pace on Pune's BRTS-II

The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has implemented only 1.78 per cent of the total work of the Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) phase II on 27 city roads since January last year, senior Congress corporator Aba Bagul said on October 31.

In January 2011, the civic standing committee had approved a proposal to implement the second phase of the BRTS on 27 roads in the city at a cost of Rs 98 crore. Prominent among the selected roads are Tilak Road, Bajirao Road, Shivaji Road, Fergusson College and Jangli Maharaj roads.

The PMC floated tenders and issued work orders in January last year. Three companies were assigned to build bus stops and footpath dividers. The civic body also issued a mobilisation advance to these companies. But according to the information provided in response to a Right to Information plea, these companies have carried out only 1.78 per cent of the total work, Bagul told the media.