The Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML) is continuing to bleed money, as statistics have shown that out of a fleet of 1,267 buses, almost 450 don't ply each day owing to breakdowns, repair work or unavailability of spare parts.


In a sad state of affairs: The broken down buses parked at the Pune Station depot. Pics/Mohan Patil 

Officials say that this causes the transport authority to lose an income of around Rs 9,000 per day. PMPML chief engineer Sunil Burse told mid-day, "It is true that more than 400 buses are kept off the road daily.