Mr. Shekhar Singh (I.A.S.) Commissioner Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation

The existing developments and proposed land-use indicate high potential for growth in the city. This is
creating pressure on the basic infrastructure facilities in Pimpri-Chinchwad. The Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) is working towards improving basic facilities to its citizens and taking
up large and ambitious projects towards this. Urban transport is one such sector which is being addressed.

The public transportation system in Pimpri-Chinchwad has not been able to provide the best services
to its citizens. This has lead to steep increase in private ownership of vehicles, especially motorised
two-wheelers. Poor connectivity and poor frequency of public transport has also encouraged large
size auto-rickshaws (seven-seaters) to ply along the main corridors in the city, which has lead to a
thriving para-transit mode of transport. These factors are leading to congestion of roads in the city. In
order to have an efficient public transport system, it has become necessary to also have physical
infrastructure with high levels of service.

There is urgent need to address the main issues of patronage of public transport, poor level of service
of the road network in PCMC and future traffic congestion on city roads caused by private vehicles. To
address most of these urban transport problems being faced by PCMC currently and those
anticipated in the future, a Comprehensive Mobility Plan (CMP) study has been undertaken, which
proposes a bus-based rapid transit system spread across the city of Pimpri-Chinchwad along a road
network with high levels of service.