India, Aug. 25 -- The Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML) has initiated action against a contractor found guilty of erecting bus stops without obtaining the mandatory permissions from the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC). The contractor had reportedly carried out digging work without the approval of the road department and installed advertising structures without a licence from the sky signs department. Following the revelations, the PMPML has started the process of blacklisting the contractor. At the same time, the PMPML's chief traffic manager (commercial), Dattatray Zende, has been transferred to Wagholi as deputy chief manager.

The issue came to light after Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) state general secretary Hema...