India, Sept. 22 -- Pune

Metro commuters who have for long struggled with leaving their vehicles unattended and coughing up fines due to the lack of dedicated parking at metro stations can now breathe easy. The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has finalised the transfer of 20 plots near metro stations to Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (Maha-Metro) for parking facilities, officials said.

Dinkar Gojare, head of the PMC's property management department, confirmed that final registration of these plots has been completed and they will soon be handed over to Maha-Metro. Most of these plots are near the Ramwadi, Vanaz, Anandnagar, PMC, Deccan Gymkhana, Ruby Hall Clinic, Bund Garden and Yerawada metro stations.

Along the 15.7 km Va...