India, Aug. 27 -- With the number of autorickshaws in Pune having crossed 1.3 lakh this month, the Pune Regional Transport Authority (RTA) has now permitted 615 new autorickshaw stands after conducting a survey last month. However, with only one auto-rickshaw stand for every 180 autorickshaws, the number of authorised autorickshaw stands continues to be disproportionately less than the (growing) number of autorickshaws in the city.

Currently, the city has over 130,000 registered autorickshaws as per the Pune RTA with around 46,000 more auto-rickshaws expected to join the fleet before new permits are issued. At present, 615 new autorickshaw stands have been officially approved across the city.

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