India, June 1 -- Pune -

An impromptu visit to the canteen where he sat among commuters and ordered a hot vada pav and coffee formed part of transport minister and Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) chairman Pratap Sarnaik's surprise inspection of the newly-developed Sangameshwar state transport (ST) bus stand. Sarnaik, who is inspecting ST bus stands across the state and is currently on a tour of the Konkan region, reached the Sangameshwar ST stand at 8 pm on Saturday.

Despite the late hour, the stand was abuzz with passengers waiting for buses headed to various destinations. Sarnaik spent a considerable amount of time speaking with the passengers, listening to their concerns, and seeking feedback on the services being...