India, July 11 -- Pune -

With train services between Pune and Mumbai remaining severely affected due to the ongoing restoration work in the Lonavla-Karjat ghat section, the Pune division of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) has been operating a significantly larger number of bus services on the Pune-Mumbai route for the past four days to accommodate the surge in stranded passengers. The number of daily electric Shivai (e-Shivai) buses has been increased from the usual 80 to 90 services to nearly 130, while conventional state transport (ST) buses too are being deployed whenever required to manage the unprecedented rush.

Ever since heavy rainfall on July 6 triggered multiple landslides in the Lonavla-Karjat ghat sec...