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Pune Traffic: A Real Case to Study

To begin with, I want to say that everything has two facets, its positive side as well as a negative one. Pune is not an exception to this. To be honest I was very happy to get transferred to Pune. Pune is called the Oxford of the East. It is the fastest developing city in the world in the last twenty years. Pune has got everything which a developed city should हवे. A Strategic location, Good Employment Opportunities, Big Corporate offices, Plush Malls, Hotels, Multiplexes and Housing Societies. But if something is missing the said list, then it’s surely Transport facility in the city. Actually, there is no mistake of Government in this. Nobody thought that one day Pune will grow like this and all the narrow lanes in the “Peths” (marketplaces) will wreak such havoc for Traffic. And particularly when the city is having the highest number of two-wheelers in the country. But when it comes to traffic control the Traffic Police and the regulatory authorities are very slack. I have never see