Digitization of Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Ltd. (PMPML):DAMINI-A Real-Time Bus Tracking App for the Commuters

Transportation is one of the basic needs like food, clothing and shelter. In upcoming metropolitan cities like Pune, the need of an efficient public transport system cannot be ignored. Such metropolitan cities face various problems related to road transport. This research paper presents a simple and effective solution for these problems, using the BRTS in Pune-Rainbow BRTS as an example. Digitization of information in real time for commuters can tremendously improve the reliability and expand the user-base thereby easing traffic congestion and provide all the associated benefits. The mobile app is named as ‘Damini’ which will give the real time information of the bus. The financial and technical aspects of the app were studied with the help of ‘Mitroz Technologies’ and Financial consultants MSL Corporate Advisory.