Taking a step towards providing better facilities at the Pune railway station premises, the Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation (IRSDC) Pune division plans to put up 10 new small shops in front of the main gate of the station’s main building. The work of setting up the shops, near one of the boundary walls of the station, has started.
As the tenders to bid for the project have been issued, the shops will start functioning within a month, according to a Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation official. “We have started work on 10 new small shops inside the Pune railway station premises. It is for the benefit of passengers. The shops will include food stalls and also other essential product shops. A food van is already functioning at this location for passengers. The work has already begun at the station premises and will be completed within a month. The tender work of these shops is going on and allotted to firms and people as per rules,” said Ramesh Khot, nodal officer IRSDC Pune.
