Stuck in traffic every day? The numbers explain why.
Pune has been ranked the 5th most traffic-congested city in the world, according to the TomTom Traffic Index 2025. The report reveals that commuters in the city lost 152 hours in traffic jams during 2025, with the average congestion level reaching 71% and average vehicle speeds dropping to just 18 km/h.
Here's what the report says:
📍 Rank: 5th most traffic-congested city globally
⏳ Time lost in traffic (2025): 152 hours (6 days, 8 hours)
🚗 Average speed: 18 km/h
🛣️ 10 km travel time: 33 minutes 20 seconds
📏 Distance covered in 15 minutes: Just 4.5 km
🌅 Morning peak (10 km): 38 minutes 13 seconds
🌆 Evening peak (10 km): 41 minutes 40 seconds
📅 Worst month: August (79% congestion)
🌤️ Least congested month: March
🚨 Worst traffic day: October 16, 2025
Globally, Mexico City ranked first, followed by Bengaluru, Dublin, Łódź, and Pune.
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@godbole_shilpa Some months ago, there was a lady driver of an EV BYD who banged into my car,upon confrontation says I don't know what happened. When asked about damage compensation, the husband shows arrogance and attitude. This is the on ground reality of #pune
@godbole_shilpa Every individual is responsible for their code of conduct. Individuals own vehicles but possess no sense of driving awareness nor skill. Law enforcement agencies can only play a certain part but major accountability lies with oneself.
#Pune
Bharat Taxi Launches in Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad!
1⃣Cabs, Two-Wheelers and Autos Included
2⃣ RTO approved rates, no surge pricing
3⃣App offers GPS-based ride tracking and real-time trip monitoring to enhance passenger safety
4⃣Drivers become members of the cooperative model and receive Upto 80-90 of the trip fare
5⃣Inaugural Offer - ₹100 Amul Ice Cream voucher after each completed ride, can be redeemed on Blinkit (conditions apply)
6⃣Backed by Ministry of Cooperation, GOI
Bharat Taxi App available on Google Play Store or Apple App Store.
Get a haircut every 2 weeks to stay sharp, wait 5 secs before answering the phone to control the rhythm, always arrive 15 mins early, stay away from free lunches, never talk about people who aren't in the room, and when anger rises, wait 10 mins before reacting.#august
BIG NEWS 🚨 CJP has left behind 60 metric tonnes of waste at Jantar Mantar after its protest.
NDMC has to deploy MASSIVE human and machine resources to clear the site.
Just Speak
FDA Maharashtra has launched grievance redressal portal for citizens. It is AI enabled platform, having auto assignment, auto escalation and built in accountability with traceability features .
https://t.co/597si71Z6E
#TukaramMundhe#FDA
1. Go to https://t.co/hpcEACVkQ5
2. Click on Submit Request
3. Login
4. Select Ministry as Ministry of Petroleum and natural gas.
5. Select IOCL, BPCL and HPCL
6. Ask the below query
Whether [selected at 5] has supplied Motor Spirit (Petrol) dispensed through regular petrol dispensing units (excluding E85, ED95 or any other specially designated high-ethanol fuel dispensers) at its retail outlets in the [Your city name] with ethanol content exceeding 20% by volume from 1 April 2026 till the date of reply?
7. Pay Rs10 as RTI fees using UPI.
Do it today!
Your Resting Heart Rate tells the whole story:
95+ bpm - Heart is working overtime to keep up
90 bpm - Sedentary and stressed
80 bpm - Average couch person
70 bpm - Walks occasionally
65 bpm - Light exercise a few times a week
60 bpm - Consistent gym goer
55 bpm - Runs regularly
50 bpm - Serious athlete
45 bpm - Years of training
40 bpm - Elite endurance level
Below 40 bpm - Your doctor is confused
35 bpm - Your doctor calls a colleague
Sarthak Goswami has exposed the ugly truth behind the ethanol narrative.
He travelled to Byrnihat to find out why a town with fewer than one lakh residents is more polluted than Delhi, Ghaziabad, and even Lahore.
What he found was shocking: over 80 factories crammed into a small area, relentlessly pumping pollutants into the air.
The irony? Many of these factories produce ethanol—the very fuel being promoted as a solution to pollution.
Now the question is simple: can Nitin Gadkari answer these concerns with facts, instead of branding critics as anti-national?
248 crore flyover, only 750 metres long, costing Mumbaikars 33 lakh rupees per metre of taxpayer money.
And when you park your bike on it, you have the unique opportunity to leave a mark that lasts forever!
Sinking into freshly laid asphal, soft enough for a bike stand to go inside within days of inauguration.
Congratulations, @mybmc 👏 I am sure you will release another unnamed “clarification” about this as well. Because you have clearly decided to take citizens on a ride!
RBI is selling our Gold reserves worth 1.14 lakh crores to defend the Emperor and Rupee.
RBI selling Gold is unheard of. Even in 1990 financial crisis we pledged Gold, didn't sell.
It's a scary situation now-utter mismanagement of the economy by a clueless government.
Cost of Living Per Day in Major Indian Cities
(Average Daily Expense)
1. Mumbai ₹2,340/day
2. Bangalore ₹1,667/day
3. Delhi NCR ₹1,617/day
4. Pune ₹1,600/day
5. Hyderabad ₹1,473/day
6. Ahmedabad ₹1,393/day
7. Chennai ₹1,370/day
8. Jaipur ₹1,220/day
9. Kolkata ₹1,203/day
10. Patna ₹977/day
Living in Mumbai costs almost 2.4x more than living in Patna on a daily basis.
Pune's garbage collection system is facing a massive crisis, and the reason behind it is absolutely shocking. Out of over 10,000 workers assigned to keep our city clean, only about 40% are actually doing their jobs on the ground. A detailed internal report by the solid waste management department reveals that around 450 to 500 sanitation workers are allegedly deployed at the private residences of political leaders, including MLAs, corporators, and former office-bearers. Instead of cleaning the streets, these municipal employees are reportedly being used for personal duties like housekeeping and driving, all while drawing their full salaries from the taxpayer-funded PMC budget.
What makes it worse is that this isn't a new issue. The investigation shows that some workers have been completely absent from their original cleaning postings for 5 to 10 years. Even though a detailed report on this mess was submitted to senior civic officials last year, political pressure and frequent transfers of senior officers have successfully delayed any concrete action. With the city's cleanliness visibly suffering, PMC Commissioner Naval Kishore Ram has now stepped in and ordered a strict verification process, promising that anyone found guilty of exploiting the system will face consequences.
#Punetimesmirror
#PuneNews
#PMC
#WasteManagement
#CivicIssues
@vineet_mausam Sir, based on your analysis above on El Nino, is the city staring at a Water crisis situation then? @PMCPune Will our dependency on tankers rise?
Dear Prime Minister @narendramodi ,
After your advise to stop using cars, Today I decided to walk to my office and sharing some realities with you.
Citizens are not addicted to cars. Most people would happily avoid taking their cars out if cities simply offered three things properly; safe footpaths, protected cycling tracks, and dependable Metro connectivity.
Give us these three basics and I can confidently say private car usage will reduce massively on its own.
But today, the reality is different. Cities like Pune, where public transport demand is exploding, still struggle with incomplete and delayed infrastructure, while Metro projects are inaugurated in places where the urgency and density are comparatively lower like Bhopal or Nagpur for political advantage. Footpaths are encroached upon or broken by your own goons or electric dept. Cycling tracks exist mostly for presentations, events, and photo opportunities instead of daily commuting.
Then citizens are lectured about reducing car usage.
Sir, roads in India are still unsafe for pedestrians and cyclists. Asking people to give up cars without first guaranteeing safety is unfair. A middle class citizen choosing a car today is not choosing luxury; he is choosing survival and, predictability.
If you truly want us to adopt public transport and sustainable mobility, then please first make walking and cycling safe, and then focus on public transport reliable enough that citizens choose it willingly rather than being morally pressured into it.