MSRTC to scrap 72 Shivshahi and Shivneri buses, auction on March 21

With the Pune division of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) deciding to scrap 72 unserviceable and end-of-life Shivshahi and Shivneri buses, these buses will be auctioned on Friday, March 21, through the Metal Scrap Trade Corporation (MSTC), a central government agency.

- Dheeraj Bengrut

PUNE: The MSRTC estimates that the auction of these defunct buses will generate around ₹2.5 to ₹3 crore.

Pramod Nehul, MSRTC Pune divisional controller, said, "The auction process has been initiated for scrapping 72 unserviceable Shivneri and Shivshahi buses at the MSRTC Pune office on March 21."

"Scrapping end-of-life buses is a regular process. Last year (2024), MSRTC scrapped 240 such buses from 14 depots, generating ₹8.5 crore in revenue," Nehul said.