Katraj 42; Breakdowns
“Ramakant, Ramakant…. The 42-route bus has again had a breakdown, get the breakdown van to Kharalwadi and see what’s the matter”, the dialogue is always the same, only the routes change and Ramkant and Supervisor Dange know that dialogue very well. These two people work like small but crucial cogs in the PMPML system. They both know that every day if there are not at least 5-6 breakdowns then there is surely some problem with the system otherwise it’s a normal day for them. Ramkant wanted to be an engineer but ended being a fitter in PMPML Nigdi bus Depo, it is very obvious that though having the instinctive knowledge about the automobiles, it was unfortunate that Ramakant never really had colours flying. So it was decided that 2 years at Aundh ITI would be sufficient to get him a government job and so he did. You can spot Ramakant from much longer distance in most crowded places, the blackened khaki with grease or motor oil and sports shoes are his trademark, the clothes are suc