[comfortablynumb]

Originally Posted by vinit.merchant

but from the day the first showers hit pune (few weeks back) its back to insanity.

Yup, took our bus 1 hour from Kharadi to Sancheti chowk, and I still haven't reached home. Need to bring packed dinner too, starting tomorrow

[sukiwa]

Originally Posted by vinit.merchant

My car will remain in the parking and not see office hours at least for the next 3 months.

For me, it's opposite, I take out my car in monsoon and bike stays in parking.

Originally Posted by comfortablynumb

Need to bring packed dinner too, starting tomorrow

When bus crawls, someone from bus should venture out to grab evening snacks on the way (bus won't cover much distance anyways); used to do this in 2012/2013.

[JoshMachine]

Hopefully, some silver lining in the city circuit. (or more troubles to follow?)

Pune malls & shopping complexes rescind parking charges.

The full impact of this decision yet to be witnessed - do people misuse the facility especially in malls located at prime locations? /parking queues on weekends to get longer? / do mall owners need to levy time-restrictions on parking ? etc.

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[PetrolRider]

Originally Posted by JoshMachine

Hopefully, some silver lining in the city circuit. (or more troubles to follow?)

Pune malls & shopping complexes rescind parking charges.

The full impact of this decision yet to be witnessed - do people misuse the facility especially in malls located at prime locations? /parking queues on weekends to get longer? / do mall owners need to levy time-restrictions on parking ? etc.

Source

Last evening, I was at Phoenix mall for some errand and yes, parking was free. I was provided with parking ticket at entry and while exiting, the attendant simple collected the ticket from me and asked me to proceed.


I have a mixed bag feeling about it, though parking charges at Phoenix mall was over the top, but making it free would make the situation worse. They could implement a system, where on presenting shopping receipts of purchases in the mall would get parking waiver whereas for others there could be certain service fee, just my thoughts.

[adi.mariner]

Originally Posted by PetrolRider

I have a mixed bag feeling about it, though parking charges at Phoenix mall was over the top, but making it free would make the situation worse. They could implement a system, where on presenting shopping receipts of purchases in the mall would get parking waiver whereas for others there could be certain service fee, just my thoughts.

Pune Central Mall near Karve Road used to reimburse the parking charges by deducting the amount from the Shopping Bill. That is one way to go about it.

[ghodlur]

Pune BHPians, need help.

How's the road from Chandni Chowk till Mulshi dam? Have to visit Atmantan wellness centre tomorrow. How much time should I factor after Expressway exit?

[vrprabhu]

Originally Posted by ghodlur

Have to visit Atmantan wellness centre tomorrow. How much time should I factor after Expressway exit?

ghodlur, Atmantan is near Palase - ahead of the actual Tamhini ghat, if I am correct.

So, if you are coming from Bombay, why travel upto Chandani Chowk?

There are two options to reach Paud without entering Pune -

One, via Hinjewadi, Maan and straight to Paud. Hinjewadi bhpians can give the condition of this road.

Second (more adventurous) - exit at Lonavala, take the Tikona Road, Hadshi and reach Paud. Definitely more scenic and minimal traffic.

[comfortablynumb]

Originally Posted by ghodlur

Pune BHPians, need help.

How's the road from Chandni Chowk till Mulshi dam? Have to visit Atmantan wellness centre tomorrow. How much time should I factor after Expressway exit?

Haven't been there in a while, but the road from Chandni Chowk till Paud village should be okay, and maybe broken in patches after that. Chandni chowk to Atmantan should be 60 - 75 minutes drive, as there is a bit of traffic usually till Paud.

Originally Posted by vrprabhu

ghodlur, Atmantan is near Palase - ahead of the actual Tamhini ghat, if I am correct..

No, it's before the actual ghat starts - approx. 2-3 kms before the Green Gate resort / Quick Bite restaurant at the foot of the ghats.

[luvDriving]

The parking charges in malls are back on. My office is located inside a mall and I have to use mall parking if the allocated parking spaces are full.

Last week the parking was free for just 2-3 days. In those days the mall management did not allow office vehicles to park inside the mall if allocated parking was full. We had to find space outside the mall which is a very difficult task.

Then on the 4th day the paid parking was restarted. No explanations given. Parking the car in the mall for a full day lightens the purse by 100/-.

[ishan12]

Yup, Parking charges are back on. Visited Pavillion Mall on SB road last weekend and parking was charged as usual. It was a big news when free parking was announced by PMC, but now they have silently started charging again I guess.

[rakesh_r]

Went to Creaticity yesterday and was charged with 30 bucks for parking.

[akshay81]

There is apparently some High Court order allowing the malls to charge for parking till the matter is decided.

[GoBlue]

Originally Posted by vrprabhu

There are two options to reach Paud without entering Pune -

One, via Hinjewadi, Maan and straight to Paud. Hinjewadi bhpians can give the condition of this road.

I use this route atleast once/twice in a week to travel from Hinjewadi Phase 3 to Sinhagad Road and I wold suggest to avoid it.

The road has been obliterated by craters and mini-water pools. The edges of the roads are very sharp, it could be very easy to get torn side-walls if a truck approaches from the opposite side and one has to get the car on the road shoulder.

Best to go via Chandni Chowk. It would take 30-40 minutes more, but one would avoid the 'jarring' experience of traveling on a broken road.

[ishan12]

With the arrival of monsoon, Hinjewadi traffic has gone from very bad to extremely bad again.

The patch around Poona bakery on the road that connects Bhumkar chowk to Phase 2 has become an offroad track.
I am usually on my Interceptor but when I am riding through those potholes and slush, I think I should have bought the Himalayan instead

[ghodlur]

Originally Posted by vrprabhu

ghodlur, Atmantan is near Palase - ahead of the actual Tamhini ghat, if I am correct.

So, if you are coming from Bombay, why travel upto Chandani Chowk?

There are two options to reach Paud without entering Pune -

One, via Hinjewadi, Maan and straight to Paud. Hinjewadi bhpians can give the condition of this road.

Second (more adventurous) - exit at Lonavala, take the Tikona Road, Hadshi and reach Paud. Definitely more scenic and minimal traffic.

Originally Posted by comfortablynumb

Haven't been there in a while, but the road from Chandni Chowk till Paud village should be okay, and maybe broken in patches after that. Chandni chowk to Atmantan should be 60 - 75 minutes drive, as there is a bit of traffic usually till Paud.

Thanks guys for the info.

Infact while going to the place, I took the Chandni Chowk - Pirangaut- Paud route which was a bad decision. The roads were totally broken and in some places non existent. There is concrete roadwork going on but in patches, no single stretch of more than 20 mtrs was available. This was a single lane and traffic movement for 2 SUV's on these stretches was also a big challenge. The stretch after Paud till Male was worst. Absolutely a back breaking trip I must say. The road is a must for offroaders.
The return was however from Paud to Hinjewadi vis Bhumkar nagar touching the NH4 at Chinchwad underpass. The approach to this road is between Paud and Pirangaut. This road was relatively good with some bad patches thrown in but overall is drive able.

Atmantan is after the Tamhini Ghat. The resort is absolutely fantastic and right in the nature's lap.

Thanks to Sukiwa for the Whatsapp help.