"Earlier, more than 200 beggars would roam the station premises and defecate at night, which is hardly the case now. The station ranks an abysmal 391out of 407 in the category of A1 and A railway stations on the cleanliness count. "Many unauthorized people, vendors and beggars roam around the station premises. Pune, incidentally, is one of the 75 A1 railway stations in the country.The survey, commissioned by the director of environment and housekeeping management of the Railway Board, dubs Pune station as "below average" and puts it in level 5 for cleanliness. "Railway staff and the police must conduct regular checks at the station premises.

Source: Times of India August 03, 2016 01:16 UTC