Alibaba - backed Chinese bike - sharing firm Ofo has signed an agreement with the Pune Municipal Corporation to help reduce pollution and noise pollution in the Indian city by launching a bike - sharing service . In a first for the country , the scheme will involve both the public and private sectors , as Pune bikes will supply the initiative 's infrastructure , while Ofo will be responsible for the bikes . it claims to have more than 200 million users , and has a presence in 250 cities across 20 countries .
Alibaba-backed Chinese bike-sharing firm Ofo has signed an agreement with the Pune Municipal Corporation to help reduce CO2 and noise pollution in the Indian city by launching a bike-sharing service. In a first for the country, the scheme will involve both the public and private sector, as Pune authorities will supply the initiative's infrastructure, while Ofo will be responsible for the bikes. Ofo claims to have more than 200 million users, and has a presence in 250 cities across 20 countries.