HRS,
Mumbai citizens will bless Tejora even more if you offer to Shri
Bagde , to develop software for item # 1 / # 2 / # 3
It will be an all-India market
hcp
From: Haridas Shenoy
[mailto:hrshenoy1941@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2019 1:03 PM
To: H C Parekh
Subject: Re: BETTER LATE THAN NEVER
Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2019 1:03 PM
To: H C Parekh
Subject: Re: BETTER LATE THAN NEVER
I am so glad. God bless you.
On Thu, 28 Feb 2019, 13:00 Hemen Parekh, <hcp@recruitguru.com> wrote:
BEST
transport system is about to undergo a major user-friendly innovation , based
on a suggestion I made 3 years ago
But
, better late than never !
BEST
is also about to implement my another suggestion ( Wet
Leasing of 1,000 Electric Buses ) which may bring down the operating
cost from Rs 170 per Km to under Rs 50
per Km !
BEST
is continuing lead public transport systems all over the country !
Thank
You , Shri Bagde
[ Shri
Surendrakumar Bagde – General Manager – BEST
gm@bestundertaking.com / Tel - +91-22-22856262 ]
For what ?
For implementing my
suggestion for a passenger-friendly BEST transport system
( sent as
email to Shri Bagde on
15 Feb 2016 )
What did you suggest ?
· A
tablet type digital device fitted behind
each seat , where passenger to touch his
destination
on route map displayed ( # 1 )
· Passenger
will also touch his smart phone to the device which will transfer the fare
amount to the bus operator , through a mobile wallet
. ( # 2 )
· No
need for a conductor - as practiced in many foreign countries !
This will tell
the driver , at which stops , which passengers are getting off and how
many seat /s are
falling vacant ( # 3 )
· This
( No of Vacant Seats ) sign will
also appear prominently on the bus itself as it
pulls into the
halt.
· If bus is already FULL and no passenger is getting off at
the next bus stop, then driver will not halt the bus ,
since he cannot accommodate any standee passenger
· If a
passenger is supposed to get off at , say XYZ stop , digital device will flash
a
signal / ring a
bell , a few minutes before reaching the stop
· Entire
intra-city bus traffic will be monitored and controlled from the Central Traffic
Control Station of the city traffic department , much in the same way ATC
control air
traffic or
railways control train traffic
· Bus Arrival Time Indicators (
linked with GPS in all buses ) at all bus stops
· As
far as density of traffic on various roads is concerned , mobile apps are
already
available
· Based
on the situation , Central Traffic Control will order additional
buses to be
injected on any
particular route , at any given time
[ some more details at : BEST : Ready to lead ]
How do you know that your suggestion is getting
implemented ?
Just
came across following news report in today’s Times of India :
Extract
:
·
The BEST, in a pilot run, has installed the
Passenger Information System in 2809 buses, which means
these vehicles will have
indicators and announcements will be made to tell the commuters of the
next stop
· Also Vehicle Tracking System via GPS has been installed
in 2470 buses
· ITMS [ Intelligent Transport
Management System ] will help commuters plan trips on mobiles, get estimated time of arrival of every bus along with the speed
at which it is travelling, tell whether it is crowded
or not, and if there are alternate buses for the same route
For example, if a commuter finds that there are three
buses on the same route , he can check which bus is
less crowded and wait accordingly
· Based on certain parameters such as crowd
at the bus stop, available fleet at the nearest depot, the speed of bus and the
distance between two buses on a route, the system will ensure that buses arrive
at regular intervals at a stop
· Bus inspectors will have hand held gadgets
through which they can convey to the Central
Command Centre at Wadala, the situation at stops and only then buses
will be deployed where they are needed
· The Command Centre
will have facility where movement of every bus can
be seen on a screen
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Dear Shri Bagdeji,
While
congratulating you on this very “ commuter – friendly “ innovation , I urge you
to examine the feasibility of also implementing , item #
1 / # 2 / # 3 , listed above
Having
set a BENCH-MARK for Public Transport undertakings all over the country, I urge
you to persuade the Central Transport Minister , Shri
Gadkariji, to examine implementation of :
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