RE: BETTER LATE THAN NEVER

 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

 

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 ) 

 

PUBLIC TRANSPORT AS A SOLUTION  ? 

 

 

 

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 :

 

“  Now, BEST indicators will tell what time bus is arriving  “

 

 

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 :

 

Transport : an Integrated Logistic Plan ? 

 

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28  Feb  2019

Rsvp :  hcp@RecruitGuru.com