Hi Friends,

Even as I launch this today ( my 80th Birthday ), I realize that there is yet so much to say and do. There is just no time to look back, no time to wonder,"Will anyone read these pages?"

With regards,
Hemen Parekh
27 June 2013

Now as I approach my 90th birthday ( 27 June 2023 ) , I invite you to visit my Digital Avatar ( www.hemenparekh.ai ) – and continue chatting with me , even when I am no more here physically

Thursday, 24 June 2021

Congratulations, Shri Lokesh Chandraji

 Congratulations, Shri Lokesh Chandraji

( General Manager – BEST – Mumbai / gm@bestundertaking.com / Tel - 91-22-      22873961 / 22873962)

 

WHAT FOR ?

For implementing ( though partially ) my 5 YEAR old suggestions in following earlier e-mail :

Ø  PUBLIC TRANSPORT AS A SOLUTION ? ………………[ 15 Feb 2016 ]


I hope, BEST will become a BENCH-MARK for the city-transport systems all over the country by implementing the rest of my suggestions

 

With regards,

Hemen Parekh / hcp@RecruitGuru.com  /  25 June 2021

 

Extract from above-mentioned blog / e-mail :

 

SUGGESTIONS   :

  

*   Gradually change over to air conditioned buses

 

*   Do not allow standee passengers ( this will require adding many more buses )

 

*   Introduction of BRTS ( Bus Rapid Transit System )

 

*   Bus Arrival Time Indicators ( linked with GPS in all buses ) at all bus stops

 

*   A tablet type digital device fitted behind each seat , where passenger to touch

    his destination on route map displayed .

      

*   Passenger will also touch his smart phone to the device which will transfer the

     fare amount to the bus operator, through a mobile wallet . 

 

     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

       seat/s are falling vacant

 

   *  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

 

    *  The Bus Arrival Time Indicator, at the stop will also display the " No of

         Vacant Seats " in this bus

  

    *  This ( No of Vacant Seats ) sign will also appear prominently on the bus

        itself as it pulls into the halt

 

    *  It is equally easy to introduce such an integrated traffic management

         system in Inter-City buses as well

 

    *   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

 

     *  It is just a question of extending an existing ( but slightly modified )

         technology to city traffic

 

    *   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

 

   

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IMPLEMENTATION ( as reported in today’s News Paper ) :


Coming soon: LED indicators with ‘ETA of buses’ at 400 stops     /  TNN     /  25 June 2021


Extract :


Ø  BEST announced on Thursday it has begun work to install LED  indicators to provide the Expected Time of Arrival ( ETA ), of buses at 400 bus stops across the island city and the suburbs

Ø  “ We have already started work on LED indicators at bus stops in South Mumbai , starting with Mantralaya and also Afghan Church and Navy Nagar “ , said BEST General Manager, Lokesh Chandra.

Ø  He said this was part of the Passenger Information System ( PIS ) project being funded by BMC.

Ø  Under PIS, BEST will provide commuters with an App- which it launched some months ago ( miBEST ) – to check for the next arriving bus at the stop. “ If there is an indicator, we don’t mind waiting for the second bus “ said a woman commutator who works in a bank

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RELATED  READINGS :


Ø  BEST getting BETTER ? ………………………………………………….[ 20 Aug 2017 ]

 

Ø  Thank You , Shri Bagde …………………………………………………..[ 27 Feb 2019 ]

 

Ø  Tracking BEST Buses through Mobile ? …………………………..[ 31 Jan 2021 ]

 

 

Ø  A Trail-Blazing Urban Transport ? …………………………………….[ 22 Sept 2017 ]


      Extract :

            On  12th Sept , Shri S R Jadhav ( Traffic Manager – Planning & Control )

            sent to me following email :

             From: transport@bestundertaking.com  

             Sent: 12 September 2017 14:58

             To: Hemen Parekh

             Subject: re: fw: A COMPREHENSIVE BEST SOLUTION

            Sir,

          This refers to your letter dated 21.08.2017 addressed to the General

          Manager, BEST Undertaking

          At the outset, we thank you for providing suggestions in connection with

          BEST bus operation

         The BEST Undertaking is in the process of developing App for BEST buses.

         Besides, we are also planning to install GPS on buses to get Real Time

         Information for updated Passengers Information System

         

        In connection with this, we have also noted your suggestion for Bus Route

        Indicator at bus stops

        We would also like to inform you that MMRDA is carrying out study

        for 'Dedicated Bus Lane' on major corridor

        of  Mumbai

       Yours faithfully,

       ( S.R. Jadhav),  Traffic Manager,  (Planning & Control)

      

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