PRAWAAS 2017 First edition of mega public transport show turns out to be overwhelming success All praise for BOCI s stupendous effort By Rajesh Rajgor The aide ediio of the ou t s e est public transport plafo P a aas held f o Jul to i Na i Mu ai tu ed out to e an overwhelming success as it brought a sense of direcio to all stakeholde s i the us a d a t a spo t, ith unanimous agreement that it is high i e the aio shits its priority towards improving and stepping up usage of pu li t a spo t. O ga ized the Bus Ope ato s Co fede aio of I dia BOCI, ith MM A i i-te h o u i aio s as the event management pa t e, P a aas ought together all the stakeholders f o the Bus & Ca ope ato and allied sectors on a single plafo. O e, pa i ipa ts i ludi g, us a d ta i ope ato s, speake s a d o e tha e hi ito s shared ideas and displayed their products & services over th ee a io -pa ked da s. Fo the i st i e e e, oth pu li Mr. Nitin Gadkari, Uni n Minister f r R ad Trans rt, Highways and Shi ing, ighting the cere nia a a idst ther key dignitaries t ficia y inaugurate the irst editi n f Prawaas he d at Navi Mu bai & private bus operators explo ed possi iliies of deepe olla o aio ith the ai of e ol i g to a ds ete pu li private partnership models. The i augu al e e t sa a star-studded gathering take the stage i ludi g M. Nii Gadka i, U io Mi iste fo oad T a spo t, High a s a d hippi g, M. Yoo us Kha, Mi iste fo PWD a d T a spo t Depa t e t, Go e e t of ajastha, M. Ja ku a Jite d asi gh a al, Mi iste of Tou is, Go e e t of Maha asht a, M. a ta t a De i gh, Mi iste of tate, Mi ist of T a spo t, P oto ol, E e g, Go e e t of UP, M. K.T. ajashekha a, Chai a, P asa a Pat a dha, P eside t, BOCI, M. T. Ve kata a- a, e io Vi e P eside t, Glo al Bus, Ashok Le la d, M. Gi ish Wagh, Head - Co - 58
The dignitaries dis aying the Prawaas sh w b k t the audience at the inaugura sessi n to ha ge. Ai - o diio i g is a ust i the a i s fo d i e s to feel o fo ta le; the OEMs a d t a spo te s ust o side it. M Go e - e t is ead to suppo t the OEMs if the o k o alte ai e fuels like, etha ol, ele t i a d etha e soluio s, a e ed the U io Mi iste. Mass transport in India BOCI, the ape od o p isi g tate Le el Fede aio s a d Dist i t Le el Bus Ope ato Asso iaio s, is e isaged as a Net o k of Net o ks. BOCI o sists of e e s f o si seg e ts, a el, i te it ope ato s, i t a- it ope ato s, s hool us ope ato s, e plo ee t a spo t ope ato s, tou ope ato s a d a i a & ta i ope ato s. Me e s of BOCI olle i el ope ate lakh uses o I dia oads hi h is a poi t to a ds its sig ii a e. We should e gi e a le el pla i g ield as the TUs a d should e gi e fa iliies to help se e the pu li, said M. P asa a Pat a dha, P eside t, BOCI, as pa t of his e i p essi e speech at the inaugural session. It is a k o fa t that pe e t of I dia s do ot o a ehi le a d a e depe de t o pu li t a spo t. The passe ge t ai ia pu li 60 Mr. Prasanna Patwardhan, BOCI President, delivered an excellent speech during the inaugural session e ial Vehi le Busi ess U it, Tata Moto s, M. Akash Passe, e io Vi e P eside t, Busi ess egio I te aio al, Vol o Bus Co po aio, M. u il N. a la, Di e to, Mu ai Bus Malak a ghata a MBM, M. )u i Khopoli ala, P eside t, Fede aio of Tou ists Ta i Ope ato s FOTTO, a d M. Jagdish Pata ka, E e ui e Chai a, MM A i i-te h Co u i aio s. Addressing a highly excited and enthused gathering at the i augu al sessio, M. Gadka i e phasized his fo us o oad o st u io, the eed fo o ust t u ks a d uses a d ag eed to ease poli ies if the OEMs gea up to o k o alte ai e fuel soluio s fo the future. We want to progress with sustainable soluio s a d those ho a ot p o ide the ill e ade
62 The Tata Motors CVBU Senior Management team t a spo t i - as, illio passe ge k out of hi h the sha e of oad t a spo t as pe e t. The sha e of us t a spo t as at pe e t o, illio passe ge k hile p i atel -ope ated uses lo ked, illio passe ge k, ele i g the fa t that p i ate se to i us ope aio s ha dle o e pe e t of the passe ge t ai. Pu li t a spo t de a d is e pe ted to g o at. pe e t p.a. o e the e t ea s a d I dia is p ese tl ill-e uipped to ate to this de a d. The e a e a issues that eed to e add essed su h as la k of i est e t the Go e e t, poo Eberspaecher unveils new Large Bus AC System E e spae he uet ak Bus Cli ate Co t ol ste s I P t Ltd., pa t of the E e spae he G oup of Ge a, is o e of the leadi g supplie s and a reliable system partner to all bus manufacturers for total thermal a age e t of uses & oa hes i the ou t. The o pa o ks as a p efe ed pa t e fo al ost all ajo OEMs, us od uilde s a d leet operators in the country. The o pa pa i ipated at P a aas ith the ai of e te di g its suppo t to a ds BOCI a d othe s i ol ed i o ga izi g the e e t, hile it also felt the i po ta e of ei g p ese t at a plafo that ould attract all major stakeholders from the bus and coach segment. a s M.. at a P akash, Ge e al Ma age - ales, E e spae he uet ak Bus Cli ate Co t ol ste s I P t Ltd.: It has ee a e good de elop e t of pu li t a spo t i f ast u tu e, high ost of fu di g, hea ta aio tate Go e e ts, i p o e- e t i ualit of se i e & ai te a e, la k of t ai ed & skilled a po e a d eed fo Go e e t suppo t towards the sector. OEMs i full la e Gi e the plafo a d its i po ta e to all the us ope ato s, all the ajo OEMs i ludi g Tata Moto s, Ashok Le la d, Ei he, Mahi d a, Vol o Buses a d a ia exhibited their products. Tata Moto s sho ased a a ge of latest te h ologies of s a t it o e ial ehi le soluio s i ludi g a ete AC ele t i us, Wi ge, G lu u AC us, Magi Ele t i, a d thei passe ge t a spo t ehi les )est a d Bolt. D. A.K. Ji dal, Head, E gi ee i g esea h Ce t e, Tata Moto s, said: It is i po ta t fo us to sho ase ou ele t i ehi le ofe i gs, ith thei est-i - lass alue p oposiio. P a aas as a plafo helps us also u de sta d usto e e ui e e ts u de dife e t ope ai g o diio s, a d suita l opi ize ou ofe i gs. Tata Motors is also working with various study groups formed by the Ce t al Go e e t to o k out a ious usi ess odels fo ope ai g ele t i ehi les a d to opi ize the o e all e o o i s of these uses. M. T. Ve kata a a, e io Vi e P eside t, Glo al Bus, Ashok Le la d: Whethe it is a appli aio as ope ated BOCI e e s, Ashok Le la d is ead to p o ide ehi les that meet their requirements. We should all work shoulder-to-shoulde i o de to ake this o g egaio a huge su ess, hile add ess the gathe i g du i g the i augu al fu io. Mr. R. Satya Prakash, Genera Manager, Ebers aecher Suetrak Bus C i- ate C ntr Syste s (I) Pvt Ltd., (sec nd fr eft), with his c eagues sho a d e Co g atulate BOCI fo a a gi g the e e t of su h s ale e a li g all of us to o e togethe u de o e o o platfo. We a e happ to e pa t of this i iiai e. The e is a lea u de sta di g a d s et ee hat the i dust a ts a d the a fo a d. As the Bus seg e t g o s, su h i iiai es ill help a lot e ause e get to i te a t ith a d p ese t ou soluio s to all the Bus Ope ato s.. E e spae he ade the ost of the oppo tu it at the sho displa i g t o e p odu ts. We ha e lau hed ou Ne AC at the sho fo La ge Buses: AC, hi h ofe s high pe fo a e & Qualit, i li e ith E e spae he o it e t to add Value fo its usto e s. A lot of e gi ee i g efo t has go e i to this p odu t hi h is a ost-efe i e soluio suita le fo to uses. Also, e sho ased the AC fo the Mi i Bus seg e t, t pi all fo - to -seate uses, hi h is o p odu ed i ou Ba galo e fa to & is a aila le fo ou usto e s. Both p odu ts ha e e ei ed e good feed a k f o usto e s a d e a e uite saisied ith the espo se, adds M. at a P akash.
Ei he sho ased its k li e P o Midi Bus i the AC Va ia t a d I dia s i st AMT HCV us, ta gei g the tou ist a d staf t a spo taio seg e ts. M. h a Malle, E e ui e Vi e P eside t, ales, Ma kei g & Ate Ma ket - Light & Mediu Dut T u ks, Buses, VE Co e ial Vehi les, said: This is a g eat fo u to meet up with customers and being driven by large bus leet ope ato s ho a e pa t of BOCI, the a e a a e of thei p o le s a d a e seeki g soluio s. The a e also aware of newer technology and are taking great i iiai e i lea i g a out thei e eits. We ha e had good e ui ies f o TUs a d ha e u de stood that TUs a e i easi gl t eadi g the pa t of PPP hi h is good e s fo us. Mahi d a T u k a d Bus Di isio displa ed its all e Co io ith e ha ed seai g ith ide idth of, i - a d -seat apa iies. The company also had on display its proven economical yet stylish school bus Excelo. Vol o Buses e hi ited the Vol o H id a d the Vol o oa h, ei fo i g the o pa s t a k e o d of deli e i g a ket-dei i g soluio s. The Vol o H id is the i st ele t iied us to e o e ialized i I dia ith t o uses that JTAC launches Snow Leopard AC series T a s ACN oluio s P t. Ltd., leadi g supplie of JTAC a ded us AC s ste s a d t u k ef ige aio soluio s u de the H asu g The o a d, lau hed its o Leopa d L e ies at the sho. Talki g e lusi el to Moto i dia, M. hat ugha Ku a, Ma agi g Di e to, T a s ACN oluio s P t. Ltd., sha ed: We a e gi i g the po e of hoi e to the usto e ith the lau h of ou e o Leopa d e ies. We ea lie used to ofe o l a oppe o de se opio i ou p odu ts; i li e ith ou o it e t to p o idi g e eits to ou usto e s, the L se ies o es ith a alu i u condenser that is a lot lighter the weight has been brought down f o kg to kg aki g it a pe fe t hoi e fo uses. Ma of ou usto e s ha e isited us he e a d ha e sho g eat delight o e ou e p odu t. Just like a good ualit p odu t, the L se ies o es at a slight Mr. Shya Ma er, Executive Vice President, Sa es, Marketing & After Market - Light & Mediu Duty Trucks, Buses, VE C ercia Vehic es ha e ee piloi g the Na i Mu ai Mu i ipal T a spo t Co po aio si e Ma deli e i g fuel e o o a d e issio e eits to the tu e of pe e t. We elie e that h id uses a e a i ediatel deplo a le soluio, hile e essa o diio s a e ei g eated fo the la ge-s ale adopio of full electric buses. Developed markets have followed a similar ap- Mr. Shatrughan Ku ar, Managing Direct r, Trans ACNR S uti ns Pvt. Ltd. (sec nd fr right), with the c any s seni r management team p e iu. T a s ACN has toda the a ket leade ship i the I dia us AC spa e p i a il due to its u o p o isi g fo us o aio ide ate sales se i e, a of ha i g its o o pa o ed se i e e t es, that has e su ed its p odu ts deli e the lo est total ost of o e ship fo usto e s. Thi ki g a step ahead of o peiio, a d gi i g o plete a ki g to usto e s ith p i e i hi iio s a d ight udgets, the o pa is o ead to ha ge usto e s o ost pe k asis hi h ea s the a tuall eed ot pa the AC a uisiio ost upf o t at all. With ash u h usuall a o o halle ge fo s all- a d ediu sized leets, this e i iiai e ould fu the oost JTAC s sales i the o i g i es. JTAC has al a s had e lose ies ith BOCI a d as o e of the e i st f o the supplie o u it to o i pa i ipaio at P a aas. It as e ide t f o the o pa s o ded ooth that the espo se it had e ei ed at the e e t s aide ediio as e elle t. JTAC as also a a ded the ost i te a i e a d est a aged e hi ito a a d at the sho. peaki g a out JTAC s pa i ipaio at P a aas, M. Ku a asse ted: We e e o e of the i st supplie s to ook spa e at this sho. BOCI ga e us o ide e that this ould e a assi e e e t a d e a e glad it has tu ed out to e igge a d ete tha e pe ted. We e pe t the e t ediio to e e e igge. If e e od sta s u ited a d o i ues doi g su h sho s, the the e is o looki g a k fo P a aas; the t a spo t i dust is ou d to g o leaps a d ou ds. 64
Mr. VRV Sriprasad, Managing Director, Volvo Buses - South Asia p oa h to the adopio of ele t o o ilit, said M. V V ip asad, Ma agi g Di e to, Vol o Buses - outh Asia. The othe edish us a d oa h ake, a ia sho - ased its etha ol it us a d Met oli k i te it oa h. Fo e Moto s sho ased its T a elle o ale a d T a Delu e odels at the sho. The T a elle o ale has been available for a year now and is quite an economi- al opio si e it has half the seai g apa it of a la ge lu u ious us. A aila le i a p i e a ket of s. to lakh, the o pa has sold o e u its of the ehi le al ead. We a t to posiio the T a elle o ale as a lu u ious o e i it ehi le o e i g s all to s a d ig iies, like et ee hi di a d Mu ai. I a eas he e the o upa i a ig lu u us is to pe e t, this ill e a e good opio fo t a spo te s, e ealed M. ajat i ha,. Ma age 66 Vetus riding high on growing success of pressurized electric toilet system Vetus & Ma ell Ma i e I dia P t. Ltd., o e of the ost p o i e t o ga izaio s e gaged i a ufa tu i g, t adi g a d e po i g a ide a ge of soluio s fo lo g dista e us t a el. These i lude i do s & glazi g, po e a age e t, e ilaio a d aste ate s ste s, e hi ited its P essu ized Ele t i Toilet ste at the sho. Apa t f o the toilet s ste, Vetus ofe s usto - ade us i do s, es ape hat hes, Co iga a I e te u ate ha ge s a d d ell AGM Bate ies. Co ode o passe ge toilets a e the least looked-ate a d ost egle ted aspe ts i the us i dust, despite gi e the high le els of usto e e pe taio these s ste s at a t. We elie e toilets a e o e of the ost alua le p odu ts hi h, i lo g dista e uses, s o e high o usto e s p io it list. Passe ge s a e egi i g to ask the us ope ato s fo toilets i the us. to ea s ago, people e e ot too su e hethe to use these toilets ut o, d i e e essit a d tha ks to the pleasa t e pe ie e of usi g ou p odu t, e ha e o e to a le el of Mr. Rohit Jani, Director, Vetus & Maxwe Marine India Pvt. Ltd. e ei i g a e ui fo toilet sets f o a si gle usto e hi h is eall e ou agi g, i fo ed M. ohit Ja i, Di e to, Vetus & Ma ell Ma i e I dia P t. Ltd. Knowing the product The e eits of the p essu ized ele t i toilet s ste s a e a o e the o e io al he i al o es. It is like hat e ha e at ho e. It is e i o e t f ie dl as the e is o he i al gei g added to the e i o e t. Fo the i st i stallaio, the o pa se ds its staf to the us ope ato s site a d i ase of uliple i stallaio s the e e t ai the ope ato s staf. The d i e ill k o o the dash oa d he to ill the ta k ith ate a d he to elease the aste a d a app op iate lo aio fo the sa e. With just a p ess of the uto, the d i e a lush the aste, e plai ed M. Ja i. The Vetus s ste o es ith a -lit e f esh ate ta k a d a aste ate ta k of e ual apa it that a take a e of lushes. Although a ope ato has to sa ii e a loo spa e of a ou d s. t. hi h a ou ts fo t o seats, the p e iu that a e de a ded addi g a toilet ould fet h uite a e ou agi g etu. Gi e the as e t a ket a d e ol i g u de sta di g of the o ept i I dia, the e i e e uip e t i ludi g G T ould ost the us ope ato app o i atel s.. lakhs fo the e i e s ste i ludi g the t o lt ta ks, a se so a d a pu p ith tou h pa el ope aio alo g ith othe pipi g. The s ste t eats the aste as e ha e i ou houses, the e allo i g the gas to e eleased i the at osphe e, t appi g the s ell i the a o a dle i side. It also o es ith a o-s ell ilte fo toilet aste ta ks hi h has ee tested a d p o e i house oats i Eu ope, he ea ed. Vetus s ste is a Made i I dia p odu t a d o es ith a g eat a a t ofe. We ofe a th ee- ea a a t o all ou products. We make the parts available if any problem occurs and customers can get the parts replaced in case something goes o g du i g the a a t pe iod. The p odu t is also e po ted to Eu ope a d Af i a f o I dia a d e ha e sold al ost, u its a ea fo dife e t appli aio s su h as t ai s, uses a d a a a s, o luded the Di e to.
P e ious Custo e Mg t., Fo e Moto s. While the Fo e T a Delu e has ot ee so u h i the pu li e e a d i the iies gi e it is o e popula i Tie - iies a d u al a eas, the o pa looked to le e age the fa tasi oppo tu it p o ided the o ga ize s de idi g to displa the T a Delu e at the ou t s i st us a d a travel show. Apa t f o the OEMs, leadi g us od uilde s MG G oup a d Vee a Vaha a, ho have now evolved to the league of complete ehi le a ufa tu e s, ade thei p ese e felt at the e e t. While MG G oup p ese ted its Colu us ta a oa h that as i st u eiled last No e e a d its hi hahi sleepe oa h uilt fo M TC, Vee a Vaha a displa ed its sleepe oa h a d a let-ha d d i e s hool us uilt fo the Middle East market. While the e hi iio a d o fe e e e ei ed t e e dous espo se du i g the se o d a d thi d da s of the e e t, the P a aas E elle e A a ds as o e of the ost i po ta t highlights of the i augu al ediio of the sho. U de the o se aio Mr. Kshitaj Harne, Dy. Genera Manager (CVD Sa es), and Mr. Rajat Sinha, Sr. Manager (Precious Customer Mgmt.), Force Motors of E st & You g a d BOCI, the A a ds e og ized the dife e t stakeholders in the industry and acknowledged their contribuio s to a ds est p a i es, se i es a d i o aio s. 68
Tea A is n Trans issi n used the atf r t s read awareness ab ut the advantages f fu y-aut atic trans issi ns Mr. Pranja Baruah, DGM-Marketing & Technica, and Mr. Sanjeev Pandey, DGM-After Market, De ux Bearings Mr. Dhar an Mehta and Mr. Manan Mehta, Direct rs, Arabian Petr eu (third and f urth fr eft res ective y), with their tea Mr. Vinay Jain, Managing Direct r, Ms. S riti Ka r, Sr. Manager- Marketing and Ms. Anita Pawar, MassTrans (irst, third and f urth fr right res ective y) Tea Miche in ade its resence fe t at the sh w Fr eft, Mr, S hae Shaikh, Managing Direct r, Mr. Tanzi Shaikh, and Mr. Muza i Shaikh, Direct r, Pac ine Industries Pvt. Ltd. 70