PRAWAAS 2017First edition of mega public

transport show turns out to be

overwhelming success

All praise for BOCI’s stupendous effort

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 direc-

io 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 improv-

ing and stepping up usage of

pu li t a spo t. O ga ized the Bus Ope ato s Co fede a-

io 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 i-pa 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

& private bus operators ex-

plo 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 esi-de 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 -

By Rajesh Rajgor

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

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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 a-

io 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 solu-

io s a d those ho a ot p o ide the ill e ade

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 a-

to 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

The dignitaries dis”‘aying the Prawaas sh“w b““k t“ the audience at the inaugura‘ sessi“n

Mr. Prasanna Patwardhan, BOCI President, delivered an

excellent speech during the inaugural session

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Eberspaecher unveils new Large Bus AC SystemE 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 at-tract 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 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 plat-fo . 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 sais-

ied ith the espo se , adds M . “at a P akash.

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

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 eGi 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 e-

te 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 Mo-

tors 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-shoul-

de 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 .

The Tata Motors CVBU Senior Management team

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

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JTAC launches Snow Leopard AC seriesT 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 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 .

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 i-

ied us to e o e ialized i I dia ith t o uses that

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 is-

sio 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. Shya’ Ma‘‘er, Executive Vice President, Sa‘es, Marketing & After Market - Light & Mediu’ Duty Trucks, Buses, VE C“’’ercia‘ Vehic‘es

Mr. Shatrughan Ku’ar, Managing Direct“r, Trans ACNR S“‘u-

ti“ns Pvt. Ltd. (sec“nd fr“’ right), with the c“’”any s seni“r management team

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Vetus riding high on growing success of pressurized electric toilet systemVetus & 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 i-ga 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 a-

to 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 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 d-

i 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 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

Mr. Rohit Jani, Director,

Vetus & Maxwe‘‘ Marine India Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. VRV Sriprasad, Managing Director, Volvo Buses - South Asia

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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 high-

lights of the i augu al ediio of the sho . U de the o se aio

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 contribu-

io s to a ds est p a i es, se i es a d i o aio s.w

Mr. Kshitaj Harne, Dy. Genera‘ Manager (CVD Sa‘es), and Mr. Rajat Sinha, Sr. Manager (Precious Customer Mgmt.), Force Motors

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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. Dhar’an Mehta and Mr. Manan Mehta, Direct“rs, Arabian Petr“‘eu’ (third and f“urth fr“’ ‘eft res”ective‘y), with their tea’

Tea’ Miche‘in ’ade its ”resence fe‘t at the sh“w

Mr. Pranja‘ Baruah, DGM-Marketing & Technica‘, and Mr. Sanjeev Pandey, DGM-After Market, De‘ux Bearings

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)

Fr“’ ‘eft, Mr, S“hae‘ Shaikh, Managing Direct“r, Mr. Tanzi‘ Shaikh, and Mr. Muza’’i‘ Shaikh, Direct“r, Pac“‘ine Industries Pvt. Ltd.

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