[sustran] Re: Taxi operations in Mumbai

Puttanna S. Honaganahalli psh at isec.ac.in
Mon Jun 7 13:48:43 JST 2004


Hi Bina,
"Operator System", in Mumbai. Great. For both, the economy and environment,
it is a good thing to happen. Have you carried the political and guild
leadership all along? Make sure that your recommendations have a generous
package for the individual taxi owners who might get displaced, lest, your
recommendations may not be touched by a bean-pole by the powers-to-be in
Mumbai.

Thanks

Puttanna S. Honaganahalli Ph.D.
Ecological Economics Unit, Institute for Social and Economics Change (ISEC)
Nagarabhavi, Bangalore 560 072
India

Phone: 91-80-2321-5468 x120
Fax: 91-80-2321-7008

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bina C. Balakrishnan" <binac at rediffmail.com>
To: <sustran-discuss at list.jca.apc.org>
Sent: Friday, June 04, 2004 8:51 PM
Subject: [sustran] Taxi operations in Mumbai


>
> Hi everyone,
>
> We are trying to re-organise the taxi operations in Mumbai, introducing
newer, more efficient models of cars, with a choice of levels of comfort,
and differentiated tariff structures. Currently, all taxis in Mumbai are
either owner- driven, or by a driver hired by the owner of a single or small
(4-5) fleet of cars. Operational costs in this case seem to be high, and
vehicle maintenance suffers. Most of these vehicles are also very old, and
in an attempt to improve both the system as well as the environment through
the use of newer, better vehicles, we are examining the feasibility of
shifting to an "Operator System," where new models of fuel efficient
vehicles will be owned by a few large operators, who can then optimize their
operations.
>
> I would appreciate any information on the experience of other cities
elsewhere in the world, in this area.
>
> Regards and thanks,
> Bina
>
> Bina C. Balakrishnan
> Consultant
> Transportation Planning & Engineering
> Mumbai, India
> e-mail : binac at rediffmail.com
>




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