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Hyderabad|India|:Commuting
today has become a big problem with ever increasing traffic
and fuel costs. Also depending on the
public transport is inconvenient and demanding. Every
section of the society is affected by this problem. Vehicle
pooling (like carpooling etc.) or ride share i.e. an
arrangement where commuters share a vehicle to travel seems
to be a viable option, but is not all that easy to put
together. person
might not be able to speak at all. |
Hyderabad-based Saral Web Solutions comes up
with
citytrafficsolutions.org, an internet based service
that facilitates vehicle pooling. Announcing the launch at a
press conference in Hyderabad, founder of
www.citytrafficsolutions.org, Mr. Bejagama Ganesh Sharma, said
that the site also facilitates a social network amongst the
users of this website. People working in the same company (area)
and also residing in the same residential colony can create a
social network not only for common conveyance purpose but also
for any other purpose. Students also can be benefitted in the
same way by this website. Mr. Sharma added, this website also
addresses the interests of tourists, tour organizers, parking
place seekers, parking place providers, auto / taxi drivers, and
passenger vehicle operating organizations etc. and facilitates
the optimum utilization of resources. The website now is in its
beta version.
CityTrafficSolutions.org is conceptualized,
designed and promoted by Mr. B. Ganesh Sharma, a
Chartered Accountant, working for Maytas Infra Limited at
a
senior management level. He was helped by his son
Krishna Prasad
(11th class) and daughter Shruthi (10th class), students of
Bhavan’s Sri Ramakrishna Vidyalaya (Sainikpuri,
Secunderabad). Mrs. Anuradha, wife of Mr. Sharma also
contributed in the construction of this website. The website was
completed in about 10 months of time by a dedicated team
supervised by Mr. Anil and directed by Mr. V. Manuj. Mr. Sharma
also received moral support from some of his colleagues at
Maytas in coming out with this website.
CityTrafficSolutions.org identified the people
who are connected with the traffic problem & solution and
divided them into two main categories, viz. Seekers and
Facilitators. This website connects them through Registration
and Search. People belonging to various categories can register
under this website and their details can be seen by any of the
interested parties through Search and they can contact the
registrants. This website encourages the common conveyance /
shared conveyance facility and facilitates two wheeler pooling,
car pooling, office bus / school bus / college bus pooling,
tourists / pilgrims pooling etc.
Worldwide, automobiles contribute a major
portion of the
carbon dioxide emissions and the same is rising at a fast
pace. Finding ways to reduce the use of fossil fuels is the only
way in slowing the
climate change process; and the fastest way to do that is
to have fewer automobiles on the road by increasing the number
of passengers per vehicle, Mr. Sharma said. The website through
its pooling concept promotes the optimum utilization of
vehicles, reduces the number of vehicles on roads,
traffic jams and
traffic
congestion, monthly vehicle maintenance costs, driving/
travelling time & effort, pollution and pollution related
diseases,
global warming effect on earth. And the site also aims to
help conserve
fuel reserves and foreign exchange for petroleum
importing countries, which for
India
could result in a few thousand crores. Mr. Sharma says, "Every
vehicle reduced on the road is equal to planting many trees to
protect the environment".
The website benefits Governments,
Traffic Police, Municipalities,
Educational
Institutions, Private & Government Companies etc. and
also discusses various business/
self employment opportunities emanating from the use of
this website. As Mr. Sharma says, this website will be a boon to
all sections of the society, especially to students and
employees.
CityTrafficSolutions.org addresses the safety
issues generally associated with vehicle pooling. No one wants
to ride with a stranger. The difficulty of knowing each other is
addressed by the site. Mr. Sharma suggests that before entering
into any private conveyance sharing by vehicle pooling, one must
check the credentials and reliability of other persons and take
some references wherever required. A user may ask for visiting
card, identity
card, residence phone number, residential address proof
etc. of the other person, with whom he would like to share the
conveyance. For safety reasons, the site discloses only the
name, sex, age, mail ID and contact numbers of the registrants
and does not disclose the full residential address.
Reachout's News Bureau
November'
2008
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