Paediatricians in Bengaluru are seeing an increase in childhood injuries, most of which occur in homes and are caused by parental negligence. Common injuries include drowning in swimming pools, hanging from dupattas, and consuming poisonous substances like varnish mistaken for drinks. Doctors recommend simple safety measures like using child-proof locks, switches and containers, and ensuring constant adult supervision of young children. An IISc study found that electric buses would be more profitable for BMTC than diesel buses due to lower operating and maintenance costs, while also reducing air and noise pollution.

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“I never get to go to movies because
I’m a mom,” says celebrity Tina Fey
about her life as a parent. Parenting
these days demands a lot of cour-
age. With the onus on new-age par-
ents to take care of their children all
by themselves with little or no assis-
tance, paediatricians are seeing an
increase in cases of childhood inju-
ries, most of which happen within
thehouseholdpremises.Evenwhile
parents try hard to protect their
children by keeping their house
safe, the cases have doubled going
by the numbers in paediatric ICUs,
most of which are caused by negli-
gence and lack of supervision by
parents.
What is a worrying trend is that
paediatricians in the city have seen
a wide spectrum of injuries, and are
calling for action to advise patients
on increasing caution among tod-
dlers who are too young physically
andmentally,possesslackofinsight
and have poor judgment.
Dr Supraja Chandrashekhar,
paediatrician at People Tree
Hospitals,said,simplemeasurescan
prevent injuries. “Almost 90% of
the time, these injuries could be
avoided. Around 20% of the cases
that have come to the hospital are
injuries taht happen clearly because
of the negligence of parents.”
A couple of months ago, a case
landed in a paediatric emergency
where a mother was too busy on
her mobile phone while her toddler
played around the swimming pool.
After some time, she saw her child
missingandwentaroundthewhole
area looking for it, only to find her
drowning in the swimming pool.
She had to be resuscitated immedi-
ately. In another case, a nine-year-
old girl was found hanging when
she was playing with a dupatta. In
another case, a bottle of varnish
that was stored in a refrigerator by
amotherwasmistakenlyconsumed
by a 12-year-old who came back
from a game of football and was
looking for some aerated drink.
With most urban parents insist-
ing on making available the most
expensive and varied toys to their
children, this has also led to an
increase in injuries caused by but-
ton batteries.
Dr Narendra Babu, a paediatric
surgeon at Indira Gandhi Institute
of Child Health, told Mirror that
the most common injuries are
those that include button battery
injuries and swallowing bathroom
cleanersbymistake.“Asaresult,the
paediatric body is now making a
recommendation to the govern-
ment to push for child-proof con-
tainers to be used for bathroom
cleaners,” he said.
E
lectricbuses,asameansofpub-
lic transport in the city, will be
a great advantage both eco-
nomically as well as environ-
mentally, concludes a study by the
Indian Institute of Science (IISc),
Bengaluru, which studied an initiative
by the Bangalore Metropolitan
Transport Corporation (BMTC). The
researchers calculated that annually,
over 25 tonnes of carbon dioxide emis-
sions can be saved if the city replaces
even a single diesel bus by an electric
bus. Further, average profits earned per
day, considering 93 days of operation,
was `10,393 for the electric bus and
`5,692 for diesel bus.
The BMTC took an initiative to
check the overall benefits and feasibil-
ity of introducing electric buses as a
suitable replacement for the diesel
buses to tackle the burgeoning pollu-
tion in Bengaluru. For a trial run of
three months, an electric bus was pro-
cured from a Chinese company, ‘Build
Your Dreams’ (BYD). Data were col-
lected by BMTC on the operation and
maintenance of the bus.
“On the basis of the study, it can be
concluded that the introduction of
electric buses as a means of public
transport in the city would be benefi-
cial both economically as well as envi-
ronmentally. The electric bus also
makes much less noise, thereby help-
ing reduce noise pollution and makes
less vibration when compared to the
diesel bus.
“This results in a more comfortable
journey for the passengers. This new
initiative, if rightly guided, could have
a direct impact on the lives of those in
the city,” the paper by researchers SR
Adheesh, M Shravanth Vasisht and
Sheela K Ramasesha, from IISc’s
Divecha Centre for Climate Change,
says. Stating that the present global
climate warming is mainly due to
man-made emissions of greenhouse
gases (GHGs), the paper further says
that vehicular emissions are one of the
largest contributors of anthropogenic
emissions of GHGs.
Hybrid-electric vehicles, according
totheresearchers,producelessofemis-
sion when compared with vehicles
powered by conventional non-renew-
able sources of energy.
“Most cities suffer from extremely
high levels of urban air pollution. Road
traffic is the largest emission source of
many health-related air pollutants,
which adversely affect the health of
people inhaling them.
“An alternative fuel vehicle (AFV)
runs on a fuel other than the conven-
tional petroleum fuels; it also refers to
any technology of powering an engine
that does not involve only petroleum.
AFVs give-off fewer emissions and usu-
ally comply with current and antici-
pated international air emission stand-
ards,” says the paper.
The travel cost of the electric bus is
much less compared to the diesel bus,
which can be attributed to the rising
diesel prices and higher efficiency of
operation of the electric bus.
The net annual profit calculated
was `3,793,445 for an electric bus and
`2,074,733 for a diesel bus.
“The profits obtained for electric
bus are significantly higher than those
obtained for the diesel bus. This is
because the maintenance and variable
costs incurred by the electric bus are
much lower when compared to the
diesel bus, and also because of much
higher efficiency of operation in terms
of consumption of energy,” it says.
CITY BangaloreMirror | THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 2016www.bangaloremirror.com/bangalore 6
Electricbusesbettereconomically
andenvironmentally,saysIIScstudy
| Mihika.Basu
@timesgroup.com
TWEETS @mihikabMirror
ELECTRIC BUSES VERSUS DIESEL BUSES
FIRST MONTH SECOND MONTH THIRD MONTH
ELECTRICBUS DIESELBUS ELECTRICBUS DIESELBUS ELECTRICBUS DIESELBUS
Average no of passengers travelled 225 218 237 238 219 245
Average energy consumed per day (kWh) 269.28 NA 275.23 NA 264.69 NA
Average high speed diesel (HSD) NA 102 NA 107.34 NA 106.83
consumed daily (litre)
Average cost of HSD per litre (in `) NA 59.40 NA 60 NA 61.2
Average charging cost daily (in `) 2060 NA 2105 NA 1754 NA
Average travel cost per day (in `) NA 5887 NA 6276 NA 6290
Average profits earned per day (in `) 8992 4716 10,396 5522 10150 6400
Average earnings per km (in `) 66 51 69 54.60 73.20 58.80
Don’t leave ’em kids alone
Paediatriciansareseeinganincreaseininjuriesthatmostlyhappeninhomes
| Vandana.Kamath
@timesgroup.com
TWEETS @vandanakMirror
Avoidkeeping
sharps,hotitems,
heavythingson
theedge
Avoidroleplayin
kitchen
Turnthehandleof
cookingvessels
towardsthewall
Emptyallbuckets
andlatch
bathroomdoor
Switchoff,unplug
andkeepelectrical
appliancesout
ofreach
Plugpointsshould
neverbelowlying
Coverallswitch
points—use
child-proofswitches
Grillsshouldalways
bevertical
Cupboards,drawers,
doorsshouldnotbe
lefthalfopen
Plasticcoverscan
causesuffocation
Leaveedgesofta-
bles/platformsfree
Bathingshouldfinish
uninterrupted
Electricalsocketsata
goodheight.Use
childsafeswitches
Verticaldoorand
windowgrills
Plastics:tiewitha
knotinthemiddle
SAFETY AT HOME
GETTY IMAGES/ PIC FOR REPRESENTATION
POISONING
Cabinet with medicines should
not only be out of reach but also
out of
sight for kids
Use them right – Syrup X Drops
Close them tight
Children do not understand
‘poison’ sign
Keep them closed tight & out of
sight
Keep them in their original, la-
beled container
WHAT TO DO
Discourage play while
eating
Feed kids mashed and
grated food
Avoid toys with small,
detachable parts
Coins are not toys. If child had
chocked on something, stay
with the child, watch the
breathing and rush to hospital
WATERBODIES
Pools should be fenced
Teaching how to swim alone
does not prevent drowning
Watch out for open drains,
sumps and septic tanks in play
areas
ROAD TRAFFIC
Kids should walk on the side of
the footpath
Get on and get off from the kerb
side
Never leave your car with the
keys plugged in
Never leave kids in locked cars
alone
WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE?
Go around the car once before
you start
Be ‘role models’ to your children on
the road, at crossings and behind the
wheels
Insist on safe transportation from
school authorities
Drive slowly around schools and
parks
PLAY AREAS
Avoid toys with: small detachable
parts sharp edges missiles poor
plastic and paint quality
Adult supervision is a must in
parks
Bright clothing in public places
Take a mobile photo of your kid at
entrance of an amusement park
BURNS
Model safe behaviour
around fire
Lighters, matches, candles
and heating appliances out
of reach of children
Never hold a hot cup of tea
while holding babies
Never leave the cup at
edge of table
DEADLYDROPS
Most parents confuse between
Calpol drops and syrup and end
up giving the same drops of dos-
age for both syrups and drops.
This is one of the most common
mistakes that parents make and
an excessive dosage of drops
could lead to liver failure.
–Dr Chethan Ginigeri,
paediatrician based in Yeshwanthpur

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4CityTUESDAY | 5 APRIL 2016 | BENGALURUDECCAN CHRONICLE
OTHER STORIES
`10 lakh relief for
manhole victims
Bengaluru: A day after four
men, including two labourers,
choked to death in a 15-foot
manhole in Doddaballapur
town, a four member team
from the Karnataka State
Commission for Safai
Karmacharis visited the spot on
Monday. Commission chairman
Narayan directed the police to
register another case under
Sections 7, 8 and 9 of the Anti-
Manual Scavenging Act. He
announced Rs 10 lakh as com-
pensation for the families of
the four victims. He said, “I told
the police to include one more
section under act so that the
guilty will not be able to get
bail for six
months.”
Owners of
petrol
tanks had
earlier protested
seeking better
roads and they
have been on strike
for some time now
–– T. Prabhakar, Bangalore
Petroleum Dealers’
Association vice-president
IISc to BMTC: Choose electric
buses, save earth, earn more
SSAANNGGEEEETTAA BBOORRAA || DDCC
BENGALURU, APRIL 4
The BMTC’s initiative to buy
an electric bus from a Chin-
ese company for a trial run as
an addition to its fleet was
touted as a major eco-friend-
ly initiative. There were
hopes and speculation that
more such buses would make
their way into Bengaluru,
but in vain.
A study conducted by IISc’s
Sheela K. Ramasesha, S.R.
Adeeesh and Shravanth Vas-
isht revealed that electric
buses are not only eco-friend-
ly but also generate more rev-
enue and profit than diesel
buses per day as their main-
tenance and operational
costs are low and the buses
are more efficient. This new
initiative could have a direct
impact on the lives of people.
There seems to be no political
will, though BMTC is push-
ing for it.
Air pollution can be cur-
tailed to a large extent by rep-
lacing diesel buses with elec-
tric ones, which also comply
with international air emis-
sion standards. The new tech-
nology has also cut the time
for recharging from eight
hours to one. Electric buses
can run for 16 years before
the battery require change.
Though the initial invest-
ment of the bus is high, the
return on investment (ROI) is
around 8 years.
The study pointed out that a
litre of diesel emits 2.64 kg of
CO2. If a diesel bus travels
170 km a day, it would guzzle
80.45 litres of fuel and emit
212 kg of CO2. In a year, it
emits 77 tonnes of CO2.
On the other hand, electric
buses do not have any direct
emissions. Indirectly the
energy consumed for charg-
ing the bus contributes to
emissions. The amount of
CO2 generated per kWh of
energy utilised is 0.8–1.05 kg.
Thermal energy contributes
to approximately 60% of the
energy utilised in the state.
Sixty per cent of CO2 gener-
ated per kWh of energy is
considered for the calcula-
tion. For consumption of
274 kWh for recharging
the battery of an electric
bus to travel 170 km, there
is an emission of 132–173
kg of CO2. Annually over
25 tonnes of CO2 emis-
sions can be saved by a
single electric bus.
Adeesh said, “There are
some factors that are
detractors in introducing
electric buses. If steps are
taken to improve the
manufacturing capabili-
ty of such alternative fuel
vehicles (AFVs), they
would help act as game
changers. Another draw-
back of an electric bus is
that the number of kilo-
metres it can travel
depends exclusively on
the capacity of its batter-
ies. Unlike a diesel bus,
an electric bus cannot be
re-fueled immediately.”
DDCC CCOORRRREESSPPOONNDDEENNTT
BENGALURU, APRIL 4
MHRD released its first-
ever India Ranking 2016 on
Monday. As per the ranking
list under universities cate-
gory, IISc has secured no 1
position with the score of
91.81.
In the management sec-
tion, the Indian Institute of
Management, Bangalore,
has topped the list of best
management institutes.
With a score of 64.30, Xavier
Institute Of Management &
Entrepreneurship of the
city has secured 30th rank
in the best management
institutes.
The 'India Ranking 2016',
prepared by the National
Institutional Ranking
Framework (NIRF), was
unveiled by the Union
Human Resource
Development Minister
Smriti Irani at Vigyan
Bhawan today.
Under the universities’
category, Manipal Academy
Of Higher Education-
Manipal has got 32nd rank,
Jagadguru Sri Shivarat-
hreeshwara
University obtained 35th
rank, while M.S. Ramaiah
University Of Applied
Sciences got 90th rank and
Pes University has bagged
98th rank.
Under the engineering col-
leges’ category, National
Institute Of Technology,
Karnataka-Mangalore (22),
M. S. Ramaiah Institute Of
Technology (33 rank), R.V.
College Of Engineering-
Bengaluru (35 rank),
Manipal Institute Of
Technology (39),
Siddaganga Institute Of
Technology-Tumkur (70),
The National Institute Of
Engineering, Mysuru have
won 96th rank.
In the Pharmacy college
category, Manipal College
Of Pharmaceutical
Sciences-Manipal has
secured First rank.
Professor R Srinivasan,
Director In-charge, IIM
Bangalore, said, “We are
truly delighted to be at the
very top in the management
school rankings, although
honestly we are not sur-
prised. This rank reflects
the talent and efforts of our
faculty, students and staff."
The institutes were ranked
based on various parame-
ters, including ‘Perception’
among students, alumni,
parents, employees and pub-
lic, Teaching/Learning
Resources, Research
Professional Practice &
Collaborative Performance,
Graduation Outcomes, and
Outreach/Inclusivity. The
data collected by the insti-
tutes was then verified by
NIRF.
PRAYERS WITH YOU, Fr TOM
IIMB, IISc, Manipal College of
Pharmaceutical Sciences win honours
■ MHRD India ranking: City colleges secure top spotsTOP || CLASS
Villagers protest, muck back on our roads
■ Terra Firma shut, road blocks near Seegehalli, Kannahalli plants ■ Kathriguppe, Gandhinagar worst hit
DDCC CCOORRRREESSPPOONNDDEENNTT
BENGALURU, APRIL 4
The garbage crisis has
worsened in the city with
villagers from Seegehalli
and Kannahalli setting up
road blocks and stopping
the dumping and processi-
ng of rubbish from the city
at the scientific waste man-
agement centres nearby.
With contractors forced
to dump garbage on street
corners or on the outskirts
of the city, huge mounds of
rubbish are making the
lives of people in these
parts miserable. Among
the worst affected are
Vidyapeetha Circle,
Tankbund Road in
Kathriguppe, Thimmayya
Road and Gandhinagar
where heaps of garbage
have been left uncleared for
the last three days.
The problem has become
more acute since the
Terrafirma landfill was
shut down. Adding to the
crisis, Yelahanka MLA,S.
R. Vishwanath has threat-
ened to prevent garbage
trucks from entering the
Mavallipura waste process-
ing plant. Mr R. Jayaram,
who lives in Kathriguppe,
notes that while the BBMP
has up six waste processing
units and formed a couple
of committees to douse the
protests and keep their sur-
roundings clean, it has
failed to take the villagers
into confidence and
process the waste scientifi-
cally as promised.
“The BBMP has failed to
achieve 100 per cent segre-
gation at source. When the
pourakarmikas refuse to
collect the garbage it is
thrown on the street cor-
ners,” he deplores.
When contacted, BBMP
special commissioner
(Solid Waste Management),
Subodh Yadav, said closure
of the Terrafirma landfill
would not have any impact
on the city. "The nearly 600
tonnes of garbage that was
going there will be diverrt-
ed to other waste process-
ing plants. But due to the
ongoing confusion at
Seegehalli and Kannahalli
plants it will take a little
while to make the arrange-
ments,” he said.
Meanwhile, villagers
have now reportedly
agreed to stop their block-
age of garbage trucks goi-
ng to the processing plants
at Kannahalli and Seege-
halli following the inter-
vention of Union minister,
D. V. Sadananda Gowda.
But they have demanded
that the plants don’t give
out a stench and are not a
health hazard. “They have
offered to take us on a visit
to the Karnataka Compost
Development Corporation
(KCDC) to show use the
modern technology in
use,” said a farmer,
Channappa.
■ The distance travelled per unit
electricity consumed is calculat-
ed by dividing the number of
kilometres traveled by the
amount of electricity consumed.
The charging cost or the travel
cost for the bus was calculated
by multiplying the cost per kWh,
which is Rs 7.65 as set by the
Regional Electricity Board with
the total number of units in kWh
consumed for charging the bus.
The earning per kilometre for
the electric bus is calculated by
dividing the revenue generated
by the number of kilometres
traveled by the bus on the par-
ticular day.
■ The Passenger-Kilometres
was calculated by multiplying
the Total Passengers Carried
(TPC) measured in terms of
number of passengers and Total
Distance Covered (TDC) meas-
ured in kilometres.
■ The travel cost for the diesel
bus was calculated by multiply-
ing the cost of 1 litre of high
speed diesel with the total num-
ber of litres consumed by the
bus on a particular date.The
distance travelled per litre of
HSD consumed is calculated by
dividing the number of kilome-
tres travelled by the number of
litres of HSD consumed.The
earning per kilometre for a
diesel bus is calculated by divid-
ing the revenue generated by
the number of kilometres trav-
eled by it on a particular day.
■ To examine the suitability of
the electric bus in the city and to
evaluate the sustainability of a
diesel bus and an electric bus, a
diesel bus plying on the same
route taken by electric bus was
considered.The data from
March and May was studied.
The travel cost of the electric
bus was much less compared to
the diesel bus which may be
attributed to the rising fuel
prices.The profits from the elec-
tric buses were significantly
higher.This is because the mai-
ntenance and variable cost in
electric bus is much less.They
are efficient in terms of opera-
tion and consumption of energy.
HOW WAS THE
STUDY CONDUCTED?
Garbage being dumped on Sampangiramnagar Main Road
in Bengaluru on Monday; (right-up) Garbage piles near
Vidhya Peetha Circle; (right-down) eyesores at
Kathriguppe —SATISH.B
● RGUHS 18 th Annual
Convocation -2016 to be
presided over by Governor
Vajubhai Vala
When: April 5, 11 am
Where: Nimhans Convention
Centre, Hosur Road
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● Rashtriya
Santakavi
Kanakadasa
Study and
Research
Centre – Two
day camp on
‘Kanaka-Odu’
When: April
5, 10:30am
Where: Maharani Lakhmi
Ammani Women’s College
CITY SCAPE
CONVOCATION
CAMP
● Bharat Scouts and Guides:
Seminar on behalf of
International Women’s Day
Celebrations. Former Minister B
T Lalitha Naik to inaugurate the
seminar.
When: April 5, 2 pm
Where: Kondajji Basappa
Auditorium, Shantigruha,
Palace Road
SEMINAR
Q&A EKROOP CAUR, BMTC MD
■ The BMTC runs 6500 odd
buses… soon another 800 will
be added to the network
‘CONVENTION CENTRES DO NOT COOPERATE’
Are there any plans to
procure electric buses in
the future?
We would like to bring in
some electric buses and
are looking at various
models. We approached
the government on many
occasions as we hope to
add a few electric buses to
our fleet. The biggest issue
we have is the capital cost
which is very high.
What is the cost of an
electric bus?
There are many varia-
tions as a lot depends on
the type of battery and its
charging options.
Normally, an electric bus
will be in the range of
around Rs 2.5 crores.
What is the major hur-
dle in procuring them?
The technology is new so
there are no manufactur-
ers in India. As it is a rel-
atively new concept, the
capital cost is high and
units are not easily avail-
able. We will be one of the
very first ones to procure
these buses, if manufac-
turers spring up in India
as well.
What are the eco-friend-
ly initiatives that the
BMTC has taken?
We have taken many
steps in this regard. For
instance, we ran two bio-
diesel buses in pilot and
now have called for ten-
ders as the results were
very encouraging. We are
going to have 150 bio-
diesel buses in the com-
ing days. We are also look-
ing at hydraulic hybrid
buses, with a possibility
of bringing in CNG buses
too. Besides, this we are
going for only BS4 buses
for now as the emissions
are comparatively low.
Terrafirma is a landfill. The closure was
to keep up with the promise. It will not
have any impact on the city as nearly,
600 tonnes of garbage that was going
there has been diverted to other waste
processing plants. Due to the ongoing
confusion at Seegehalli and Kannahalli plants
it takes time to make arrangements to divert
garbage.
– Subodh Yadav
BBMP SPECIAL COMMISSIONER , SWM
With the intervention of union
minister D. V. Sadananda Gowda,
farmers have agreed to allow garbage
trucks to the processing plants at Kannahalli
and Seegehalli. However, they have demanded
to ensure that the plant is free from stench
and health hazards. Villagers have been
offered a visit to Karnataka Compost
Development Corporation (KCDC) to showcase
the modern technology with less odour
– Channappa,
A FARMER
STATUS OF NEW PLANTS
Plant Capacity
(in tonnes)
Seegehalli
(Magadi Road) 200
Kannahalli 500
Doddabidrakallu 200
Lingabeeranahalli 200
Chikkanagamangala 500
KCDC 500
Hoteliers’ association
plant 200
IIM-Bangalore’s top ranking bears testimony
to its innovative approach to management
education and is a recognition of the global
aspiration of its faculty, students and the
management, to deliver excellence and eminence
for IIMB
– Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw,
CHAIRPERSON, IIMB
Archbishop Bernard Moras with others at a special prayer vigil for the safety and
safe release of Fr. Tom Uzhunnalil, who was abducted by a terror group in
Yemen, at St Xavier’s Church in Bengaluru on Monday —SHASHIDHAR B.
Top up your tanks, petrol bunks may go dry
DDCC CCOORRRREESSPPOONNDDEENNTT
BENGALURU, APRIL 4
Planning to drive to your
hometown for Ugadi?
Make sure that your fuel
tank is full, as the city
petrol bunks may go dry
soon. Over 50 petrol bun-
ks late on Monday eveni-
ng reported that they had
already run out of stock.
Owners of over 1,200
petrol tankers are prote-
sting against the govern-
ment’s failure to repair
the road between Devan-
agundi and Hosakote.
Bangalore Petroleum
Dealers’ Association vice-
president T. Prabhakar
said, “They had earlier
protested seeking better
roads and they have been
on strike for some time
now. They have also other
demands like better pay
and other facilities inclu-
ding PF and EPF from
their companies. As they
are poorly paid, there
have been frequent cases
of fuel theft from the
tankers, which is in burn-
ing a hole in the pockets
of oil companies and
dealers. They had earlier
protested demanding bet-
ter facilities, but compa-
nies had not met them to
their satisfaction.”
He made it clear that
petroleum dealers will
serve the public as along
they have the stock, but
have to put up “no petrol”
banners once they run
out of fuel.
“The strike naturally
affects the dealers. But
there will be no official
shutting down of the
bunks,” he said.
During a similar strike
in April 2015, several
bunks had pulled down
their shutters as they ran
out of stock. The tanker
drivers were on strike
against a government
decision to declare an
important road as a silent
zone making it impossi-
ble for their heavy vehi-
cles to use the road in
Anagandalli.
SAMPANGIRAMNAGAR
VIDYA PEETHA CIRCLE
KATHRIGUPPE

3. :PROGRAMME DETAILS:
PROGRAMME ON: ELECTRIC VEHICLE RALLY AND SEMINAR
************
Rally: From BMTC Central Offices, covering
important destinations covering
15 Kms, duration of 1 Hr.
Date: 5th
June 2016 Venue for seminar: Auditorium, 4th
floor,
BMTC, Central Offices,
K.H.Road, Shanthinagar
Bengaluru-27
TIMINGS : EVENT:
9.00 AM Flag-Off of Rally by Hon’ble Minister for Transport
Govt of Karntaka from Central Offices, BMTC.
10.00 AM Arrival of the rally to Central Offices, BMTC.
10.00 to 10.30 AM : Break.
10.30 AM : Inauguration of the exhibition by Hon’ble Chairman,
BMTC.
11.00 AM to 1.30 PM :
Time Speaker Topic
11.00 am Dr.E.V.Ramana Reddy, Principal
Secretary to Govt, Transport Dept,
GoK
Opening Remarks
11.15 am Sri Ashwin Mahesh, Urban Specialist
Overview
11. 35 am Sri Ankith Singhvi. NN4 Energy
Pvt.Ltd .
Case for introducing
Electric mobility in
PublicTransport
11.55 am Sri Chetan Maini, Founder Reva Topic to be decided
12.15 to12.30 Tea break
12.30 pm Smt Manjula, Commissioner DULT Topic to be decided
12.50 pm Sri Pravin Agarwal, Director (Auto),
DHI, GoI
Conluding thoughts
1.10 to 1.30 pm Open House
1.30 pm Dr. Ekroop Caur, MD, BMTC Vote of Thanks
Followed by Lunch.
******
SEMINAR: “Electric Vehicles in Public
Transport – Challenges and Opportunities”