Speaker - Mr. Pawan Mulukutla, EMBARQ India

1. Bus Karo- City Bus Services
Pawan Mulukutla, EMBARQ India
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2. Status and Trends
• Innovative policy-based initiatives in public transport
• Various pilot reforms to enhance operational
efficiency
• The growing potential of technology applications
• Wide-reaching and successful strategies in branding
and marketing approaches
• A significant increase in Bus Rapid Transit Systems
and the optimisation of city bus services
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4. JnNURM
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5. Case Studies
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6. BRTS in India
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7. Big Trunk Launch by CM
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8. Big Trunk
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Old
Airport
Road
Sarjapur
Road
Hosur RoadBanerghatta
Road
Kanakpura
Road
Old
Madras
Road
Mysore
Road
Magadi
Road
Tumkur
Road
Bellary Road
Hennur
Road
Bellary Road
Tannery Road
Hennur
Road

10. Fuel Efficiency
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11. BRT in Indore
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Initiated • 2007
Length of route • 11.46 km
Road section • 31.6 / 60 metres
System type • Closed
• Median stations
Stations • 21
# of buses • 18
Type of bus • 12 m long with AC
• 900 mm Semi Low Floor
• 245 hp, BS III engine
Completion • 31st March 2013
Operations • 10th May 2013
Ridership • 30,700 pax/day (avg)

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Scaling Bus
Rapid Transit
in India

13. Branding
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14. Communication
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15. Challenges
• Safety of buses
• Bus Availability and Technology of
buses
• Vendor Ecosystem
• Subsidy and Taxation
• Fuels and emissions
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16. State’s role
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17. Bus Market Size in India
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18. Challenges: Manufacturing
• According to China Bus Industry Report
(2014-2017), large, medium-sized and light
buses sold in China totalled 477,000 units in
2013.
• By 2017 the total sales volume of buses
in China will exceed 690,000 units.
• The Indian bus industry is only 10% in size in
comparison to China’s bus industry.
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19. Discussion for Today
• What are the key learnings from the JnNURM program
and what components should be included in new
renewal mission?
• How to improve the ecosystem of bus manufacturers to
ensure delivery of huge requirement of buses?
• How to address the gaps and ground challenges in
implementing the ITS technology?
• What are the operation challenges and the performance
of a BRT system ?
• How to address subsidies and taxation policy ?
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20. Thank You !
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