b.e.s.t

B.E.S.TBrihan Mumbai electricity supply& Transport services : 

B.E.S.TBrihan Mumbai electricity supply& Transport services

About the B.E.S.T : 

About the B.E.S.T Today now I am going to tell about the services of best ( Brihan Mumbai electricity & transport ) Brihan means great Basically it’s a service provider of transport and electricity .but now today we are talk about only bus services which is most famous in Mumbai.

HISTORY OF BEST : 

HISTORY OF BEST Mumbai , one of the world’s great city. Mumbai has been the hub of the country and economics and industrial activity . It has other distinction too. The Indian national congress which spearheaded the country’s struggle for freedom was founded in Mumbai If we talk about vehicle and transport the first motor car appeared In Mumbai road in 1901. today the city has over 6 lac vehicle which include motorcar , buses , truck ,scooter and bye cycle in Mumbai road . Road are well night growing under this wheeled traffic but the very magnitude of the traffic is an index of city stupendious growth

The Bombay transport company limited was formally setup in 1873 . : 

The Bombay transport company limited was formally setup in 1873 . The Mumbai municipal was given the right to buy up the concern after the 25 year or after every period of 7 year than after The Bombay electric supply & tramway company limited bought the Bombay transport company and the first electricity operated tram car appeared in Mumbai road 1907.\ The passing year aggravated the problem of rush hour traffic and to ease of situation double dekar tram were introduce in sep 1920.

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…….. Mumbai saw its first bus on 15 July 1926 the people of Mumbai received the bus with enthusiasm but it took quite sometime before this means of conveyance really establish it self after that double dekar buses were introduces in 1937 In order to cope better with the growing traffic

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………… First ltd bus services in Mumbai and probably the first in the country as well started running in 1940. between colaba and mahim . When the corporation took over the company in 1947 there were 242 buses in the operation on 23 route and these buses carried 2.30 lac passenger in a day . At present there are 3380 buses carrying 45 lac passenger daily on 335 route in Mumbai

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Services ………. Special transport arrangement are made and extra buses under various action plane are operated during the year on various social religious occasion . The undertaking also pays special attention to operate extra buses to clear the stranded passenger traffic on account of this location of railway, havy rain and similar such event The undertaking also pays special attention also like extra buses on Saturday and Sunday and holiday to clear excuision traffic at various picnic point

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…………… The undertaking fully conscious of the alarming level of pollution in city with modern and reliable technology the under taking making constant effort not only to keep pollution level under control. But minimize it keeping this view in mind the undertaking has introduced CNG buses that means ( buses run on compressed natural gas in ) the golden jubilee year CNG buses being almost pollution free as compared to the diesel run buses. Their introduction of Mumbai roads has proved to be boon in the realm to public transport .

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……………. The undertaking has a well equipped training center for staff and designed program to re- educated them on such relevant topic as fuel conversion sefty measure behavior with the public etc the best have also a accident pre-venation van with sefty slogan

Some new project : 

Some new project COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG) BUS The demand for petroleum products in India has been increasing at a rate higher than the increase in domestic availability. At the same time there is continuous pressure on emission control through periodically tightened regulations particularly for metropolitan cities. In the wake of this situation there is an urgent need to promote use of alternative fuel as substitute for HSD. Among the options Compressed Natural Gas has received a great deal of attention and has been already applied successfully to some of the BEST buses (first time in India). The BEST is planning to increase the strength of CNG buses in its fleet

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…………….. CNG can be used in the existing SI/CI engines with minor modifications. · Availability in abundance. · CNG is a clear burning fuel, with no black smoke and very low particulate emissions. Thus CNG engine is environmental friendly. · CNG being lighter than air, diffuses upwards. · CNG is very safe fuel due to its very narrow flammability limits. · Excellent knock resistant, lower compression ratio. Lower rates of pressure rise and low peak cylinder pressures. · Low noise level of the engine. This will add to passenger comfort.

A.C Bus Service : 

A.C Bus Service the vibrations

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…………… LOW FLOOR BUSES We have received demands from various section of the society, who areworking for the welfare of physically handicapped, regarding need for introducing Low Floor buses in the city of Mumbai. In response to these demands and suggestion, BEST has launched the trial run of Low Floor buses provided by TELCO

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………. MONTHLY BUS PASS SCHEME THROUGH-SMARTCARD (GO Mumbai) In a move to aid commuter convenience, and to mitigate its cash handling pains, BEST, 'Mumbai's Lifeline' has adopted a new alternative method of paying for bus fares. From 2nd January 2007,. The multi-application card system is called "GO Mumbai" is made available to the desired commuters. This card is issued as a bus pass.

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………. Bus Pass Scheme The scheme of Bus Passes was introduced in BEST Undertaking w.e.f. 2nd January 2007. The Bus Passes are in form of Smart Card, which, is a plastic card resembling to Debit/Credit Cards of Banks with a built in electronic chip that stores information of validity period of the bus pass, the destinations of travel permitted on the pass, value of the bus pass, and passenger’s Identity Card number. Conductors working inside the buses / Inspectors posted for checking the passenger tickets validate these bus passes with the help of a Hand Held Terminal (HHT). These Smart Cards are contact less cards and can be validated by Bus Conductors / Inspectors by simply holding these Smart Cards close to the HHT.