Childhood passions and fascinations generally diminish for many as they grow up, but for few others they have become goals to achieve in life, Biswajit Baruah, Son of Late Dilip Kumar Baruah and Rekha Baruah, a native of Guwahati, Assam has a similar story. A native Assamese staying at Belagavi, Karnataka is an inspired Bus Entrepreneur, Enthusiast, Journalist and a Amateur CV-Photographer.

Buses have been a childhood passion for Biswajit. A product of KLS Gogte Institute of Technology, Belagavi - Biswajit is the founder and CEO of Hive Sustainable Solutions, a Belagavi based start up company, which deals with providing sustainable solutions of bus fleet operations and bus industry as a whole, in India. Biswajit has worked previously as a 'Mentor and Director' of a Bengaluru based start-up 'Bus-Bucket' and its sister concern 'Ozobus' , before starting his own venture - 'Hive' at Belagavi. Biswajit has expertise in Automobile and Bus Journalism. His initial start up initiative of Blog Writing through his Bus Blog took him to work as a freelance 'Consulting Editor' to India's premium Commercial Vehicle Magazine - 'Motor India'. He is also a guest writer for Belagavi's premiere news and current affairs website - 'All About Belgaum'.

Biswajit started his passion as an amateur Bus Photographer and till date have captured more than 100,000 pictures of buses. He is fond of gaining and sharing technical knowledge about mechanics and electronics which drive buses. He also likes heavy commercial vehicles like trucks, excavators, cranes etc. Biswajit visits expos and exhibitions Pan India to meet people from the bus and CV Industry and to learn about products and latest technologies. His Blog and his facebook page - 'Biswajit - SVM Chaser' is followed by many top bus companies and OEMs for insights and feedback. Biswajit is well known amongst the bus fleet operators in India and is well recognized by the top operators like VRL Travels, SRS Travels and KSRTC in Karnataka, for his views and insights regarding sustainable bus fleet operations and services.

With a Pan-India approach, Biswajit stresses on the required effort for sustainable bus transport in India. He believes that Passenger Service and the Bus Crew Category is the most sought area, which needs urgent attention to bring streamline development in bus services across the country. He is currently working in the fields of Smart Mobility, Bus Codes, Inter-Modal Transport, Sustainable Transport, Biofuel Drivelines, Zero Carbon footprint initiatives, ITS (Intelligent Transport Systems), MaaS (Mobility as a Service), Big Data, PPP (Public Private Partnership), Smart Ticketing, Contactless Payments, Electric Drivelines, Smart City Initiatives, Passenger Safety and Security, Digital Solutions for Vehicle Maintenance and Monitoring.

Biswajit have been highlighted by various print and digital media in the country for his passion for buses, which includes - 'The New Indian Express', 'Times Of India', 'All About Belgaum', 'Scania India Blog', 'Vijayavani Karnataka (VRL Media)', 'Darshan Belgaum', and 'Vijay Karnataka'. He was felicitated by Rotary Club of Dharwad Central, Karnataka for his outstanding contribution to the Bus Industry especially in the areas of sustainable transport solutions. Biswajit, won the Indian Achiever's Award for the 'Promising Start Up' Category in 2022, adding another achievement to his tally.

Apart from India, Biswajit is followed by and contacted by top bus experts from European countries like Sweden, Germany, Belgium, Norway, Finland and Asian Countries like Bangladesh, China, Nepal and Indonesia. With a zeal for his passion for buses and commercial vehicle industry, Biswajit have dared to dream big on his entrepreneur ventures to develop Indian Bus Industry, encompassing whole of India.

Scania Ecolink - Low Floor ethanol City Bus

1:21:00 AM Biswajit SVM Chaser 4 Comments

Scania Commercial Vehicles India (SCVI) Limited have handed over India's first Ethanol fuelled city bus to Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) for trial run in Nagpur, Maharashtra (India).

Ethanol is viewed as the future for Public Transport. The use of ethanol as a vehicle fuel is the best example of what can be done here and now in sustainable development work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and local air pollution.

There is now a growing interest in ethanol operated vehicles. In recent years, Scania has also delivered ethanol buses commercial service in Great Britain, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Norway and other countries. Ethanol accounts for around 90 percent of renewable vehicle fuels available in the world today and can be sourced locally, which will reduce the need for import of petroleum oil. It is the most cost effective bio-fuel in the market in terms of availability, infrastructure and accessibility. Compared to a conventional diesel engine, ethanol powered vehicles can reduce fossil carbon dioxide emissions by upto 90 percent. Ethanol also offers the best operating radius of the currently available renewable fuels for city center and urban operations.

Public transport on ethanol buses is a cost effective way of reducing several of th city's environmental problems. The solutions which are now developing create the necessary pre-conditions for more both attractive forms of travel and also better living conditions in city centers, with requiring major investments in new infrastructure. With this ethanol bus an engine complying with Bharat Stage 5 have been introduced, which is a huge step to minimize emissions further. Biofuel is the sustainable solution for urban public transport here and now, as told by Mr Anders Grundstromer, Managing Director, SCVI.

UPDATE :

Four more ethanol buses are likely to join the pilot project for such vehicles in January 2015. This will take the number of buses to FIVE. Meanwhile the bus already available in Nagpur with NMC will begin commercial runs for the first time on November 17, 2014.

I would like to thank Ajinkya Ghatate, from Nagpur, Maharashtra who have made efforts to click the Scania Ecolink, Ethanol bio fuelled in his city and have send me these pics for demonstration and study on my Vehicle Blog.

Here are some pics of the inauguration of the First Ethanol based Scania Ecolink Low Floor Bus in Nagpur, Maharashtra :

SCANIA ECOLINK ETHANOL FUELLED BUS - INDIA - PIC 1

SCANIA ECOLINK ETHANOL FUELLED BUS - INDIA - PIC 2

Some more pics sent by Ajinkya from Nagpur :

CAMERA SCREEN SITUATED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE STEERING

STEERING COLUMN

EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR LIGHT SWITCHES

FRONT DOOR MIRROR AND DIGITAL CLOCK

AC VENTS AND LED LIGHTS ABOVE PASSENGER SEATS

CAMERA DISPLAY ABOVE DRIVER SHOWING FEED DIRECTLY FROM SIDE CAMERAS ( NOTE THE TV SCREEN AND MIRROR NEAR MIDDLE DOOR)

INTERIOR SEATING CONFIGURATION

EMERGENCY HAMMER

EMERGENCY HAMMER AND HAMMERS PRESENT AT ALL DOORS

PARKING BRAKE

DASHBOARD CONTROLS

SOME LOCK SYSTEM BENEATH STEERING COLUMN

DOOR OPERATION AND AC CONTROL PANEL ON DRIVER DOOR

DASHBOARD DISPLAY

FOOTWELL OF PEDALS

DRIVER INSTRUMENT BAY CLUSTER OR COCKPIT

INFORMATION DISPLAY AND INTERIOR CAMERA

INFORMATION DISPLAY AND EXTERIOR CAMERA

INFORMATION DISPLAY ON FRONT

FULL SIZE FIRE EXTINGUISHER SITUATED ON LEFT SIDE BEHIND DRIVER SEAT

FRONT LEFT TYRE

CHASIS INFO

REAR LEFT TYRE

REMOTE ENGINE CONTROLLER

POWER STEERING PART

COMPRESSER

ENGINE OIL HOLDER

ENGINE BELT

AIR BELLOW

INSIDE VIEW OF ENGINE

SCANIA ON ROAD ASSISTANCE VEHICLE

FRONT VIEW OF THE SCANIA ASSISTANCE VEHICLE

SCANIA VEHICLE BOOKLET

4 comments:

UnknownNovember 17, 2014 at 3:36 PM
The Ethanol required for running this buses would be provided by sugar plant situated in Nagpur district only.
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