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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.
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Yatra Travels inducts two new Sleeper cum Semi Sleeper Coaches for Guwahati - N.Lakhimpur Route

12:22:00 AM Biswajit SVM Chaser 0 Comments

Yatra Travels, a known bus fleet operator from Guwahati, Assam have recently included two non-ac sleeper cum semi-sleeper coaches in their fleet. With this latest addition of the Punjab based, Gobind built deluxe coaches, the bus fleet strength of Yatra now stands at ten, with the operator chalking plans of inclusion of ac coaches in their fleet very soon, in near future. The new non ac coaches have been scheduled on Guwahati to North Lakhimpur route from 16th February 2019.  

ALL NEW YATRA 2+1 NON AC SLEEPER CUM SEMI SLEEPER COACH
ALL NEW YATRA 2+1 NON AC SLEEPER CUM SEMI SLEEPER COACH
The newly inducted coaches bear luxurious sleeper berths on the upper half while, the comfortable semi sleeper seats (sutlej seats) with calf-support have been placed on the lower rows in the popular 2+1 configuration. The 2+1 seat configuration incepted since early 2000's is very popular amongst the passenger segment in Assam and North East, and operators mostly prefer the same seating layout in most of their coaches. 

The interiors of the both the new coaches have LED glow gangway boards with branding and Sleeper berth / Seat numbers. Each row have individual reading lamps and USB charging ports. 

INTERIORS OF THE COACH - SLEEPER BERTHS CUM SEMI SLEEPER SEATS WITH CALF SUPPORT
INTERIORS OF THE COACH - SLEEPER BERTHS CUM SEMI SLEEPER SEATS WITH CALF SUPPORT
Speaking in regards to the intake of the new buses and new schedule on the Lakhimpur sector, Mr Nityaranjan Deka, MD, Yatra Travels felt that, these new coaches will be able to cater to the comfort and luxury needs of the travelling passenger on the route, thereby adding to the consistency factor of the fleet operations of Yatra Travels on the route. 


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