Today afternoon I rode an 8-seater electric three wheeler. I'd written to Malay De, my batch-mate and Principal Secretary of Non-Conventional Energy Sources, some time back that electric golf-cart type transport was needed in the New Town that was aspiring to be a Carbon-friendly town. The matter came up in the Residents' Meet held on 19th April too when some citizens of New Town said that connectivity from bus stops in Major Arterial Road to Action Area II & III was inconvenient through the auto-rickshaws, which often charged exorbitant amounts.
Today, Director WBREDA Mr Sushanta Bhattacharjee came over to Hidco for a discussion with a battery powered 3 wheeler. I, Dilip Baxi, Mr Bhattacharya and PMU Engineer took a spin on this:
It was 5 o' clock in the afternoon. In the picture, I am sitting beside the driver, in front of Hidco Bhavan. The sound of the running vehicle was not unlike an EMU local train when it accelerates.
..I requested the Director, WBREDA to run a few such electric 3-wheelers from Salt Lake Sector 5 to Financial Hub / Unitech. He said he'd think about it.
Let's see.
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7th May 2012
Here is a clipping from today's (7.5.12) Times of India:
I have sent two SMS today morning, one to Director WBREDA and the other to Principal Secretary, Power Department.
This is a fantastic idea. We need large number of these battery powered vehicles in New Town and later may be in Kolkata as well.
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