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Who says carpooling has to be a
local initiative? Delhi-based husband and wife team, Vinay and Sujata Arora
have launched an all-India online carpool initiative on www.poolmycar.in. They
call it “corporate carpooling”.
Vinay Arora was tired of the
congestion on the roads of his city. “I spoke to people about why the
government isn’t doing anything about the traffic and realised that the
government is trying, by making flyovers,” he said. “But you can’t level all of
Delhi into a travel ground.” The solution is, of course, to reduce the number
of cars on the road. But public transport isn’t something citizens have much
influence over. So Vinay and Sujata hit upon the idea of finding carpooling
partners online. “If people can find a life partner online, finding a travel
partner shouldn’t be difficult.”
Naturally, this wasn’t easy. For
starters, people worry about how safe it is to share your car with a stranger.
Then, in a city like Delhi, two people could travel from Gurgaon to south Delhi
every day and not be travelling to quite the same destination. This is the
reason why the website offers personalised solutions to its members’ travel
plans. (Sujata is managing the site, respond to queries and
monitor the website’s live chat.) It has also tied up with companies, so that
there is now intra-office carpooling.
Unfortunately, as clever and
environmentally friendly as the idea is, it is not financially sustainable yet.
“Luckily, we have business and land in Punjab and make money from farming,”
Vinay admitted. “This is our way to do something good and it’s only possible
because we have money.” Do your bit by giving it a shot. Of course, it does
mean being on time every single day! Radhika Arora
Visit http://poolmycar.in to find a carpool in your city.
www.Poolmycar.in is
India’s first corporate carpool website.
