PROJECT PROPOSAL

Outreach Program for Mission

Tandarust Punjab

Tandarust Punjab Mobile Bus

SUBMITTED TO

DIRECTORATE OF ENVIRONMENT AND

CLIMATE CHANGE
GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB

SUBMITTED BY

Pushpa Gujral Science City

(A joint Project of Govt. of India and Govt. of Punjab)
Tel.No.:91-1822-501963,501964

www.pgsciencecity.org
1. Title of Project:

Outreach Program for Mission Tandarust Punjab Mobile Bus

2. Background of the proposed Project:

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2.1 Mission Tandarust Punjab has been launched by the Department of
Science, Technology and Environment to motivate citizen to adopt healthy
life styles and ensure safe food & water, clean air and an improved living
environment.

2.2 The Mission envisages to ensure that citizen of the state are productive
and contribute to the states’ GDP. The focus areas of the Mission are:
 Clean Air and Water
 Waste Management for healthy living conditions
 Safe food and drugs and preventive health
 Active lifestyle, especially for youth
 Conservation agriculture and greening of environment

2.3 Although each of the above objectives are being implemented by a specific
department / organization in the government, the Mission recognizes that
most of these issues are cross sectoral and interdisciplinary.

2.4 The measures developed by the Mission to implement its objectives

include Public Awareness and Policy Advisory besides technological
interventions. Since Pushpa Gujral Science City (PGSC) is a specialized
organization set up by Govt. of Punjab for Communication on issues of
social and scientific importance, it is proposed that outreach activities be
taken up on a large scale in all rural and urban areas through PGSC.

2.5 For this, Tandarust Punjab Mobile Bus could be developed as unique
mobile communication facility with interactive exhibits and information
panels to educate and make rural population aware (on lines of Mobile
Science Exhibition already operational in the State) to strive towards a
healthy living environment, as well as, with focus on inculcating healthy
lifestyle in individuals.

The interactive exhibits and information panels will give the visitors an
opportunity to learn through the process of interaction and discovery. The
emphasis of the programme will be to develop an informed,
knowledgeable and healthy society.

2.6 The subject areas for exhibits and information panels intended to be
covered in the Mobile Exhibition will include mixture of clean Air, Clean
Water, Waste management, Safe Food & Drugs, Khedo Punjab, Green
Punjab & Conservation Agriculture.

3. Objectives:

 To improve the physical and mental health of the people by adopting

healthy lifestyles.
 To create awareness of clean drinking water and promote healthy
surroundings through waste management with peoples’ participation.

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  To educate the public on air pollution and Climate Change and role of
individuals in its mitigation.
 To ensure timely medical intervention for health of human and cattle
population.
 To bring about the importance of consuming unadulterated food and
food products
 To ensure a good living environment

4. Target group(s) with location specific information:

Rural Population in 22 districts of Punjab.

5. Duration of the project: 3 years

6. Approach and Methodology

6.1 Mobile Tandarust Mission Bus will cater to the doorstep of people in rural
areas by covering all the 22 districts of the state and in urban & periurban
areas by covering all cities and towns (237) of the State.

6.2 The bus will tour throughout the year, covering a minimum of 150 sites
and educating 75000 people. It will generally remain at a site for 2 days.
It will be parked in the village school, gurudwara / temple or Panchayat
ghar and will be open to general public from 6.00 am to 9.00 am in the
morning and 4.00 pm to 7.00 pm in the evening. During the day, it will be
open to school students for 10.00 am to 12.00 noon. Each site will cover
500 people from neighboring mohallas.

6.3 Considering that there are 12,000 villages and 237 towns / cities in the
State approx. 100 such buses will be required as below:

i) In Rural Areas (Mini Bus), one bus will stop in one village for 2
days. Considering that there are 12,000 villages and the buses
operate for 300 days in a year, one (1) bus will cover 150
villages/sites in a year. Hence, 80 Buses will be required.

ii) In Urban Areas (Normal Bus), one bus will stop at 2-8 sites in an
urban / periurban area. Considering 5 sites /town on an average, if
1 bus stays for 2 days at a site and operates for 300 days per year,
8 buses will be required to cover 237 towns. Further, 2 buses could
be developed for demonstration purposes for placing at PGSC
campus, as well as, for participation in exhibitions. Hence, 10
normal Size buses would be required
6.4 A well-qualified team of one Project / Scientific Assistant and one
demonstrator and one motivational speaker-cum-fitness trainer will be
traveling with the bus to facilitate smooth implementation of the project.
The working hours of the team would be adjusted as per 6.2 above. The
team will not only explain exhibits but also give motivational and
awareness talks to the public / students.

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6.5 The Tandarust Punjab Mobile Bus will be fitted with:

(i) Interactive models, touch screen kiosks, visual images, video clips &
information panels
(ii) Folding exhibition
(iii) Testing kits (do-it yourself kits) on water testing, food adulteration,
etc.
(iv) Scientific Literature

7. Time schedules of activities giving milestones

No. Item / Activity Time Schedule

1. Purchase of chassis of bus T = 0 month

Fabrication of Bus
2. T = 0-4 months

3. Development and installation of Interactive T= 1-5 months

Exhibits

4. Recruitment of staff T= 0- 2 months

5. Training of staff T= 3-5 months

6. Designing and printing of information panels T = 4-6 months

Installation information panels
7. T= 5-6 months

8. Coordination with gram Panchayats for tour T= 5-6 months

T= 6-7 months
9 Start of the exhibition bus
Upto 36 months
10. Operations

8. Details of the Mobile Bus

8.1 Two types of buses are proposed:

A) Option 1: Normal Bus for urban area and large villages

B) Option 2: Mini Bus for Rural areas with smaller roads

A) Option 1 (Normal Bus)

Approximate Overall Bus Dimension:

Length : 10750 mm
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 Width : 2600 mm
Height from Ground level : 3380 mm

Approximate Bus Shell/Exhibit Area Dimension:

Length : 8245 mm
Width : 2600 mm
Height from bus floor level : 1800 mm
Entry and Exit of visitors in bus will be from side door on the
opposite side of drivers’ door.
The drawing of the bus is enclosed in Annexure: A

B) Option 2 (Mini Bus)

Approximate Overall Bus Dimension:

Length : 9390 mm
Width : 2100 mm
Height from Ground level : 3000 mm

Approximate Bus Shell/Exhibit Area Dimension:

Length : 7050 mm
Width : 2100 mm
Height from bus floor level : 1800 mm

The drawing of the bus is enclosed in Annexure: B

C) Interactive Exhibit area:

Inside the bus shell (saloon): Saloon of the bus will be available as
the interactive exhibit area. The side walls, front and backside wall
of the bus excluding the windows and door will be used for the
panels and placement of the exhibits. A railing partition will be
made in the centre of bus so as to regulate the flow of visitors in
clockwise direction. The Normal Bus (Option 1) will have 13
interactive exhibits and the Mini Bus (Option 2) will have 12
exhibits. The details of exhibits with subject areas to be covered will
be as under:

S. No. Subject Area Type of Exhibit

1. Air Pollution Touch Screen Kiosk with
multimedia interactive application
2. Clean Water  Interactive Exhibit on water
purification processes
 Demonstration of Water Testing
Kit
3. Solid Waste Interactive Exhibit
Management
4. Food Safety Demonstration on food
adulteration testing kit
5. Safe Medicines Touch Screen Kiosk with
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 multimedia interactive application
6. Green Punjab Movie/presentation on LED TV
7. Khedo Punjab Touch Screen Kiosk with
multimedia interactive application
8. Preventive Health  BMI Machine
 Interactive Exhibit on Safe
hands
 Demonstration of Yoga
Exercises
9. Conservation Interactive Exhibit
Agriculture

PGSC has already developed some of the panels for its Mobile
Science Exhibition. Foldable panels will also be developed on the
above subject areas which will be displayed on the panel doors of
the bus.

D) Outside wall of the bus will have foldable panels with information
material on both sides. The Normal Bus will have 4 exhibits and 4
panel doors, whereas the Mini Bus will have 4 exhibits and 2 panel
doors. The material will be as finalized by DSTE, GoP.

9. Manpower

In addition to the staff of the Pushpa Gujral Science City who will be
involved in the project for designing, coordination, supervision and
monitoring, the following additional staff per bus will be required for
implementing the project:

 Project/Scientific Assistant (1 No.)

 Demonstrator (1 No.)
 Motivational Speaker-cum Mobiliser (1 No.)
 Driver (1 No.)
 Helper (1 No.)

10. Budget Estimates

A. Non - Recurring (Option 1 – Large Normal (Expenditure)

Bus, 52 Seater)
Item Ist Year 2nd Year 3rd Year Total (Rs.)
1. Tandarust Punjab Mobile Bus - -
Bus Chassis 25,000,00
Body fabrication 50,000,00 75,00,000
(Solar Panels and Air-
conditioning for exhibits)
2. Information panels and their 5,00,000 - - 5,00,000
fittings
3. Interactive Exhibits( Information 35,00,000 - - 35,00,000
Kiosks, LED TV, Computer
Systems, FRP models, Multimedia
Applications
Total cost for one bus - - - 1,15,000,00
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 Capital Cost for 10 Buses : Rs.11.50 Crore

A. Non - Recurring (Option 2 – Mini Bus, 17 (Expenditure)

Seater)
Item Ist Year 2nd Year 3rd Year Total (Rs.)
1. Tandarust Punjab Mobile Bus - -
Bus Chassis 14,000,00
Body fabrication 16,000,00 30,00,000
(Solar Panels and Air-
conditioning for exhibits)
2. Information panels and their 3,00,000 - - 3,00,000
fittings
3. Interactive Exhibits( Information 20,00,000 - - 20,00,000
Kiosks, LED TV, Computer
Systems, FRP models, Multimedia
Applications
Total cost for one bus - - - 53,000,00

Capital Cost for 80 Buses : Rs.42.40 Crore

A. Recurring (100 visits/year ) (Expenditure)

Item Ist Year 2nd Year 3rd Year Total (Rs.)
1. Manpower 8,40,000 10,08,000 10,08,000 28,56,000
Project Assistant (1) @ 22,000 (10 months)
(Fixed)
Demonstrator & Fitness Trainer
1 each. @15,000 per month)
Driver (@20,000 per month)
Cleaner (@ 12,000 per month)
2.* Lodging and boarding of bus 1,15,000 2,30,000 2,30,000 5,75,000
team per site visit
Project Assistant @1,500
Two Yoga instructor @1,000
each
One driver @700
One cleaner @400
3. Fuel Cost @ 6000/- per visit 1,50,000 3,00,000 3,00,000 7,50,000
including repair and
maintenances
4. Information Brochures 75,000 75,000 75,000 2,25,000
5. Water and Food testing kits 25,000 25,000 25,000 75,000
6. Stationery 15,000 15,000 15,000 45,000
7. Photography, Report 10,000 20,000 20,000 50,000
preparation, Media coverage
8. Overheads 50,000 50,000 50,000 1,50,000
Total 12,80,000 17,23,000 17,23,000 47,26,000
For one (1) Bus 12.80 Lac 17.23 Lac 17.23 Lac 47.26 Lac

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* Effort will be made to hire local staff from the operational area to minimize
boarding and lodging cost.

Total Project Cost (in Crores)

Sr. Item 1st Year 2ndYear 3rd Year Total

No.
Normal Buses
1. Capital Cost for 10 Buses 11.50 11.50
2. Recurring Cost of 10 1.28 1.72 1.72 4.72
buses
(12.80 lac x10)
Total (A) 12.78 1.72 1.72 16.22
Mini Buses
1. Capital Cost of 80 buses 42.40 42.40
2. Recurring Cost of 80 10.24 13.78 13.78 37.80
buses
(12.80 lac x 80)
Total (B) 52.64 13.78 13.78 80.20
Total (A+B) 65.42 15.50 15.50 96.42

Total Project Cost for 3 years : Rs.96.42 Crore

1st Year funds requirement : Rs.65.42 Crore
2nd & 3rd Year funds requirement : Rs.15.50 Crore per year

11. Monitoring:

The outreach activities shall be monitored by:

(i) Pushpa Gujral Science City (PGSC)

(ii) Directorate of Environment and Climate Change (DECC), GoP

12. PGSC Account details:

Account Holder : Pushpa Gujral Science City

Saving bank : Allahabad Bank
Account Number : 20850898685
Bank & branch address : Allahabad Bank, The Mall, Kapurthala
IFSC Code : ALLA0210169
MICR Code : 144010102