ADMAP PROJECT: Proposal & Field visit Template PGDM 2014I. (a) Name & Roll No. of the Participants:Anandita Pulugurtha (PGP-14-091)Divya Lodha (PGP-14-016)Suresh Kumar (PGP-14-073)Siddharth S (PGP-14-224)Anit Maharana (PGP-14-169)Uthara Padmanabhan (PGP-14-235)Pramit Gupta(PGP-14-203)Varun Ganesh (PGP-14-236)Aseem Rohatgi (PGP-14-010)

(b) Name of the CoCo: Uthara Padmanabhan Mobile #: 7506106051 II. Project Details:

OrganizationTitle of your projectLocationContact Persons name, designation, phone #

Suburban Railways

Analysis of crowds inSuburban trains (RL3)Churchgate StationMr. A. K. TiwariStation Master9004498922

III. Objective of your project:To get Mr. Tiwaris opinion on various bottlenecks in the suburban railways and to get information on current strategic processes in place to manage crowds on platforms and in trains.

IV. Scope of the project:To make a point to point study and suggest actionable solutions for crowd control. Mr. Tiwari pointed out a number existing and potential bottlenecks in the suburban line like Andheri, Virar, Nalasopara, etc. We would study the timetable further to narrow down on any one hub. Aim is to provide a creative strategic solution that can be scaled up to any location.

V. Methodology:(a) Secondary research, empirical data collection(b) Field visit plan

Field VisitsLocation/addressContact persons name. designation & mobile #Purpose of visit and plan of actionDistribution of tasks between team members

1Churchgate StationMr. Barot, PR Official.To ask a few routine questions and get official timetable and other statistical data.Anandita, Pramit, Siddharth, Uthara and Varun will follow up with Mr. Barot

2Churchgate StationMr. A. K. TiwariTo get a few leads and to discuss our interpretation and understanding of the situationAseem, Anit, Suresh and Divya would discuss with Mr. Tiwari about future prospects and follow new leads.

VI. Would you require any help?We managed to build a good rapport with Mr. Tiwari, who would be providing assistance in case we need any.

Visit 2: Churchgate StationVisit 1:Bombay Central Station

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