SAIIER 2014:SAIIER Transport Service
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 Aikiyam School |
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The Entity::SAIIER Transport Service was started in 1985-86. It works mainly for the Auroville schools that need students to be picked up and dropped at specified bus stops, and for transporting lunch from Solar Kitchen to all the schools; it also makes special trips for the elderly and for field trips and excursion tours. Occasionally the service provides transportation for people participating in dance programs, music shows and other Auroville related programs.
Presently the service has 11 vehicles: 4 buses, 2 vans, 1 Jeep, 1 food van and a Honda Unicorn Bike. The Transport also has two buildings: an office cum caretaker’s building and a workshop building. In total there are 13 sheds. The SAIIER Transport Service has a new shed for vans, Jeep and food van, financed by SAIIER. In future the Transport Service plans to get more vehicles according to the schools' growth and population. There are 12 people working in Transport Service including 5 Aurovilians.
We also take care of the vehicles belonging to Auroville Community Transport (ACT) – two Mazda buses. ACT classifies its trips based on its regularity of operations. We essentially run two types of services: regular trips and special trips. Regular trips, as the name suggests, are run either on a daily or weekly basis throughout the year. Special trips are one-off trips organized for a specific event or for a group for a specific trip. ACT prioritizes its regular trips which are meant for the benefit of the community at large. ACT runs four regular trips: a Matrimandir trip, the Matrimandir shuttle service, morning trips to Pondicherry, evening trips to Pondicherry.
There are 3 drivers are working in the Auroville Community Transport Service. Together we are a team of 15 people dedicated to providing our passengers with safe and comfortable transportation inside and outside Auroville.
