
Access and Transportation
Project by
Prof. Bidyabijaya Bhaumik
Mr. Aseef Kadir
Multi-Utility Vehicle for Rural India
Inspiration
The challenges faced by the people residing in rural areas are quite different from the challenges of urban cities. Amenities are not served in rural areas door to door, necessities such as water has to be accessed, stored and transported on daily basis by individual households. Local modes of transportation includes cattle-drawn carts, overstuffed rickshaws and makeshift vehicles, which are known locally as jugaads. These vehicles are very unsafe for highways and are major cause of road accidents. The problem was so severe that Rajasthan government had to impose a ban on them.
Design
Field study was done in a remote area of Rajasthan. The life of people residing there was observed to draw insights.
The aim was to design a personal mobility solution for rural India which could assist the villagers in their businesses to make it more profitable, comfortable and safe along with high aesthetic quotient to meet the demand of rural India. The major elements of the design were:
- Catering to Utility
- Aspirations of the People
The vehicle was designed while strongly considering the financial constraints of the locals. Hence, the contextual background of the vehicle was based on Tata Nano platform.













