When the had the chance to get Uber to Goa, the taxi drivers did not realise they will have more work and a higher income. It's a pity our tourism looses out to these small details that can be rectified easily W
Sent from my iPad Wendell Rodricks, Campal, Panjim. GOA 403001. INDIA Off tel: +91-832-2420604, Shop tel: +91-832-2238177 Off email: [email protected] On 24-Apr-2015, at 1:36 PM, Stephen Dias <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Dr Reis Ferdinando, > > I have been suggesting the Tourism Dept to have a GPS installed in all the > tourist Taxis as well as having wireless contacts to the main station where > the taxi is engaged such as Call Centre. These kind of things are available > in some major cities in India and more in foreign countries. Nowadays > Whatsapp a latest technology contacts is possible and that the Govt can make > provision in the taxis itself to send the photographs of passengers > travelling in the Taxis on auto mode once the taxi is engaged to send the > pictures to the Call Centre or the Police Cell on emergencies . > If these kind of set up is made, it will be an unique system in Goa as well > as in India which will be appreciated all over the world. > One thing for certain these tourists taxis and also some of our local taxis > drivers are needed to behave themselves with the tourists as they are found > adamant and non cooperative with the passengers. > Hope this letter will help the Govt of Tourism to educate the taxi drivers > and also to set up this system for their life safety. > > Stephen Dias > D.Paula > 24.4.2015 > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > E.C.A. DIAS > Retired as TO (E-1) > Former Scientist A-1 and Leader of GOD/INSTRUMENTATION Group > CSIR- National Institute of Oceanography > Dona Paula-Goa 403004 > Email: [email protected] > Tel" 0832-2452915 ( Res) > Mob: (0) 9422443110
