The Google Internet bus comes to Bengal

The Google Internet bus

The Google Internet bus project is an attempt by Google to educate the people of India about the internet and how it can change their lives.In a country where even today , outside of the largest cities internet awareness isn't as high as it should be , this endeavor aims at changing that.

The Internet bus which has already covered 11 states and 130 cities across the nation has finally arrived in Bengal.It hit the streets of Kolkata the day before yesterday , on November 24 , and will run through several other locations ( complete route below ) in the state.


The Route ( google map below) : 


24 Nov Kolkata            21 Dec Purulia
02 Dec Uluberia           24 Dec Asansol
08 Dec Haldia             30 Dec Durgapur
12 Dec Kharagpur          06 Jan Berhampore
18 Dec Bankura            11 Jan Chandannagar


The Internet bus is a customized internet enabled vehicle with numerous computers and devices on board which will be available to the public for use (see picture below).

Under the hood

Google map of the route ( which i had a lot of fun embedding , as this was something new i learnt today ):

View Larger Map

Did anyone catch a sight of the bus ? Comment and let me know.