With the Konkan Railway officially announcing its Ro-Ro (Roll-on/Roll-off) car service for this Ganesh festival — first reported by mid-day — bookings for the unique offering are yet to pick up pace. So far, only one booking has been made. mid-day tracked down the passenger and spoke to him about his plans.

“It has always been my passion to travel, especially across the Konkan region. Earlier, I used to ride my bike, but now that I have a family and a four-wheeler, I wanted to try something different. I booked the Ro-Ro service for the adventure,” said 30-year-old Rohan Prakash Kandar. “We have a four-month-old baby, so this allows us to travel comfortably in a 3AC coach while taking our car along for local travel. It’s an excellent idea.”

Rohan Prakash Kandar with wife Neha and their son Yash