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Drones used for live review of new tech housing projects by PM / TNN / 04 July 2021

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Ø Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviewed the real time progress of six Light House Projects ( LHP ), across six cities with LIVE FEED from DRONES on Sunday
These projects are using NEW TECHNOLOGIES for faster construction and have the target to complete over 6,000 houses and ancillary facility in ONE YEAR

Ø So far as the LHPs are concerned, TOI has learned that all the construction companies have assured Modi to complete the projects within timeline

Ø The PM had launched the projects on Jan 01, this year with an aim for large scale adoption of NEW TECHNOLOGIES to build houses quickly

Ø Sources said the Housing Ministry used LIVE DRONE FEEDS from FACTORIES and also from the ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION SITES , to suggest how the projects are ON TRACK

Ø “ This was the largest ever when DRONES were used for LIVE REVIEW of progress on the ground ; from FACTORIES to the WORK-SITES across a dozen cities. Some of the factories where pre-fabricated items are being manufactured are far away from the WORK-SITES “, said a source

WHY UNFAIR ?

Although I did suggest use of LIVE FEED using DRONES , in my following e-mail, I had suggested taking advantage of LHP project to EDUCATE / INSTRUCT , millions of Civil Engineering Students / Professionals and many others :

Ø Congratulations, Shri Hardeep Singh Puriji ………………….[ 03 Jan 2021 ]

Here is what I had suggested :

Ø During the launch of Light House project, Shri Modiji invited architects planners, engineers and students to visit these projects.

Ø Shri Modiji’s suggestion is unique, as far as exploiting this project as a life-time “ learning opportunity “ is concerned. But, in India, we have some 3179 Civil engineering colleges, admitting each year, close to 6 lakh students

Ø Hence the number of Civil Engineering students / employed civil engineers / civil engineering lecturers-professors / architects / Structural engineers / Interior designers / skilled civil workers ( masons-carpenters – electricians – plumbers – brick layers etc ), could easily run into millions

Ø Here is a method to “ remotely train “ these millions of construction professionals, in NEW construction technologies, WITHOUT visiting those sites :

Ø Construction companies ( Foreign Technology donor + Indian Partner Company ), to deploy 8 / 10 drones ( in each of the 3 shifts of 8 hours each ) to “ Live Stream “ the videos of actual construction taking place, at each site.

Ø These VIDEOS to be made visible to the entire world in real-time basis, as currently being done for TESLA’s Giga-factories under construction at Austin and Berlin ( Note : Partnering by some Indian Construction company at each city location , should be made mandatory to achieve a satisfactory “ transfer of technology “ )

Ø All class-rooms in all Civil Engineering Colleges to be installed with ZOOM type of Video Conferencing facilities, with options to connect to the SITE OFFICES of each city project. This will enable millions of students and professors to “ ask questions “ to the Site Project Managers ( and get immediate answers ) – even as they are watching / viewing the “ Live Stream “.I feel Microsoft / Google etc will be too happy to provide the necessary hardware / software to the colleges FREE of COST

Ø If challenged, I thinks these tech giants would be happy to install in each college, a HOLOGRAPHIC projection of the actual construction taking place in each of the 6 cities

Jio Glass will even enable Holographic 3D meetings , across the world

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ks99SdozwDE { Hologram of Shri Modi }

The world's first HOLOGRAM protest

Ø To motivate year-long learning through active participation, announce competition / prizes ( Rs 10 lakh / Rs 5 lakh / Rs 2 lakh ) for civil engineering colleges to submit by 31 Oct 2021 , their CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY RANKING FORMULA to your Ministry . Winners may be felicitated by your good self and invited to ride a float in the Republic Day parade of 26 Jan 2022 . These formulas should be published on ministry’s web site

Ø Only yesterday, while laying the foundation stone of IIM-Sambalpur ( through VIDEO conference ), Shri Modiji said :

“ The goal of self-reliant India will be achieved with the help

of COLLABORATIVE , INNOVATIVE and TRANSFORMATIVE concepts

in management. “

Noting that technology is reducing distances between regions, Modiji

said, India has brought speedy reforms in the DIGITAL CONNECTIVITY sector

in order to cope with changes all over the world

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Dear Shri Ramesh Pokhriyalji,

( Education Minister / minister.sm@gov.in ),

I urge you to fully exploit this, “ Once in a lifetime “ opportunity to “ Train / Impart Skills “ in new construction technologies to millions , through :

Ø Launch of 24x7 dedicated TV Channel to broadcast LIVE FEEDS from those drones

Ø Launch of a course in Civil Engineering curriculum, titled “ New Construction Technologies “

Ø Require all 3179 Civil Engineering Colleges to equip their class-rooms for receiving LIVE FEEDS using Swayamprabha channels

Ø Launch a YouTube Channel for LIVE FEEDS , which can be viewed by lakhs of “ Construction Engineers and Workers “ , working at thousands of construction sites , all over the country

Ø Grab ISRO’s offer for Satellite TV classrooms

With regards,

Hemen Parekh / hcp@RecruitGuru.com / 05 July 2021

RELATED READINGS :

ISRO gives nod to parliamentary panel to help implement satellite TV classrooms for school students

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Ø Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Friday gave its nod to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education to provide technical assistance for satellite TV classrooms in the country to bridge the learning gap due to COVID-induced lockdown.

Ø "Scientists from ISRO attended the meeting today and made a presentation about the use of satellite TV classrooms for the students before the officials of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY) and Doordarshan," sources told ANI

House panel worried about learning gap, digital divide / Business Line - 05 July 2021

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Ø The Department of Space is also learnt to have told the panel about the need to enhance the Swayamprabha channels under “ Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Applications and Geo-Informatics “ , to provide LIVE TRANSMISSIONS of class / contents to schools for all classes

Satellite Broaband : A faster way to connect India / Business Line – 05 July 2021

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Ø Satellite broadband does not require laying cable.

Ø Let us for a moment consider this – Space India 2.0 indicates that the cost to cover ONE sq. km from space varies between $ 1.5 and $ 6.0, vis-à-vis $ 3,000 to $ 30,000 required by ground infrastructure to cover the same area

Ø Such drastic cost reduction will benefit consumers

Opening bank accounts takes minutes, making digital payments, seconds. That’s what the next tech decade will build on / Times of India / 05 July 2021 / Amitabh Kant ( personal views )

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Ø Digitization and internet penetration have contributed phenomenally towards improving LEARNING OUTCOMES for students across India

Ø Primary schools in Nawada, a remote aspirational district in Bihar, are home to SMART classrooms, completely equipped with digital tools and internet connectivity

Ø The model of SMART classrooms and e-learning has been rapidly replicated across States, introducing students from rural areas to a WHOLE NEW WORLD of LEARNING

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Union Minister Prakash Javadekar launches 6 tech innovation platforms for globally competitive manufacturing

( ZeeNews – 02 July 2021 )

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These platforms will facilitate industry (including OEMs, Tier 1 Tier 2 and Tier 3 companies and Raw Material Manufacturers), start-ups, domain experts / professionals, R&D institutions and academia (colleges & universities), to provide technology solutions, suggestions, expert opinions etc on issues involving manufacturing technologies. Further, it will facilitate the exchange of knowledge with respect to research & development and other technological aspects.

Over 39000 students, experts, institutes, industries and labs have already registered on these platforms.

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URBAN CENTER OF EXCELLENCE

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Ø One of its kind, this center will act as a National/Regional level think tank on urban issues and will have, among others, R&D facilities on urban issues, a hub for urban innovations and a center for urban start-ups, training & conference facilities and will act as a state/national/regional level center for hosting conferences/ workshops on urban issues. It will also act as a repository of and will house urban innovations and all the latest in this sector. The center will have classrooms, conference halls, auditoriums & full-fledged accommodation facilities along with gymnasium & sports facilities for the campus. The center will also house live-models of the latest innovations /best practices in urban sector in about 5 acres of land on a dynamic basis

Ø Building Castles in Air ? [ 25 July 2015 ]