{ Source : Times of India / 29 May 2017 }
Navic = Navigation with Indian Constellation
That is the “ Operational Name “ for :
The Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System ( IRNSS ) , currently being
tested for accuracy and likely to be available in market “ for public “ , early
next year , as per Tapan
Misra , the director of Ahmedabad-based Space Application Centre
IRNSS is our very own GPS system , with a position accuracy of 5 METRE , as compared to the American
GPS ( which we currently use ) with an accuracy of 20-30 METRE !
Adds Tapan
Misra :
“ We have
developed digital chips to miniaturize technology ( for use in mobiles and
handsets ) and experiments are on them . The system is being tested all across
the country
This indigenous navigation system , which cost ISRO, Rs 1420 crore, will aid terrestrial , aerial
and marine navigation , VEHICLE
TRACKING and FLEET
MANAGEMENT , disaster management , mapping and geodetic data capture , VISUAL and VOICE NAVIGATION
for drivers “
CONTEXT :
A news report ,two days back said that Mumbai Municipality
collected Rs 40 crore
in April 2017 , under its new PARKING POLICY , from operation of 18 Parking Plots in south
Mumbai
This compares with Rs 21 crore collected in March 2017 ( a 90 % increase )
I presume , each of this parking plot could accommodate , 100 cars
So , for 18 plots , that would work out to 1,800 cars ( round of to 2,000 )
But ,city of Mumbai boasts of 30 LAKH vehicles , of which , close to 20 LAKH are parked on the
streets ( outside the compound walls of buildings )
That means , 1000
TIMES more vehicles are still to be covered ( needing 18,000 Parking
Plots ? )
And , if some magical way can be found ( to collect Rs 2,000 per
month from each vehicle which gets parked in those parking plots – and that too
, only for parking at night ! ) , that
could yield MCGM , a
neat sum of Rs 400 CRORE
per month !
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PROBLEM :
There is no way , MCGM can find those 18,000 Parking Lots anywhere in the city !
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SOLUTION :
Just ask Shri Tapan Misra :
“ Sir , can you get NaviC to track all the
vehicles in Mumbai ( to begin with – and to extend to all the cities of India ,
by 2020 ) , as recommended in :
Where , I have said :
WHY DO WE NEED TO
DECIDE , WHO WILL / CAN , PARK WHERE AND WHEN AND FOR HOW LONG ?
Let vehicle owners park any number of
vehicles , anywhere and at any time and for any period – if they manage to find
a parking slot !
As long as vehicles are installed
with pre-paid RFID chips , our Geo Satellite will keep
collecting parking charges and transfer to the bank account of Mumbai Municipal
Corporation !
NO HUMAN INTERVENTION !
NO ARBITRARY DECISIONS !
NO NEED FOR MILLIONS OF APPLICATIONS
TO BE PROCESSED !
NO NEED FOR COLLECTION MACHINERY !
NO ARMY OF TRAFFIC POLICE TO CHECK
PARKING VIOLATIONS !
NO SCOPE FOR HAFTAS !
Dear Shri
Gadkariji :
What I have suggested can become a reality , only through your
celebrated “ Out – of – the – Box “ , thinking !
31
May 2017
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