Dear TV Anchor ,
Just saw your TV program re potholes
You may want to pass on my following suggestion to Commissioners
/ Mayors of ALL municipal corporations
I would appreciate
acknowledgement
with regards,
( click to view my profile )
Marol , Mumbai / hcp@RecruitGuru.com
/ (M) 0-98,67,55,08,08
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Cold Asphalt is THE ANSWER
Hindustan Times ( 19 July )
carries a news report titled :
" BMC to test new materials to fix potholes "
Report goes on to say :
" The BMC has identified
five private companies , each of which will need to fill 50 sq meters of
potholes on various roads. They will be using their own technology on trial
basis .
Sources said the
five firms had given presentations in which a ready mix of POWDERED BITUMEN stored at normal ROOM TEMPERATURE in 25 kg bags,
could be DIRECTLY POURED onto
the potholes. Using this mix, potholes can be LEVELED
QUICKLY and roads THROWN
OPEN TO TRAFFIC IN 20 MINUTES.... according to these companies ,
their materials will work on a WET SURFACE
TOO "
I am glad that someone in BMC
managed to hack into my mail-box and downloaded my following email to Shri
Nitin Gadakari-ji :
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Sunday, 21
February 2016
Shri Nitin Gadkari likes to
experiment and take the accompanying risks
He is not afraid to stick out
his neck for fear of it getting chopped off
He is not paralyzed into
inaction by " fear of failure "
He like to tell his officers
, " Forget the history - what is your problem ? "
Then offers solutions such as
:
* Logistic parks around
big cities to decongest roads and reduce pollution
* RFID sensor embedded
vehicles , paying toll amount electronically without stopping / needing humans
* E-rickshaws to be
treated on par with petrol driven rickshaws
* By passing Bharat V
emission standards to directly jump to Bharat VI standards for all vehicles
* Introducing hybrid
model of financing for attracting private participation in Highway construction
* Use of slag cement in
construction of highways ( use of waste by-products of Steel Industry )
Dear Shri Gadkariji :
Allow me to suggest use of
" COLD ASPHALT "
technology for building new roads / filling pot holes
Use of hot asphalt requires a
very narrow temperature range within which it must be spread on roads before
rolling
Any hotter and it will just
stick to the roller . Any colder and it just won't set
It is difficult to maintain
such narrow range ( of temperature ) after asphalt carrying truck travels
hundreds of kilometers - even when that truck has a heating jacket ( consuming
lots of fuel ! )
If solidified asphalt (
usually stored in steel drums ) is used at the construction site , then it
needs to be heated / melted locally ( usually by creating a wood fire ) -
causing pollution and consuming trees !
And hot asphalt would just
not adhere to a wet surface , rendering it useless for use in monsoon -
especially for repair of pot holes
" COLD ASPHALT "
technology overcomes ALL of these problems !
* It consists of
mixing water ( 90 % ) with hot asphalt (
9 % ) in presence of a specialty chemical (
1 % ) , in a
very simple Mixing Machine which can be transported anywhere on a trolley
* This liquid mixture
can remain stored in steel drums at ROOM
TEMPERATURE for over ONE YEAR
!
* Drums containing
liquid can be transported and stored at road construction sites and COLD
ASPHALT mixed
with sand
/ aggregates as and when required . No ripping
/ destroying of drums and breaking of solid asphalt
* There is no
need for ANY temperature control as mixture / aggregate can remain at
AMBIENT temperature
* Since Cold Asphalt is basically water ( 90 % ) , it
is ideally suited for filling wet pot holes or laying on wet roads
* After laying /
spreading , as soon as a heavy roller is driven over Cold Asphalt mixed
aggregate , chemical bond
between water
and asphalt is broken due to heavy pressure and setting process starts ,
causing the layer to
solidify .
Within a matter of MINUTES
, regular traffic can flow over the road ! or over the filled pot
holes !
* Use of Cold Asphalt
technology results in a HUGE COST SAVING ( remember , it is 90 %
water ! )
* Cold Asphalt roads
are much easier to repair , with no pollution , and very little energy
consumption
* Using Cold Asphalt technology, 3 machines ( leveler / spreader / roller ) can lay 1 KM ROAD IN A DAY !
* Using Cold Asphalt technology, 3 machines ( leveler / spreader / roller ) can lay 1 KM ROAD IN A DAY !
I have personally seen
NATIONAL HIGHWAYS being constructed with Cold Asphalt technology in France ,
way back in 1988 !
You may turn around and ask :
" With these
advantages , how come our PWD / Municipalities have not adopted this
revolutionary technology ? "
My guess :
Because those responsible for
drawing up tender documents , insist on use of Hot Asphalt !
And you know , why !
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20 July 2016
www.hemenparekh.in / blogs
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Marol
, Mumbai , India
( M
) +91 - 98,67,55,08,08
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Make Yourself Heard
Dear
Visitor :
It
is time for YOU to speak up - and demand that YOU are heard
By
emailing this suggestion - incorporating your OWN improvements - to the
following Policy Makers
(
Just multiple copy all the following Email IDs into the Recipient column of
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