Humans are better at framing rules /
regulations / guidelines / laws etc
But they are susceptible to getting
bribed while " interpreting / enforcing " those rules
This is why , we should depend ( as far
as possible ) on the TECHNOLOGY , when it comes to implementation / enforcement of those rules
Because technology is less likely to get
bribed , since it interprets a violation of a rule , irrespective of WHO breaks
the rule ; and even hand out " punishment " in an unbiased way
Remember the " Hot Stove Principle " ? A hot
stove does not differentiate between finger of a poor person and that of a
powerful rich person . It just burns !
Let
me illustrate in the context of the following news report in Hindustan Times (
28 Dec 2016 ) :
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BMC paves way
for footpath policy in pedestrian-unfriendly Mumbai
In a move that will benefit
lakhs of Mumbaiites, the BMC is drafting a FOOTPATH POLICY to
make the side-strips more walker-friendly.
While the policy is yet to be
finalised, one of its significant provisions includes CLEARING
WALKWAYS.
Senior civic officials said even shops, booths and vendors
will not be allowed on footpaths.
WARD OFFICIALS WILL BE
RESPONSIBLE FOR CLEARING GARBAGE, ENCROACHMENT, HOARDINGS, POLES OR ANYTHING
THAT CAUSES HINDRANCE.
Citizens, however, are skeptical of the implementation of
the policy. Rishi Aggarwal, activist and founder
of ‘ The Walking Project ’ said, “These policies should not end up being old wine in a new bottle.
We need to work at better implementation as BMC has been coming
up with these ideas and policies.”
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I request Shri Aggarwal , to use
his influence with the Municipal Commissioner to implement a TECHNOLOGY based
solution , as suggested in my following blog ( earlier emailed to many BMC
officers one year ago ! )
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Friday, 11 December 2015
2 DOWN : 1 TO GO !
2 months back , Mumbai Municipal Commissioner, Shri
Ajoy Mehta asked all his
officers ,
He added,
" Once the
encroachment is cleared from the footpath , ward staff will have to ensure that
it does not come up again . Prepare lists of encroachments with photographs and video recordings ,
as evidence "
Questions :
# How many
months are required to prepare a " 3 month " Action Plan ?
# How often
should ward officers take those photos / videos ? Once a month ?
# Can they
re-submit ( again and again ) same photo / video of a cleared footpath ?
# If footpaths get permanently cleared of the
encroachments , what happens to their
"
Leaving aside the last
question , technically , it is not all that difficult to monitor those
footpaths , 24 hours of the day
Mumbai Police is
installing some 2,000 CCTV cameras all over the city to capture the terrorists
London has 500,000
CCTV cameras to cover every nook and corner ,24 hours !
So monitoring footpaths of Mumbai , by installing 50,000 CCTV
cameras, on 24 hour basis, is not a problem
And funds are no problem either , with MCGM having spent only 22
% of its Rs 33,000 crore budget so far , in the current year !
On top of that , it is having fixed deposits worth Rs 45,000
Crores in banks !
After installing those
50,000 video cameras , use following software ( embedded in a computerized CCTV
network ) to compute the monthly
salary of each ward officer :
SALARY PAYABLE
/ PAYROLL SALARY
=
( Length of footpath in his ward clear of encroachment *
Percentage of time free of
Divided by
( Total Length of footpath * Total Hours in that Month )
ie: Ratio of
" Clear Kilometer*Hours / Total Kilometer*Hours "
Then expect a miracle of E-Governance thru innovative
digitization !
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28 Dec
2016
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