Leveraging NaviC ?

{ 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 :

Un-ImplementableLaws : Unstoppable Corruption

{ https://myblogepage.blogspot.com/2017/02/un-implementable-laws-unstoppable.html }

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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