Devotees of Sai Baba ( Shirdi ) firmly believe in the many
miracles that he is supposed to have performed during his life time
But , after reading the following news report which appeared in DNA ( 07 June ) , even
those who doubted this , will start believing that Sai Baba may yet save the world :
“ Shirdi temple trust to generate electricity using footsteps of
devotees “
As Shirdi-based Sai Baba Temple is set to
celebrate its centenary year from October 1, the trust is planning to go as eco-friendly as possible.
The trust has come up with various initiatives to go green.
While their pilot
project is a FOOT ENERGY project by converting the walking power
of the devotees to create energy which can be used to light fans and bulbs, the
other initiatives include solid waste management, making incense sticks from
flower waste and planting one lakh trees in and around Shirdi and Nashik.
Speaking about the foot energy initiative, Dr Suresh Haware,
Chairman of Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust said,
"This project will be the first in India. Over 50,000 devotees visit the
temple every day.
If we convert their walking energy into electrical
energy, we will be able to light bulbs and fans which are installed near
the queue.
The first phase will be completed within two months. If the model
becomes successful, then it can set an example for such initiatives to be
implemented in public
places."
Krunal Naik, partner in Innovation
For Mankind, who are installing the tiles for the project said,
"We will be installing tiles which can convert the energy when you walk.
The phase one will be ready in two months.
We will be installing 200 tiles of 2 X 2 feet. On an average, 20 watt second
energy is converted by a single person. The unit of converter energy
will depend upon the overall footfalls."
The company will be installing this free of cost at the temple as donation
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WHAT NEXT ?
·
If Shirdi experiment is successful ( with blessings of Sai Baba ) ,
then we can expect a large number of Public Places to come forward to install
such electricity generating tiles . These could include Railway Station Platforms , Cinema Halls ,
Schools and Colleges , Commercial Offices ( including government offices ) ,
Hospitals, Airports, Malls, Temples / Churches / Mosques, Marriage Halls,
Jogging Tracks etc
·
Expect the daily visits to
Sai Baba Temple to go up to 100,000
per day – doubling the daily donations , which will enable the Sai Trust to
extend the project !
REFERENCES
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In my following blog , I had talked about electricity generation by
tyre pressure of running cars on a highway embedded with piezo-electric pads :
Not satisfied with harnessing the energy of walking , scientists are also working on
producing electricity utilizing the body-heat / speech
of humans ( though in minute amount )
Given the number of Netas and Experts
shouting at each other on TV channels , India can become power surplus if we
harness their decibels to produce electricity !
07 June 2017
www.hemenparekh.in
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