Hi Friends,

Even as I launch this today ( my 80th Birthday ), I realize that there is yet so much to say and do. There is just no time to look back, no time to wonder,"Will anyone read these pages?"

With regards,
Hemen Parekh
27 June 2013

Now as I approach my 90th birthday ( 27 June 2023 ) , I invite you to visit my Digital Avatar ( www.hemenparekh.ai ) – and continue chatting with me , even when I am no more here physically

Sunday 3 September 2017

A Sensible Solution



Hindustan Times ( 03 Sept ) carries following news report :





“ Soon , cycle or jog on one of country’s longest tracks “



Highlights :


·         BMC will create a 39 km long cycling / jogging track along Tansa pipeline , stretching from Mulund to Antop Hill in Wadala , shortest route connecting the eastern suburbs and parts of central Mumbai


·         It will be a 10 M wide corridor on both the sides of the pipeline , and require removal of 15,000 structures along the pipeline


·         It will have 40 entry-exit points and connect 19 railway stations , seven Metro and four monorail stations


·         It will cost Rs 300 crore and it’s first phase will start in October and entire length is expected to be completed by 2019





I would say , “ Not a day too soon “ !



This idea ( already implemented in several countries ) will go a long way to reduce Mumbai’s famous traffic jams and the parking problems for its 22 lakh cars and 17 lakh motor-cycles !


While welcoming this excellent initiative , I urge BMC / Maharashtra Government to consider following suggestions :



·         Construct 40 Meter wide , light-load-carrying ( LLC ) roads over all the railway tracks in Mumbai ( may be totalling 100 Km ? ) , exclusively for
     bicycles ( not for those 17 lakh motor-cycles )



·         These “ Overhead Bicycle Tracks ( LLC = OBT ) “ could be covered with roofs made of TESLA’s Solar Roof-Tiles , to generate Solar Power .



    In Gujarat , some irrigation canals have been covered by Solar Panels , in order to
    generate power and reduce water-loss due to evaporation .



    With   TESLA Roof-Tiles 



    there is no need to install separate conventional Solar Panels



·         Besides generating Solar Power , the slanting roofs over LLCs , will prevent the train tracks below from getting flooded during heavy rains .



·         Rain-Water-Collection gutters along both sides of the roof will enable “ Rain Water Harvesting “




·         Just 2 months ago , Sai Baba Trust ( Shirdi ) announced installation of “ Electricity Generating Floor Tiles “ in its compound , which will produce electricity by people walking over it !



BMC should consider installing such floor-tiles along the entire length of OBT , which would generate FOOT POWER to augment the overhead SOLAR POWER



Read :   

SaiBaba may save the World  [  06  June  2017  ]




·         Provide  LIFTS ( to take the bicycles , up or down ) at all Entry – Exit points



·         Also provide along the LLCs , “ Bicycle Stands “ at every 1 km distance for parking “ Bicycle Taxies




·         On the LLC , provide a separate LANE / TRACK ( in each direction ) for ordinary bicycles fitted with Geo-Orbital Electric Wheel , which would enable a rider to go 20 miles at a speed of 20 MPH – and 50 miles if you also pedal a little bit  !



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·         For benefits of this suggestion , read :


A  Radical Radial  Revolution  [  18  Aug  2016  ]




04  Sept  2017





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