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Project ROTE —
A Humble Request to Convene a Multi-Stakeholder Conclave for India's Road
Safety Future
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Shri Nitin Gadkariji,
Namaskar.
With the deepest respect for your transformative leadership in building modern
India's road infrastructure, I take the liberty of writing to you on a matter that I
believe could position India as a global pioneer in technology-driven road safety
and emission reduction.
I am Hemen Parekh, a Mumbai-based citizen-thinker who has been proposing AI
and satellite-driven transport reforms since 2018. In June 2025, I published a
detailed proposal titled:
📄 Project ROTE — Reduction of Transport Emissions
🔗 https://myblogepage.blogspot.com/2025/06/project-rote-reduction-of-transport.html
The core of ROTE is a real-time, satellite-assisted system to :
• Track every vehicle plying on Indian roads using NaVIC
• Compute each vehicle's HARM QUOTIENT — based on speed, braking, emissions,
and route
• Assign a dynamic TRANS-SCORE to every registered vehicle
• Levy a behaviour-linked, emission-linked TRANS-TAX — automatically deducted
via FASTag or UPI
The goal :
Reduce PM2.5 and AQI levels in Indian cities by 50% within 2 years, and cut road
fatalities significantly.
🛰️ WHY GRAHAA SPACE IS THE CORNERSTONE
For ROTE to function at national scale — tracking and communicating with
hundreds of millions of vehicles across India's 63+ lakh km road network — it
needs a dedicated, always-on satellite communication and observation backbone.
I recently came across Grahaa Space (https://grahaa.space), a DPIIT-recognised
Indian spacetech startup co-founded by Dr. M. Loganathan (ex-ISRO Deputy
Project Director, 36 years of experience) and Shri Ramesh Kumar. Their cluster of
earth-observation nanosatellites in low earth orbit, designed to stream near real-
time HD video and AI-analysed data of client-defined areas of interest, appears to
be precisely the missing satellite layer that ROTE requires.
Combined with:
• NaVIC (for precise positioning)
• V2V communication (DoT's recently allocated 30 MHz spectrum)
• AI toll infrastructure (as piloted at Dahisar Naka, Mumbai)
• FASTag + UPI (for seamless Trans-Tax collection)
...Grahaa Space becomes the eyes and ears in orbit that give ROTE its nationwide reach.
🙏 MY HUMBLE REQUEST
I respectfully urge you to convene a one-day Multi-Stakeholder Conclave of
Network Constituents and Experts, bringing together:
1. Grahaa Space (satellite observation + real-time data stream)
2. ISRO / IN-SPACe (NaVIC, satellite policy)
3. Department of Telecommunications (V2V spectrum, OBU standards)
4. NHAI (road infrastructure, FASTag ecosystem)
5. Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (AQI / emission targets)
6. Mumbai Police / Traffic Authorities (urban pilot experience)
7. MSRTC / State Transport Departments
8. Automotive OEMs (Maruti, Tata Motors, M&M — for OBU/ADAS integration)
9. IIT / IISc researchers (V2V standards, AI modelling)
10. Independent citizen-thinkers and civil society voices
The agenda :
To debate, stress-test, and — if found worthy — fast-track Project
ROTE as India's flagship Urban Mobility and Emission Reduction Mission.
India already leads the world in digital public infrastructure (UPI, Aadhaar,
FASTag). ROTE is the natural next frontier — a Digital Mobility Stack that could
save lakhs of lives and billions in fuel and health costs every year.
I would be honoured if you — or a senior officer nominated by you — could review
the ROTE proposal and initiate this conversation.
I am readily available for any clarification, presentation, or further discussion at your convenience.
With profound respect and warm regards,
Hemen Parekh
Mumbai
hcp@RecruitGuru.com
www.HemenParekh.ai | www.IndiaAGI.ai
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