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 

   {  https://www.tesla.com/solarroof  }

    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  ]

https://myblogepage.blogspot.com/2017/06/sai-baba-may-save-world.html

·         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

“  ( BIXI  /  http://montreal.bixi.com/en  )

·         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  !

·          

          https://www.geoo.com/pages/how-it-works

·         For benefits of this suggestion , read :

A  Radical Radial  Revolution  [  18  Aug  2016  ]

https://myblogepage.blogspot.com/2016/08/a-radical-radial-revolution.html 

04  Sept  2017

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Aadhar - for HR ?

Aadhar  =  Aggregate   Anonymous  Data  Harvesting  about  Recruitment

Even as debate on Data Privacy is raging and B N Srikrishna Committee is debating the PROS and CONS of Privacy vs Publicity ( of data ) , there is a general consensus that aggregating anonymized data for the purpose of GREATER GOOD of the Society , should be permitted

I want to go one step further and say :

Such gathering and using of Anonymized data should be Encouraged / Solicited / Mandated , for policy and strategy formulation

Here is a glimpse of what I have in my mind

I worked in a large engineering company for over 30 years .

So did many of my colleagues , all of us starting as JUNIOR supervisors and retiring as GENERAL MANAGERS, after serving for 20 / 30 / 40 years

This was between 1950s and 1990s

How did we fare when it came to the “ Salary Increments “ that we received ,

·          to compensate us for neutralizing the rising “ Cost of Living “ ?

·          to improve our “ Standard of Living “ ?

Look at the following (  ANONYMIZED  ) data about Salary Growth ( Rs per month )  :

Name  /  Start  / End  /  Diff  /  Years of Service / Growth/month( ave ) / Joining Year

A   /   Rs  2500   /  Rs  19,250   /  Rs 16,750  /  24  /  Rs 698  /  1972

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B   /    350     /    17,700     /     17,350    /    39     /   445    /    1956

C    /   3,000    /   13, 270    /   10,270    /   18   /       570     /    1977

D    /   1,600    /    16,900    /   15,300    /   23    /     665    /     1971

E    /    2,700    /   10,300    /   7,600    /   21    /     362    /       1971

F     /    135    /    7,700     /   7,565     /    43    /      176    /     1948

G    /    625    /   9,985    /    9,360   /     31     /      302     /     1959

H     /    2,500    /  6,000   /   3,500   /    17     /      206    /      1972

J     /   1,400    /  7,500   /   6,100    /    23     /       265    /      1965

Do you see the “ limitations “ of the above “ analysis “ ?

It pertained to just one COMPANY / one INDUSTRY / one CITY / one EDU LEVEL / one DESIGNATION LEVEL / nine EMPLOYEES

Can you guess what “ Insights “ such “ Data Analytics “ could yield if it was for :

·         A million  Companies , operating in

·         100  different  Industries , and located in

·         5,000  Cities , covering

·         100 million  Employees , having

·         500  different  Edu Qualifications , and having

·         1000  different  Titles / Designations

Also remember that the above-tabulated analysis was carried out by :

·         one retired employee ( possessing limited natural intelligence ) ,

·         after a lapse of  30 years  and ,

·         taking a  few hours  of data-digging / tabulating ?

·          

Can you guess if such analysis were to be carried out ,

·         INSTANTANEOUSLY

·         DYNAMICALLY

·         AUTOMATICALLY ( without human intervention ) , and by

·         ARTIFICIAL  INTELLIGENCE  ( AI ) ,

Then what kind of  POLICY INPUTS  that could provide  ?

To know ,

·         Aadhar ( Aggregate   Anonymous  Data  Harvesting  about  Recruitment )

·         How it can be implemented ,

Read :

From  BAD to  MAD  [  01  June  2016  ]

https://myblogepage.blogspot.com/2016/06/from-bad-to-mad.html

I hope the new Minister of Labour ( about to be sworn in ) will find time to read this

03  Sept  2017

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Why don’t they park in their flats ?

A news headline in Hindustan Times ( 28 Aug ) reads :

“ Live or work in SoBo ? You can’t park your car on roads anymore  “

Parking on streets banned after decision ensured smooth traffic flow during Maratha Morcha

Traffic police has banned parking on both sides of these roads in South Mumbai , as they are on their priority list

There is a legend that a great French princess, on being informed that the country people had no bread, replied, " Then let them eat cake ! "

To 22 lakh car owners of Mumbai , BMC / Traffic Police / Maharashtra Government , seem to be saying :

“ If you don’t have a parking place on the road , why don’t you park your car inside your flats ? “

Next expect them to say :

“ As against 22 lakh cars , we have parking space on the roads , for only 3.3 lakh cars ( approx.. for 15 % of the cars

And , each car , on an average , gets used DAILY ( being driven on the road ) for just 3 hours out of available 24 hours ( …. 12  % of the time ! )

For the balance 21 hours , it is just PARKED on the streets , causing all of our PARKING SPACE SHORTAGES

Hence , we offer you Car Owners , the following options :

·         At any given time , only 3.3 lakh cars will be allowed to be parked on the roads , with the rest having to park inside their flats ( like ODD / EVEN number scheme )

·         Let everyone dispose off their PERSONAL cars and use  “ Ride Sharing “ arrangements . Working round the clock , these 3.3 lakh “ Ride Sharing Cars “ would suffice to take all of you to your work-place and back

   

Of course , you will need to stagger your WORKING HOURS round the clock in such a way that , at any given point of time , only 3.3 lakh persons are using those cars

·         Convince your employers to allow you to “ Work from Home “ , using Video Conferencing / Holographic projections etc , to mark your attendance

·         Use specially created , green coloured , “  Car Donor Public Transport ( BEST Buses / Local Trains / Metros  ) “ , which will be FREE  to those of you ( and to your entire family ) , who surrender their personal cars to the Government and undertake not to buy a personal transport in future

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 Future of commuting within Mumbai , will see a “ Sea Change “ !

02  Sept  2017

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