Future India - Highway Guidelines

The golden quadrilateral project was a landmark in the history of Indian highways. Since then no such big project was implemented for Indian Highways. In India the highways though efficiently built are in a very pathetic state. These highways should be categorized into national highways (connecting metropolitan cities), state highways (connecting second class cities), district highways (connecting towns and villages). These highways should never criss-cross one another in a X-ing manner to prevent slowing down of traffic by one type of highways to the other. They should meet at certain points efficiently so that the traffic speed does not get hindered.

Some of the main points we should keep in mind for highways: -
1) There should be separate highways for private cars / buses and trucks (freights).
2) Speed limit should be fixed and in no case should be brought down or up unnecessarily.
3) There should be bye-lanes along the highways near towns and cities so that the daily traffic of these places should not get inside highways.
4) If possible the highways should be elevated if it passes through a city or town to prevent traffic.
5) Proper bus services should be introduced connecting big cities, small cities and towns.
6) No political / social demonstration should be allowed on highways.
7) Slow moving traffics should not be allowed in highways.

If these basic points are followed properly (there are many more), only then we can introduce big projects like bus and other transport systems that can travel through these highways at speeds close to 400 kms / hr. Similarly dedicated elevated lines for rapid transit of trains between big cities can be introduced if given a proper thought. (according to my last to last post)

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Future India - Clean India

We often find it very difficult to walk through the streets of India because of the filth and smell that emanates from the different lanes and by-lanes, road sides and other public places be it railway stations or bus terminus. The main reason for the filth and smell is improper dumping of waste materials and human excreta or human urination on roadsides.

If we follow certain basic steps, India would be a much better place to live in.

1) Free public government aided toilets (including urinals) every after half a kilometer in all major cities should be constructed.
2) Proper dumping of household / office / factory waste materials and proper recycling of the waste by the government / municipalities.
3) Concrete roads with no potholes.
4) Footpath at every road / lanes / by-lanes / small roads so that they do not entertain unnecessary accumulation of dust on roadsides.
5) Roads should meet footpaths through proper interfaces just like the British styled roads of Kolkata.
6) Proper drainage systems and no open drains.
7) Awareness among citizens to follow the above steps strictly.

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Future India - Connecting Indian Metropolitan Cities

Indian Metropolitan Cities should be connected by rail and road in such a way so that people can travel between even the farthest of cities within 6 hours. Delhi and Chennai / Bangalore should be covered in 6 hours. Kolkata and Mumbai / Pune should be connected in 4 hours. (say if distance is 2000 kms and it has to be covered in 4 hours. So the speed should be 2000/4 = 500kms/hr) It is achievable. Trains in Japan and China can travel as fast as 800kms/hr. So why should we not have trains in India that can travel in 500kms/hr. Currently an aeroplane covers Pune / Mumbai to Kolkata directly within 1 and a half hour.

Similarly Delhi to Mumbai should not take more than 3 hours. Mumbai to Bangalore / Chennai in another 3 hours. Chennai to Kolkata in another 4 hours. Kolkata to Delhi in another 3 hours. It is achievable. I have dreamt of this possibility and it is now up to the infrastructure planners and engineers to make this dream get converted into reality.

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SHUBHA GANESH CHATURTHI TO ALL

SHUBHA GANESH CHATURTHI TO ALL

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Future Power Generation in Kolkata

Turbines (Wind Mills) - 14 in number around Suzlon office in Hadapsar, Pune, Maharshtra, India

Future Power Generation in Kolkata can be done by setting up wind mills (turbines) to produce electricity from wind energy along the banks of river Hugli from Sagar Island to Diamond Harbour on both sides of the river as in these places wind blows always at high speed all throughout day. Then it would look like as it is given in the picture below. Bengal Government must think of such ways of power generation to suffice the need for electricity and fulfill the shortage in these parts of Bengal. If Maharashtra Government can, so can Bengal Government.

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Maa-er Payer Joba Hoye Oth Na Phute Mon

Maa-er payer joba hoye oth na phute mon,
Amar maa er payer joba hoye oth na phute mon,
Tar gondho na thak jaa aache she noi roi bho aboron,
gondho na thak...
O tar gondho na thak jaa aache she noi roi bho aboron,
Maa-er payer joba hoye oth na phute mon,
Amar maa er payer joba hoye oth na phute mon,

Jani jui maloti hai, koto gondho je chorai,
Tobu ghorer khele porer kaache nijere bilai ---2
Ore tor moto je nei ko taader maaer poi alapon, tor moto je...
O mon tor moto je nei ko taader maaer poi alapon,

Maa-er payer joba hoye oth na phute mon,
Amar maa er payer joba hoye oth na phute mon.

Amar tai to lage bhoi,
Prolobhon er phade pore hoi bujhi maa khoi, ---2

Ore jeno bhulish na, tor doya moyi maa,
Taar rokto makha kalo rupe guchai kali ma, ---2
O mon tai boli aye oi ranga pai kori attoshomorpon, tai boli aye...
O montai boli aye oi ranga pai kore attoshomorpon,

Maa-er payer joba hoye ...

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Change in Bengal Politics

Bengal Politics has seen a big change from Left Rule to the TMC Rule on 13th May, 2011. It was a Friday. Friday the 13th which was unlucky for the Left Parties who had been ruling Bengal at a stretch for 34 years. Almost three and a half decades ruling a state in India is not a joke. One needs to have character to do so. Left had that under Jyoti Basu for about 24 years and then 10 years under Buddhadeb Bhattacharya. Now, Mamata Banerjee will sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Bengal on 18th May at the Brigade Parade Grounds. People have a lot of expectations from her and some even dreamt of her to be the next Bidhan Chandra Ray under whom Bengal had experiences all around development.

It feels bad for Buddhadeb Bhattacharya who was an able administrator but one wrong step by him (allowing the police to shoot at the villagers of Nandigram) made his government loose the Lok Sabha and now the Bidhan Sabha elections in 2010 and 2011 respectively.

Congratulations to Mamata Banerjee would be too less to admit and acknowledge her perseverance and ability to fight against all odds. She started from a mere party worker and beating MP Somnath Chatterjee from his own constituency to Rail Ministry (a couple of times) to the present post of Chief Minister of Bengal. It is definitely a long way and only time will tell if she can be successful in being an able administrator who can drive Bengal from poverty, debt to the most prosperous state in future and retaining the long lost glory of Bengal.

Left Party (CPIM) did a lot of work for Bengal in terms of farming, panchayat system, infrastructure and cultural areas but was a total failure in economy, healthcare, education and job market creation. Thus Bengal could no more be called a state which thinks matters one day ahead of the rest of India (“What Bengal thinks today, India thinks tomorrow”). It is a matter of time to see whether Mamata can revive Bengal to a different revolution of overall development that her party’s manifesto promises.

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We Bengalis are interesting people

We Bengalis are very interesting people. You can categorize Bengalis especially those who are currently staying in West Bengal / Kolkata because of their interests. There are Ghotis (who are Indian Bengalis) and there are Bangals (who are Bangladeshi Bengalis) but moved t o India during partition of Bengal. There are those who are supporters of Mohunbagan and others are supporters of East Bengal in football. In religion there are Hindus, Muslims, Christians, and Buddhists. In terms of politics there are people who support CPIM (Communist Party of India ), while some supports Congress and other who support Trinamool Congress. There are babus who work in government jobs while some work in IT and other private jobs. Some love to eat Bengali food while some love to go to Pizza Hut for Pizzas and similar modern foods.

There are people who love their Bangaliana (Bengalihood) while some are there who hate it even though they call themselves Bengali and carry their forefather’s surname. There are people who love Kolkata and Bengal while there are some who love any other place in the world other than Bengal. In caste there are Brahmins, Baidyas, Kshatriyas, Benes (Baniyas), Vaidyas, Shudras, SCSTs and OBCs. There are some who love Krishna, Rama, Jesus, Allah, Buddha, Maa Durga, Maa Kali, Maa Saraswati even though they do or do not belong to that religion.

There are lazy Bengalis while there are very active Bengalis Sourav Gangulys and Monotosh Aichs. There are Bengalis who do not have any ambitions while there are Bengalis who are successful like Amartya Sen. There are Bengalis who like to work under others in jobs while there are others who are Business minded like Subrata Roy. There are singers like Kishore Kumar, Manna Deys while there are non-singer Bengalis too. There are actors like Uttam Kumar while there are people who cannot act too. There are politicians like Didi (Mamata Banerjee) while there are other politicians like Buddhadeb Bhattacharya and Pranab Babu.

Thus in spite of all such differences we all are Bengalis and should remain as Bengalis and try to do betterment for our community. Bengali is the 5th largest spoken language ion the whole world. So in all such differences we Bengalis should be united in so much diversity. So let us say together “Banglar Jai, Bangalir Jai”. “Bangaliana” live forever.

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2011 Cricket World Cup Champions - INDIA !!!

Congratulations Dhoni, Team India and every single Indian around the globe for lifting the Cricket World Cup 2011 !!!

We Indians are the new champions for the next 4 years.

We have now done it after 28 years after Kapil Dev's 1983 World Cup Win !!!

Each one of you are worth 1 crore rupees.

We all have been a part of this historic win either through television or giant screen or in person at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.

Vaijayanta
Pune
2nd April, 2011

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Inhuman Working Hours

After working for 2 telecom companies in last 2 years, what I have come to understand is that inhuman working hours are on a rise among the present employees. It is not only restricted to telecom companies. Modern day employees are robbed off from their rest, social duties by promises of extra salaries and perks. Modern day employees are ready to be fooled by such companies only to get some extra money. They work from 9:00am in the morning to 12:00midnight at a stretch even if they are reluctant to do so. It is like robbing them of their basic fundamental rights of getting peace and mental rest. They are also made to work 6 days a week and in most cases they are not paid much for an extra day work. Even they are called on Sundays to work thus making them a mere doll in the hands of employees.

To stop such inhuman activites by the employers the employees should appeal in the court of law or in parliament and pass a bill to reduce working hours to a fixed of 8 hours and 5 days a week. Only them present day generation will get time to mingle with the society and have mental peace and rest which they lack leading to all sorts of mental disorders and health deterioration. These are also leading to unhappy relations with spouses, divorce cases and even suicide and murders.

Employees cannot have proper relationships with their spouses and thus they tend to start extra marital affairs with their colleagues and even same-gender relationships with their colleagues from their offices. Thus it is high time that our government should think something about the working hours, time limits of the young generation so that our generation can also get at least peace of mind and social lives like their fathers and grandfathers once used to have.
NOTE: People interested in this movement can e-mail me so that we can start a mass movement.

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