It was great to meet with @CPPuneCity to discuss various traffic issues plaguing #Pune. The meeting was coordinated by @ppcr_pune
Various representatives from industry, academic institutions, students and others participated. Would like to thank the Commissioner and his team.
.@CPPuneCity and his team patiently heard all the inputs and macro suggestions. A detailed list of over 200 individual suggestions (crowd sourced by @sudhirmehtapune on Twitter) was also shared with the @PuneCityPolice.
The macro suggestions focused on -
- utilising tech for better enforcement against rash driving, parking violations
- better studies of local traffic issues, with participation from students and citizens
- creating 'continuous driver education' modules via apps
...and more.
.@CPPuneCity assured us that he would look into these suggestions and his team would work together with citizens on specific projects regarding this.
Once again, would like to thank the CP and his team for prioritisation of traffic issues.
The highways from both sides of the Mumbai-Pune E-way (Pune bypass and Panvel-Sion) are a big mess...for years.
Chronic issues - road quality, lane markings, lighting, encroachments, illegal stopping, and more.
No attention paid to these key link roads by @NHAI_Official, MSRDC?
For the Pune bypass - No maintenance of the road median, debris lying around the service roads, no maintenance of the service roads at all (major safety risk), buses stopping illegally - blocking traffic, vendors occupying road medians and more.
Couple of spots where 6 lanes become 4 lanes are big accident risk spots. No signage, lane markings there.
Lighting at night is poor - with many lights not working.
At night, many trucks are illegally parked in the left lane.
Jagannath 'Nana' Shankarsheth Murkute was one of the key 'builders' and 'architects' of modern Mumbai, and Indian Railways in the mid 19th C. Today is his 157th death anniversary.
Unfortunately, few people in Mumbai and Maharashtra know about him today.
In 1845, Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy and Jaganath Shankarsheth formed the Indian Railway Association, which later was incorporated into G.I.P. (Great Indian Peninsula) Railway - modern day Central Railway.
GIP ran India's first passenger train between Mumbai and Thane in 1853.
The University of Mumbai - was a culmination of efforts of prominent citizens of Mumbai of that era (1840s Mumbai)...who sent a petition to the British Parliament.
This group included - Bhau Daji Lad, Jagannath Shankarsheth, Cowaji Jehangir and others.
"This is not a government mandate, but every school follows this national trend with little variations. In fact, this practice may be familiar to some in other parts of the world as it is shown in many anime series depicting Japanese school life."
"Their motto is simple: if you are using a particular space, it is your duty and responsibility to ensure that you leave that space clean. It helps people to learn the importance of cleanliness -- an important life skill that millions haven't mastered around the world!"
"Texas stands to be among the major beneficiaries because it’s the second-most-populous state and the fastest-growing one. Since 2010, Texas has added 4.1 million people — over 1 million more than Florida and nearly 2 million more than California...."
Also among the fastest growing - nearly doubled since early 1990s.
Top 100 metro areas in U.S.
(Note - San Francisco area and Silicon Valley area are counted separately...but even if you combine them, they are smaller than Dallas and Houston metro areas.)
Also note - highest growth in past decade: Austin (over 30%)
‘India to have nine nuclear reactors by 2024’: Govt informs Rajya Sabha
India is counting on its nuclear program to help meet its Paris climate commitments to reduce emissions intensity of its economy by a third from 2005 levels by 2030
"By 2024 you will have nine nuclear reactors plus 12 new additional ones which were approved during the Covid times with a capacity of 9000 MW. Five new sites are also being identified in different parts of the country," the minister said.
Asked whether the government is thinking of phasing out nuclear power plants on account of safety, the minister said, "We have not only increased the number but are also trying to make a pan-India generation project."