Looks like the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Delhi Traffic Police have finally realized how badly the current roads and traffic signals are in need of major reforms.
The traffic signal system is undergoing a major sprucing up for the Commonwealth Games 2010. Delhi would soon see smart traffic signals doing more than just switching colours.
The Ministry of Home affairs has given a nod to the installation of the INTELLIGENT TRAFFIC SIGNAL (ITS) system in Delhi. The system would cover 302 intersections. The intersections en route to the venues of the Commonwealth games would be given priority and completed by 2010.
The system, as the name suggests, is intelligent enough. These traffic signals are well-equipped to monitor the flow of traffic and alter the stoppage time accordingly. Another very important benefit of these (probably to the traffic police and not to the general public) would be that vehicles flouting traffic norms can be detected by them automatically. This happens by way of an Automatic Number Plate Recognizer which directly reads the number plate of the vehicle and sends it to a machine in the control room which issues challan slips. A camera sends real time footage from the intersection to a control room.
The traffic police would now, with the help of a yet to be appointed consultant, finalize on the technology to be used in the capital. Also, the consultant would help the traffic police in the tendering process. The Ministry of Home affairs has directed the appointment of a world-renowned firm to undertake the process of installing the Intelligent Traffic Signal system in the national capital.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
What my passion is and why I think my passion is a passion.
Before I set out to talk about what my ‘passion’ is, let me first try to figure out what the term means to me.
A passion according to me is something you are crazy about. Something that drives you and gives you inner joy. Your life revolves around your passion.
My passion is to constantly improve by overcoming my shortcomings. What holds equal importance to me is what everyone strives for: to live life to the fullest, to have peace of mind and be happy.
Coming to why I think my passion is a passion, I’m not very sure if what I mentioned is technically supposed to be called ‘passion’. But the way I see the term, it totally fits the bill. It drives me.
On a heavier dose of introspection, I realize that I am passionate about this because it is extremely important to me. Why it is important is because I know that it would help me in my overall growth. That, in turn, is directly related to success – the underlying passion of each and every individual.
Everyone has success as a common inborn passion. They might choose to call anything their passion. But the passion to succeed is omnipresent.
Some people might even interpret the term passion to mean their favourite hobby or something they absolutely love doing. Even that’s a driving factor that gives you inner joy.
Whatever your passion may be, it is something that is yours. It is something that you have to fulfill come what may. And if you come to think of it, that shouldn’t be too difficult because it’s not a task. It’s something you are crazy about.
A passion according to me is something you are crazy about. Something that drives you and gives you inner joy. Your life revolves around your passion.
My passion is to constantly improve by overcoming my shortcomings. What holds equal importance to me is what everyone strives for: to live life to the fullest, to have peace of mind and be happy.
Coming to why I think my passion is a passion, I’m not very sure if what I mentioned is technically supposed to be called ‘passion’. But the way I see the term, it totally fits the bill. It drives me.
On a heavier dose of introspection, I realize that I am passionate about this because it is extremely important to me. Why it is important is because I know that it would help me in my overall growth. That, in turn, is directly related to success – the underlying passion of each and every individual.
Everyone has success as a common inborn passion. They might choose to call anything their passion. But the passion to succeed is omnipresent.
Some people might even interpret the term passion to mean their favourite hobby or something they absolutely love doing. Even that’s a driving factor that gives you inner joy.
Whatever your passion may be, it is something that is yours. It is something that you have to fulfill come what may. And if you come to think of it, that shouldn’t be too difficult because it’s not a task. It’s something you are crazy about.
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Sad but true; Sati still plagues the country
I came across this story in Deccan Herald :
Woman’s attempt to become ‘sati’ aborted
Police on Sunday aborted the attempt of a woman to become ‘sati’ by burning herself along with the body of her husband in Uttar Pradesh, reports PTI from Lucknow.
Vidya Devi 59, had made all preparations to consign herself to the flames of husband’s pyre when the police stopped her from doing so. Deen Dayal Lodhi 60,(her husband) had died due to a prolonged illness on Saturday.
What pinches me is that on one hand we have the Metro, the malls, the airconditioned buses and on the other hand : nothing. We are continuously working towards the betterment of our urban areas, giving all that we can to come at par with the facilities in foreign countries.
But we seem to be inching closer to development but at the same time, farther from overall development.
The villages in India are still plagued by social evils, superstitious beliefs and malpractices in the name of faith and religion. If something like Sati, which has been the society's enemy for centuries, still persists, we must set our priorities right.
Equal weightage must be given to urban and rural development. Fighting the ills in the rural areas should not be neglected even by mistake. Only this way will our country have a strong foundation and then have innumerable storeys - thus, achieving greater heights.
Woman’s attempt to become ‘sati’ aborted
Police on Sunday aborted the attempt of a woman to become ‘sati’ by burning herself along with the body of her husband in Uttar Pradesh, reports PTI from Lucknow.
Vidya Devi 59, had made all preparations to consign herself to the flames of husband’s pyre when the police stopped her from doing so. Deen Dayal Lodhi 60,(her husband) had died due to a prolonged illness on Saturday.
What pinches me is that on one hand we have the Metro, the malls, the airconditioned buses and on the other hand : nothing. We are continuously working towards the betterment of our urban areas, giving all that we can to come at par with the facilities in foreign countries.
But we seem to be inching closer to development but at the same time, farther from overall development.
The villages in India are still plagued by social evils, superstitious beliefs and malpractices in the name of faith and religion. If something like Sati, which has been the society's enemy for centuries, still persists, we must set our priorities right.
Equal weightage must be given to urban and rural development. Fighting the ills in the rural areas should not be neglected even by mistake. Only this way will our country have a strong foundation and then have innumerable storeys - thus, achieving greater heights.
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