traffic snarls along thane belapur area gets power cut

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By Chandrashekhar Hendve

GHANSOLI: Some ofthe areasmost affect-ed by powercuts in NaviMumbai areGhansol i ,Gothivali,Talavli, Ra-bale andN O C I LNaka. Timeand againthe citizensof these areas are fac-

Ghansoli and nearbyarea gets power cut relief

ing power cut problem.MLA Sandeep Naik dis-

cussed this is-sue with theCity and In-dustrial De-v e l o p m e n tCorporation ofMaharashtra(CIDCO) andMaharashtraState Electric-ity Distribu-tion Co. Ltd

Cont. on pg. 2

Continuous heavy rains since night in Navi Mumbai

Heavy rains since

night at Navi

Mumbai. Flooding

of water at different

parts of the city. On

the main roads too

were heavily

flooded with water

owing to the fact

that rain kept on

pouring extremely

heavily continuously

since midnight.(By Sumit Renose)

Cont. on pg. 4

By Chandrashekhar

Hendve

NAVI MUMBAI: Owingto continuous rainsince last four days,the speed of the traffichas decreased consider-ably. Since morning,on the road that goesfrom Thane Belapurroad towards Vashi.From Bharat Bijalee toChinchpada, there hasbeen traffic snarls.Similarly from the sig-nal at Rabale till RabaleMIDC police station,there has been trafficjams. On the roadfrom Koparkhairanetill Airoli near RabaleT Junction, there hasbeen a long queue ofvehicles from Rabale TJunction, which toGhansoli which wasflooded with rainwater.Owing to traffic snarlfrom Rabale T Junctionto Diva village, the ve-hicle drivers were seenexpressing their anger.

Traffic Snarls along Thane BelapurRoad owing to heavy rains

Traffic snarls along Thane Belapur Road

Water flooded near Rabale T Junction

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(MSEDCL) officials.Recently, MLA

Sandeep Naik visitedMSEDCL office atGhansoli and nearbyareas which were fac-ing power cut prob-lems. MLA SandeepNaik had taken up thepower woes of citizensin Navi Mumbai dur-ing the recently con-cluded MaharashtraLegislature’s monsoonassembly also.

MLA Sandeep Naiksaid, “Following up theassurance made by thegovernment, I visitedthe MSEDC office atGhansoli and thenasked them to resolvethe issues at the earli-

est. As a short termplan, power cables arebeing laid down in thearea to meet the de-mand of excess powerload on the present ca-pacity of the sub-sta-tion in the area.

Naik said “And inorder to get a longterm, permanent solu-tion, a sub-station willbe built at NOCILNaka on a plot thatwill be given by CIDCOto MSEDC shortly. Iadvised NMMC andMSEDC officials towork in absolute coor-dination to ensure thatthe sub-station is con-structed within 3months.”

Ghansoli and nearby area...Cont. from pg. 1

Sanpada post office has crowd despite inclement weath-er in the Satellite city. (By C.K. Subramaniam)

Crowd in spiteof rain

Sanpada’s Millennium Towers’ ARECA Palm planted byShri. Vinay Mohan Lal, Vice Chairman and Managing Di-rector, (CIDCO) on 28/6/2003 remembered. (By C.K Sub-ramaniam)

Good work remembered


Nerul Artist Shines

Aadi Krithigai Musical Treat

By C K Subramaniam

NERUL: The GrandCarnatic vocal recitalby Dr. Visalakshi Shi-varaman was a treatfor all music enthusi-asts with two younggentlemen providingher able support - AdityaSriram and Suraj Sub-ramanian on the violinand Mridangam respec-tively.

Dr. Visalakshi is adentist who specializesin dental implants andis leaving for Canadafor further specializa-tion. The violinistAditya Sriram is anaspiring Chartered Ac-countant and the per-cussionist Suraj Subra-manian is a student ofF.Y. B.Com in SIESCollege of Arts, Scienceand Commerce in Ner-

ul, Navi Mumbai.The vocalist began

with a rare varnam inRagam Hindolam set toAdi Thalam followed bySri Maha Ganapathimin Ragam Gowlai inMishra Chapu thalam.She did full justice andwas at her best.

A very special occa-sion, the auspicious dayof Adi Krithigai, theaudience revelled inmany songs dedicatedto Lord Muruga likeMayilvahana in RagamMohanam, SaravanaBhava in Shan-mukhapriya whichgave way to a wonder-ful keeravani - Themain song - Devi neeyethunai. Aditya repro-duced the ragams onthe violin and Surajgave a wonderful

thaniavarthanam afterthe main song. Thesong Isha paahi maamand Guruvayurappawere rendered beauti-fully and were captivat-ing.

The heavy rains onFriday did not dampenthe spirits of the devo-tees and it was a fullhouse. Devotees partic-ipated in the Pooja bywatching the Abhishek-am of Lord Karthikeyawhich was followed bythe Bhagavathi Seva,being the auspiciousFriday in the month ofkarkitakam.

The young artistswere blessed by thetemple priests.

Though it was arainy day, the artistsreached on time andperformed excellently.

Big crowd in front of a Petrol Bunk in Sanpada as rain lashes city and there is greatdemand for hiring auto rickshaws (By C.K Subramaniam)

Autos lined up for filling gas

By C K Subramaniam

SANPADA: The slopefrom the loco car shedroad is creepingthrough the Millenni-um Towers Sector 9Sanpada rear gate andinundating low lying

Pressing Problem Persists -Timely Action Needed

Rain water inundating low lying areas

in Millennium Towers, Sanpada

areas of car parkingand causing damage tothe car parked insidethe building complex. Itis time to attend therecurring problem onpriority basis with thehelp of new NMMC

commissioner and finda permanent solution tothe pressing problem ofour residents. An aeri-al view of the water log-ging position takenfrom the top of Millen-nium Towers.


Rainfall 26/07/2019 - 8:30 am

to 27/07/2019 - 8.30 am.

Belapur - 221.00mmNerul - 240.00 mmVashi - 211.00 mmAiroli - 212.00 mmAverage - 221.00 mmTotal rainfall - 2105.85 mm

Morbe rainfall

1 Day rain - 330.00 mmTotal rainfall - 2017.60 mmDam level - 81.70 MtrTree/Big Branches fall - 15

Disaster Management Cell Contact Nos.

Toll Free:- 1800222309 / 1800222310Tel.:- 27567060 / 27567061

Rainfall 27/07/2019 8.30 am to 12.30 pm

Belapur - 24.30 mmNerul - 20.20 mmVashi - 37.40 mmAiroli - 49.00 mmAverage - 32.72 mmRainfall 27/07/19 - 8.30 am To 27/07/19 - 5.30 pm

Belapur - 84.20 mmNerul - 81.00 mmVashi - 79.80 mmAiroli - 69.40 mmAverage - 78.60 mm

Rainfall in city from26 July to 27 July 2019

PranicHeal-a-Thonon 3 and 4

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By Vijaykumar Kamble

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Issue : 76 28 July, 2019

On Thane BelapurRoad, on the sidewhere concretization ofroad is being done,there are potholesformed owing to rain.The rain has causeddamage even to the sig-nal gadget. Hencethere had been trafficsnarls from morningtill evening near Bhar-at Bijalee Signal alongThane-Vashi road.Hence the vehicle driv-ers were seen losingtheir temper. On thesame road, near MindSpace Company, therickshaw drivers werealso parking their ve-hicles in indisciplinedmanner and this was

adding to the trafficsnarl. On the roadthat joins Vashi andThane, near Rabale TJunction, water wasfilled till the waist re-gion. Owing to thisflooded water and pot-holes on the road, thespeed of the traffic haddecreased considerably.Hence on the roadfrom Rabale T Junctiontill Ghansoli, there wastraffic snarl. This wasadding to the headacheof the vehicle drivers.

Along Thane Be-lapur Road, from Ra-bale T Junction toGhansoli, the vehiclesnormally take five min-utes to cover the dis-

tance but owing to thetraffic snarls, it wastaking half an hour.While vehicle driverswere losing their tem-pers, the traffic policewere standing underheavy rains and tryingto break the trafficsnarl.

Along Thane Be-lapur Road, on the sidewhere concretization isbeing done, the vehicleswere finding it extreme-ly difficult to move. Theconcretised side of theroad need urgent repair.During every rainy sea-son, water accumulatesin this region and thecorporation’s adminis-tration do not take anyfirm step in this direc-tion, say the vehicledrivers.

Traffic Snarls along Thane...Cont. from pg. 1

Chronic fatigue syndrome(CFS), also referred to as myalgicencephalomyelitis (ME), is a med-ical condition characterized bylong-term fatigue and other per-sistent symptoms that limit a per-son's ability to carry out ordinarydaily activities.

While the cause is not under-stood, proposed mechanisms in-clude biological, genetic, infectiousand psychological. Diagnosis isbased on a person's symptoms be-cause thereis no con-firmed diag-nostic test.The fatiguein CFS is notdue to stren-uous ongoing exertion, is notmuch relieved by rest and is notdue to a previous medical condi-tion. Fatigue is a common symp-tom in many illnesses, but the un-explained fatigue and severity offunctional impairment in CFS iscomparatively rare.

There is no cure, with treat-ment being symptomatic. No med-ications or procedures have beenapproved in the United States. Ev-idence suggests that cognitive be-havioral therapy (CBT) and agradual increase in activity suit-ed to individual capacity can bebeneficial in some cases. In a sys-tematic review of exercise thera-py, no evidence of serious adverse

effects was found, however datawas insufficient to form a conclu-sion. Some patient support groupshave criticized the use of CBT andgraded exercise therapy (GET).Tentative evidence supports theuse of the medication rintatolimod.This evidence, however, wasdeemed insufficient to approvesales for CFS treatment in theUnited States.

Estimates of the number of peo-ple with the condition vary from

7 to 3,000 per1 0 0 , 0 0 0adults. About836,000 to2.5 millionAmericansand 250,000

people in the UK have CFS. CFSoccurs more often in women thanin men and most commonly af-fects people between 40 and 60years of age. Two in 100 childrenare estimated to struggle withCFS, and it is more common inadolescents than younger chil-dren. There is agreement thatCFS has a negative effect onhealth, happiness and productivi-ty, but there is also controversyover many aspects of the disorder.Physicians, researchers and pa-tient advocates promote differentnames and diagnostic criteria,while evidence for proposed caus-es and treatments is often contra-dictory or of low quality.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

CIDCO Mega Housing DevelopmentScheme

In the appeal process of CIDCO Mega Housing DevelopmentScheme 2018-19, the list of eligible and ineligible applicants wasdeclared. This was published on CIDCO’s websitewww.cidc.nivarakendra.in . In fact, the applicants can personallylogin on My Application and click and just find out whether theyare eligible or ineligible. CIDCO has permitted ineligible appli-cants 15 days to make an appeal. This is the last chance. Thosedocuments which were found to have mistakes during checking orthose applicants who have not submitted complete documents, suchapplicants are given 15 days to make an appeal. This is the lastchance and those who will prove to be ineligible applicants afterthis, they will not be given any other chance to appeal. More thanone appeal during this period will not be accepted.

The applicants can appeal on CIDCO’s websitewww.cidco.nivarakendra.in on 28 July 2019 at 2 pm for online book-ing / appointment from 30 July 2019 to 13 August 2019. The wholeprocess will be available during office time i.e from 11 am till 5 pm.

For appeal purpose, the applicants have to come with all thedocuments as per the appointment. The documents will be checkedfully and the decision related to eligibility will be taken and theapplicants will be informed through the website. The final decisionin matter of appeal will be of management (marketing-2). No ap-peal will be taken during any time other than the time specified bywebsite.

For further information, call 022-62722250.Thus one should appreciate this system worked out by CIDCO

to decide the eligibility and ineligibility of the applicants for theMega Housing Development Scheme.


Global Tiger Day celebratedannually on July 29

By C.K Subramaniam

InternationalTiger Day, also calledas Global Tiger Day,is celebrated annuallyon July 29 to raiseawareness for tigerconservation. Theaim of the day is toraise public aware-ness, to gain supportfor tiger conservation-related issues andmost importantlyprotect the naturalhabitats of tigers. Theday was establishedin 2010 at the SaintPetersburg TigerSummit.

World Tiger Day,instituted in 2010aims to galvanisepublic support in thewake of the dwindlingpopulation of the bigcat. It is notable that70% of the World’sTiger population is inIndia. Other coun-tries with largepopulation are Rus-sia, Indonesia,Malaysia and Nepal.International Tiger’sday saw the dwin-dling population ofthe species with only3948 tigers left in theworld. So I would liketo recreate about theawareness of Tigerpopulation in India. Itis indeed a sorry stateof affairs that morenumber of tigers aredying every year,thus reducing theTiger populationconsiderably. In arecent study it wasrevealed that nearly93 tigers have died inGujarat in the last 3years, accounting forapproximately 31tigers in a year. Thetiger population haddepleted to 1411 in2007. It increased to1706 by 2011. And itrose to 2226 accordingto the last nationaltiger census in 2014.The death rate is veryhigh and at this ratethe tiger populationwill go down. Out ofthe 93 deaths, 85tigers died naturallyand 8 tigers werekilled by poachers. Itis time to protectTigers from dying.

There are 50 tigerreserves in Indiahaving started outwith nine whenProject Tiger waslaunched in the year1983.

To check poaching,the Gujarat Govern-ment has decided tokeep a check onvehicles entering theGir Reserve and aclose watch onactivities and move-ment of laborersentering from other

states. Some of thetigers fell in openwells and arrange-ments is made tocover 9000 odd wells.Forest patrolling hasbeen intensified tocurtail poaching.Nearly 50 cubs diedduring the relevantperiod and 25 FemaleTigers died compar-ing 18 male Tigers.Save Tiger campaignshould start in fullearnest or else we cansee extinction tigerstotally during thenext century. Con-stant GPS monitoringof the tiger cubs tillthey are adults willalso ensure theysurvive long. Also ifthe Save Tigercampaign is workedin full earnest, thenextinction rate oftigers would reduce.

We have KanhaNational Park whichinstills nostalgiabecause the landscapehere is straight out ofRudyard Kipling‘sJungle Book. Themost famous one isthe Jim CorbettNational Park,Uttarakhand whichprovides a key differ-entiators would be the

knowledgeable guidewho would lead thetiger spotting expedi-tion. Pench in Maha-rashtra- MP border isa home to the super-mom tigress InBandhavgarh Nation-al Park in MP we canplan a stay entwinedwith nature combinedwith a visit to thehills and the fort anda safari with awildlife expert andenthusiast is in theoffing. Remembering

Ranthambore Nation-al Park in Rajasthan,we can stay on anorganic farm staynear Ranthamboreand go tiger sighting.As close to nature asit gets. Best of thebest is the BandipurTiger Reserve inKarnataka where youcan stay in a jungle

Cont. on pg. 9

Students felicitated at KK


KOPARKHAIRANE:Like every year, thisyear too IcchapurtiMahila Bahuud-deshiya Sanstha,ward no. 49, Ko-parkhairane, felicitat-ed 10th and 12th

standard students ofthe ward. Around 137students were felici-tated by Sanstha.

Some students areVivek Varbhuvan, StMary’s Junior Col-lege, Vashi, com-

merce student - 90%,Priya Vishwakarma,St Mary’s HighSchool - 96.40%,Urvi Patil, FatherAgnel High School -95.04% (first in semiEnglish medium ),Shraddha Vayal, StMary’s High School -90% and PrathameshGhadge R F NaikHigh School -91%(first in semi Englishmedium).

On this occasion,Icchapurti Mahila

BahuuddeshiyaSanstha PresidentUsha Milind Naik,members RehanaMulla, Nita Bhor,Shital Birajdar,Hadvale, Asha Kate.Jayshree Jadhav,Sobha Kadam,Madhvi Patil, MeenaMolkar, PornimaGhodekar, ShraddhaValekar, NaynaBhagat, KamabaiDudhal, Patil, AnitaSavant and KavitaShelke were present.


By C K Subramaniam, TNCA

Panel Cricket Umpire

The game of crick-et is cornered by um-piring errors and withtechnology availablewe come across moreand more errors by thefield umpires as wellthe third umpire. Inthe World cup final be-tween New Zealandand England numbersuch blunders tookplace during closingmoments of the gameand that brought dis-repute to the game ofcricket as well to themen in charge of thegame.

There is much talkabout Decision ReviewSystem (DRS). WithDharmasena officiat-ing matches most ofthe decisions go to thethird eye and the nameappears to be Dhar-masena Review Sys-tem. He was an explayer cum umpire butstill struggle when de-cisions are referred tohim. His way of givingsix runs for an over-throw led to a tie andthe match went to su-per overs. It is a mat-ter of shame that theICC governing body isnot able to curtail er-rors with their interfer-ence.

With technologyavailable for replayssuch blunders shouldnot happen in a closegame like the WorldCup final. The matchreferee is there to con-trol the game and inspite of his presencemistakes are takingplace. As a man incharge of the game, hemust overlook the pro-ceedings and the mis-take like the one inwhich six runs weregranted wrongly couldhave been avoided.Like no balls beingchecked after each dis-missals, the correct-ness of the umpire’sdecision can also beverified by the matchreferee and he should

CRICKET LOVELY CRICKET

Unfortunate

umpiring decisions

be given additionalpowers to rule both thefield umpires and alsodubious decisions ofthe third umpire. Thefinal call must emergefrom the match refer-ee to avoid any specu-

lations. As a matter offact all the decisionsshould be routedthrough match refereeto get a final decision.

When we talkabout bad decisions,Pakistani umpireswere really bad thosedays when it comes todecision making. Indi-an umpires were alsonot angels. But forSwaroop Kishen Reuon the scene, all ourumpires were easilyintimidated by foreignplayers. He was thefirst man who stood upto Gower and Compa-ny and had the guts toact in a confident way.Then came RambabuGupta and VK Ra-maswamy, to be laterfollowed by Ven-katraghavan, who wasan institution himself.Coming to Bansal hehardly did a couple ofmatches just like Ra-jan Mehra who did onematch. These thingsdo happen and will con-tinue to happen. If wehad Gothoskar then sodid others. Chorus ap-pealing is not monopo-lized by India. If therewas no substance inIndia’s objection toDRS and hence othercountries should alsohave re look and fine

tune the technology forperfect decisions.

Sunil Gavaskarwas two yards awaybut the run out deci-sion was not being giv-en by the Indian um-pire Gothoskar and

that was a glaring mis-take in front of capaci-ty crowd. In closegames it happen andhow can we forget the1979 Oval test whereVenkatraghavan wasgiven run out when hewas well home. Yaju-vendra Singh being giv-en out LBW when hewas almost a yarddown the pitch, or thematch being called offwith last over yet to becompleted. Some um-pires tend to favourhome players and withthe introduction of neu-tral umpires at the In-ternational level withIndia’s Ramaswamyand Mohd. Ghousestanding as the first setof neutral umpires atthe International level.

Cricket is a verycompetitive game andthe odds are even at thehighest level. Even adebutant Ireland sidealmost upset Englandrecently. But the um-pires decision play akey role in deciding thegame. An umpire is theonly single person who,alone can make or ruina game of cricket. If hemakes it, your averagecricketer takes the factfor granted. If he ruins

Cont. on pg. 8

Inspire 7 :Adventure in China

By Dr Vandana Mahajani

9619613691

Vivekananda Kendra,

Navi Mumbai

“Man making &

Nation building is

our motto”Swami Vive-

kananda hadtravelled extensivelyduring his illustri-ous life. In his shortlife span of 40 yearshe had visited manycountries, Chinabeing one. When heboarded The Penin-sular and startedhis journey towardsChicago it docked inHong Kong for threedays in June 1893.He took advantageof this time to travel80 miles up thePearl River toCanton. He re-marked ‘I see beforeme the body of anelephant. There is afoal within. But it isa lion-cub thatcomes out of it. Itwill grow in future,and China shallbecome great andpowerful.’ His wordshave become realitytoday.

He said HongKong was the realface of China. Hesaw that the boatsalong the shore werepermanent estab-lishments for manyfamilies which weremostly managed bywomen of thehousehold. He wasimpressed by thehard workingChinese women. Henoted that richwomen in Chinawould tie their feetand hobble not walk.Meanwhile, womenfrom backwardsections of thesociety would tietheir kid to theirbacks and skilfully

row the boat and jumpfrom one boat toanother with extremeagility.

Swami Vivekanan-da felt “The Chinesechild is quite aphilosopher andcalmly goes to work atan age when yourIndian boy can hardlycrawl on all fours. Hehas learnt the philoso-phy of necessity toowell. Their extremepoverty is one of thecauses why theChinese and theIndians have re-mained in a state ofmummified civiliza-tion. To an ordinaryHindu or Chinese,everyday necessity istoo hideous to allowhim to think ofanything else.”

While in China,Swamiji’s earnestdesire was to see aChinese monastery.The monasteries thenwere forbidden toforeigners. HoweverSwamiji insisted onvisiting one. Theinterpreter accompa-nying Swamiji sawfew monks approach-ing them armed withclub in their hands.Others alongsideSwamiji startedfleeing. Even theinterpreter took to hisfeet, but just in timesaid “He is an IndianYogi”. The wordsworked magic. Themonks from themonastery stood indeep reverence. It wasevident that theyknew what an Indianmonk was. Theyasked Swamiji for‘amulets to ward offevil spirits and unholyinfluences’. Swamijidid not believe incharms. He took out apiece of paper andwrote “Om” in San-skrit. The monkswere humbled. Theytouched the piece ofpaper to their fore-head.

In gratitude theyshowed him themonastery. In it he

saw many manu-scripts written inSanskrit and in oldBengali charactersalso .Here he sawimages of Buddha’sfollowers thatresembled theBengali Indian.Close ties existed inpast between Bengaland China It wasobvious that Indianthought had influ-enced Chinesecivilization to alarge extent. Wehave proofs of Indianscholars going toChina and teachingthem many difficultsubjects. For thisthey themselves alsohad to learn Chi-nese. Today howeverthe situation isdifferent.

Swami Vive-kananda wantedIndian youth to visitChina every year.For him, China andJapan could providesome practicaldemonstration to thesinking Indian raceof what striving forcollective bettermentcan yield. Thesewere after all Asiancivilizations, not infavour of Europeanmaterialism, withsome regard forspiritual culture, yetnot given to super-stitions, and at thesame time, extreme-ly hard-working andeven meticulous,promptly devoted toaction.

He remarked:“Come, see thesepeople…Come, bemen! Come out ofyour narrow holesand have a lookabroad. See hownations are on themarch! Do you loveman? Do you loveyour country? Thencome, let us strugglefor higher and betterthings…India wantsthe sacrifice of atleast a thousand ofher young men—men, mind, and notbrutes.”


Safe, Smart and Sustainable - The Need Of The HourIn Passenger Mobility: Arvind Ganpat Sawant

Prawaas 2019 Concludes on a High Note

By Ashok Dhamija

NAVI MUMBAI: Orga-nized by Bus and CarOperators Confedera-tion of India (BOCI), thesecond edition ofPrawaas mobility con-ference concluded on ahigh note on Saturday27 July, 2019 in city,with a valedictory ad-dress speech by Hon’bleMinister, Heavy Indus-tries and Public Enter-prises, Government ofIndia, Arvind GanpatSawant.

BOCI President President Prasanna Patwardhan inter-acts with Hon’ble Minister for Road Transport, Highwaysand Shipping Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium En-terprises, Government of India Nitin Gadkari on the eveof Prize Distribution on Friday.

Visitors at one of the stall get a hand on experience to feel and touch the latestofferings.

Caption Prawaas Aerial View: An aerial view of India’s Largest Expo for PassengerTransport, Technology & Service Prawaas.

Hon’ble Minister Heavy Industries and Public Enterpris-es, Government of India, Arvind Ganpat Sawant deliver-ing the Valedictory address

Members of MBMS led by its President Deepka Naik, BOCI Council Members including its Chairman and President who put in great efforts to ensure Prawaas 2019 success posewith Hon’ble Minister Arvind Sawant

While sharing hisviews on the road aheadhe mentionedthat Hon’ble PrimeMinister Shri NarendraModi has entrusted himwith the Ministry con-

cerned with vehicleswhich is a big respon-sibility after he had vis-ited and interacted withrepresentatives of vari-ous stalls at CIDCOConvention and Exhibi-

tion Center, Vashi ondisplay took particularinterest with the offer-ings of various Busmanufacturers men-tioned that “As a con-sumer I have a differ-

ent experiences, my lifehas gone in city busesand state buses and thedays have changed nowand beauty is added to

the buses and now weneed to look at safety ofthe passengers which isthe responsibility of theprivate operator as well

as the government. PRAWAAS as rightlypointed out is a journeyand for that you needPRAWAASIS (Passen-gers) and they will notcome to you until theyfind their journey Safe,Smart and Sustain-able.”

The Hon’ble Minis-ter Sawant who had giv-en special recognitionawards to various asso-ciations and represen-tatives connected withBOCI in presence of its

Council Memberswhich included itsChairman K.T. Rajas-

Cont. on pg. 7


it, your cricketer grum-bles, forgetting that, forfar too long, cricketershave paid too little at-tention to the umpiringof their matches.

An umpire shouldbe professional in thebest sense of the word“phlegmatic, unobtru-sive, dignified, courte-

ous of absolute integri-ty and very much pre-pared to discharge hisduties fearlessly andimpartially. The goodumpire is dedicated tothe task of conductinga game so that theplayers get the utmostenjoyment from it.This needs the highestpossible standard ofumpiring and he de-votes a portion of hisleisure to studying, re-

Unfortunateumpiring...

Cont. from pg. 7

freshing debatingpoints of law and rein-terpretation and im-proving his techniquein every way seeking toensure that he be-comes a master of hiscraft. The finest um-pires are those whoappear to make the few-est mistakes.

To err is human butto err is always inhu-man. Umpiring is re-ally a thankless job.

Safe, Smart and Sustainable...Cont. from pg. 7

hekhara, PresidentPrasanna Patwardhan,General Secretary Al-lah Baksh Afzal, Addi-tional SecretaryD.R.Dharmaraj, Trea-surer Harsh Kotakamong others furthersaid “The Union gov-ernment will give Sub-sidies to buses, 4 wheel-ers and to 2 wheelers,we have reduced theGST from 12% to 5% forEV’s, we have removedthe cess which was22%. 40% subsidy tothose who will go forElectrical buses. Afterthe Paris agreementthe world is worriedabout the change of cli-mate hence we need tothink about green ini-tiatives and address theissue with the disposalof batteries too. Wemust think about e-waste, what is the planfor battery waste? Lith-ium too is hazardousand if you invest mon-ey in vehicles which aregood looking, we need tothink of sustainabilityas well. Metro citieslike Mumbai, Delhi,Bangalore are facingdaily traffic conges-tions. This adds to thepollution levels andhence needs to be tack-led on priority. The cab-inet has taken decisionto support electrical ve-hicles and for this weneed charging stations,efficient batteries thatcan sustain for 500kmrun in addition to pow-er from power station.One need to think ofalternative source ofgreen and renewableenergy. One can thinkof using solar energies

to charge batteries atthese charging sta-tions. He signed bycomplementing theBOCI organising teamand it’s President whoput in tremendous ef-fort to make the showa grand success andensured them of hisministries support inorder to give wings totheir efforts in order toachieve better passen-ger mobility in a costeffective manner. Thesession concluded byvote of thanksby Harsh Kotak – Trea-surer of BOCI

The three dayPrawaas 2019 eventbrought together oper-ators, OEMs, policy-makers, thought lead-ers and industry cap-tains on the same plat-form to redefine pas-senger mobility in thecountry. The bi-annualevent which has takengiant strides since in-ception two years agoand has become themost sought-after plat-form for all things re-lated to public trans-port. This year thebusiness exhibition hadover 150 marquee ex-hibitors, encompassingnational, internation-al brands and pathbreaking start-ups pro-viding passenger mobil-ity solutions.

Earlier on Fridayevening in his keynoteaddress, Nitin Gadkari,Hon’ble Minister forRoad Transport, High-ways and ShippingMinistry of Micro,Small and Medium En-terprises, Governmentof India said, “I am hap-

py to be here amongstthe Prawaas family.The initiative taken byBOCI to bring all pub-lic mobility stakehold-ers together on one plat-form is commendable.As a government, westand for simplificationof processes, transpar-ency and a corruptionfree system. Online reg-istration of vehicles,one nation one permit,amendment in MotorVehicle Act to removeeducation qualificationcriteria, subsidies forelectric vehicles andproviding better infra-structure like bus-portswill revolutionize pub-lic transport.”

“We are committedtowards the environ-ment and believe thatelectric vehicles willlead the way forward.However, there are costand infrastructure con-straints which need tobe considered. Biofuelmade from ethanol hasyielded great results inmy constituency inNagpur and we havedecided to convert allour public buses to bio-fuel. This has not onlyhelped the city environ-ment and transport buthas also provided anadditional source of in-come to the farmers.The central govern-ment is committed to-wards better passengermobility and we willwork with state govern-ments to realize thisgoal.” the Hon’ble Min-ister Gadkari added.The Minister for RoadTransport, Highwaysand Shipping Ministryof Micro, Small andMedium Enterprises,Government of India

had given various indi-vidual awards in pres-ence of Local MLA Man-da Mhatre, CIDCOChairman PrashantThakur among otherdignitaries on the dias.This included a SpecialRecognition award toSanjeev Kumar Lohia,Managing Director,IRSDCL among others.

Prasanna Patward-han, President BOCIspeaking to Newsbandat the conclusion of theevent said, “It is impor-tant to shift our focusfrom ‘Moving Vehicles’to ‘Moving People’. Thiswill depend upon howgovernment trans-forms PublicTransport. Today over80% Public transporton roads is provided byBOCI members withcombined fleet strengthof about 15 Lakh busesand 11 lakh cars. Thereis an urgent need forthe Central and Stategovernments to accordtop priority to BusTransport and createconducive ecosystemthat will bring ease oftravel to 1.3 Billion Peo-ple. More than 20000visitors, 100 plus speak-ers and 5000 plus oper-ators from 29 states and

7 Union Territories par-ticipated in the mar-quee event. This in-cluded 1000 operatorsfrom Maharashtra and750 from Tamil Nadu. This bi-annual eventhas been well receivedby all the members ofBOCI who not got in-sight to new technolo-gies but also new busi-ness models which helpin serving the public atlarge and improve theirprofitability too”.

K.T. RajashekharaChairman of BOCI onthe other hand shared“India is a vast countryand there is urgentneed for providing af-fordable Public trans-port to the masseswhich cannot be ful-filled by Rail or Air net-work. Leading nationshave minimum 6 bus-es for 1000 passengerswhile in India it is low-er than 1 Bus per 1000passenger. Compared tothe international normwhich includes ourneighbours Chinawhich has 1.25 croresPublic buses , India hasonly thirty lakh. Thisdifference is massiveand can be achievedonly with increased pri-vate sector participa-

tion. The results ofthese efforts will havea huge impact on GDPand will create employ-ment for at least fiftymillion Indians in thenext five years. It’s im-portant that govern-ment should recogniseour efforts and give usindustry recognitiontoo. Also there is urgentneed to revamp theMotor Vehicle Act andLaw which are of theopinion is outdated incurrent scenario”.

“It’s a special mo-ment for me to be ho-noured by Hon’ble Min-ister Arvind Sawantduring Prawaas in the‘Introduction of Mem-bers from New Zone’category. The samewould not have possiblewithout the active sup-port of BOCI CouncilMembers” shared AnjitBora, VP BOCI whohails from Guwahati,Assam while stressingthe need for urgent re-forms in order to im-prove public mobility inNorth East where railand air network barelysuffice the needs of thelocalities of the sevensister states. (Photos byAuthor).


lodge here and go on ajeep safari. Keep thatcamera handy for aquick snap of the bigcat in wilderness.Notable among otherreserve is NagarholeTiger Reserve inKarnataka and bepart of tiger popula-tion and stay in thejungle and hear thegrowls and prowls ofthe wild as you sleep.To add to the tigerpopulation we have

Kaziranga TigerReserve in Assam.Turning to wild lifesanctuary TholpettyWildlife Sanctuary inKerala’s Wayanadwith natural beautyin God’s own country.

Karnataka leadsthe list with 289tigers followed by JimCorbett Tiger Reservewith 215 in theirranks to boost ourtiger population.Realising the decreas-

ing number of tigersin the country,Project Tiger is anIndian Governmentinitiative launched in1983 by the Govern-ment of India duringPrime MinisterIndira Gandhi’stenure limit issuesthat lead to thereduction of tigerhabitats. The projectaims at ensuring thatpopulation of tigers ismaintained. Some ofthe main habitats ofIndia that fall underProject Tiger are the

Global Tiger Day celebrated..Cont. from pg. 5

Opposition Leader of PCMC does inspection of rain-affected areas of Panvel

PANVEL: OppositionLeader of Panvel Mu-nicipal CorporationPritam Mhatre did theinspection of the rainaffected areas in Pan-vel. He witnessedflooding of water atmany places, life hav-

ing come to a standstillat certain places etc.Water was found to befilled up to a greatheight at Pada Mohal-la, Patel Mohalla, Ka-chi Mohalla, Veat Cen-tre, Koliwada etc. Wa-ter had entered in some

residents’ houses. Theresidents near thecreek were the worstsufferers and they wereshifted safely toschools and masjids.Opposition party lead-er Pritam Mhatreguided those people

who were in distress.He also called the con-cerned officers andworkers of the corpora-tion and took sugges-tions about how to con-trol the situation fromthem. Those who hadhelped during the 26

July 2005 deluge weremade part of disastermanagement team.

MLA Balaram Patilalso did inspection ofmany rain affected ar-eas and suggested var-ious ways and means totackle this situation.

He was ably assisted bythe city residents whowere prepared with lifeguard jackets andboats. People were won-dering where the corpo-ration’s disaster man-agement team was dur-ing such crisis moment.

North East conserva-tion unit, Sunderbansconservation unit,Sariska conservationunit and the WesternGhats conservationunit among variousothers. Let’s unite inour efforts to save theroyal species forfuture by protectingtheir habitats andcurbing illegal trade.

The save tigerproject aims atensuring that popula-tion of tigers ismaintained. Some ofthe main habitats of

India that fall underMaharashtra conser-vation unit as welland it is time to savetigers from injuriesand provide timelytreatment. Let us

unite in our efforts tosave the royal speciesfor future by protect-ing their habitatsdying of naturaldeaths and curbingillegal trade.

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Gobi Pakoras or CrispyCauliflower fritters are amouthwatering appetizer.Crispy on the outside and softon the inside, these pakorasare addicting! These work asa tasty pairing with your af-ternoon tea or a spicy deli-cious snack before any meal.

Course AppetizerCuisine IndianPrep Time 10 minutesCook Time 20 minutesTotal Time 30 minutesServings 4 peopleIngredients3 cup cauliflower florets (cut into about 1 inch florets)1/3 cup besan (gram flour )3 Tbsp corn starch (arrow root)2 tsp coriander powder (dhania)1/2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)1/4 tsp red chili powder1/8 tsp baking soda1/2 tsp salt1 tsp ginger paste1 green chili (finely chopped)2 Tbsp cilantro (finely chopped, hara dhania)MethodBoil the cauliflowers, add just enough water to cover the cauliflowers.

After water comes to boil, cook for about 5 minutes over medium heat.Turn off the heat and drain the water. Let cauliflowers come to room tem-perature. Cauliflower should be just little tender, not soft.

In a bowl mix all the ingredients together, besan, corn starch, corianderpowder, cumin seeds, red chili powder, salt, baking soda, ginger, green chiliand cilantro. Mix it well.

Sprinkle the dry mix over cauliflower, gently mix it coating all the cauli-flower with spices, add water little at a time as needed, I used about ¼ cupof water.

Heat the oil in a frying pan on medium high heat. The frying pan shouldhave about 1 inch of oil. To check if the oil is ready, put little batter in the oil.The batter should raise to the top but not change color right away.

Drop the cauliflower slowly in the oil making sure don’t overlap them.Fry the cauliflowers until they turn golden brown, turning them occa-

sionally. This should take about 6-8 minutes.When they are golden brown, take them out with a slotted spoon. Place

them on a paper towel to absorb the extra oil.Recipe Notes: We are not making a batter, use just enough water to

coat the cauliflower florets evenly with spice mix.If you fry them on high heat Pakoras will not be crispy and if they are

fried on very low heat Pakoras will be greasy. They especially taste deli-cious when they are served with Tamarind Chutney and hot cup of tea.They are also easy and quick to make. Surprise your guests and treat themwith these mouthwatering crispy gobi pakoras.


Karnataka get a chance nowto be governed well

Yediyurappa took oath as the 31st Chief Minis-ter of Karnataka. The rule of the corrupt Congress-JD (S) rule came to an end. They must sack theSpeaker first. Yeddi should also probe all decisions and actions taken byHD. Kumaraswamy cabinet in the last month as those would have swin-dled as much as they could knowing well that their days in power havenumbered. People like DK Shivakumar needs to be probed in depth forpast as well as current corruption. Certainly, they would have used theIT hub in Bangalore as cash cows during the Lok Sabha elections. Alltheir dubious actions must be exposed and brought to justice. Let Karna-taka get a chance now to be governed well.

In the truncated house, BJP will certainly have the majority. Theywill lose trust vote only if the resignations of all those defecting MLAs arenot accepted & they present themselves to vote against BJP Govt now -which is unlikely. Karnataka can now find relief in the fact that thetravesty of coalition between parties both squarely rejected by people &their misgoverning has come to an end. Now they will have a Govt withthe popular support of majority of people and a CM who has really got themandate to govern. They can look for accountability more than cries fromthe CM who can’t refuse to answer for their grievances the way his prede-cessor did.

All this horse-trading between politicians struggling for power andpelf remind me of the proverb: When elephants fight, grass suffers. Clear-ly, when politicians indulge in this skull buggery, people, particularlypoor people suffer. But then, whoever said that politicians were there toserve the people?

- C.K. Subramaniam, Sanpada

Traumatic situation It is indeed a traumatic experience for road users in the city of Mum-

bai. Even the highways have craters and potholes and that hampers thetraffic. Potholes pose problem for two wheelers, while four wheelers aretroubled with craters. With water filled in all these potholes during themonsoons, maneuvering the vehicles is a herculean task for the drivers.It is now or a never situation and a wake-up call for the BMC.

- Jubel D’Cruz, Mumbai

Dream fulfilled I always wanted to be a writer. I pursued a course in journalism but

did not know where to start. When ‘Daily Newsband’ was first published,I tried my hand at writing letters to the editor for the ‘Letters to theeditor’ page.

I wrote one letter after another and they were all published withouttoo much editing. This gave me an opportunity to contribute more lettersfor the newspaper.

Since all my letters were published, I made it a daily habit of writ-ing letters to the newspaper.

Today, I write letters on various topics and am not at all afraid ofwriting letters against our corrupt MLAs, politicians, Prime Ministerand the police. I really appreciate your journalists and their passionatejob and their providing us with news of various kinds.

- Jubel D’Cruz, Mumbai

Standing Committee approves various civicworks, but not slaughter house

With reference to your editorial dt 27 July informing us that thedynamic new Municipal Commissioner Mr. AB. Misal & Standing Com-mittee Chairman Navin Gavte gave approval to all the proposed scheme,which are subject to the public grievances, but they neglected the Slaughterhouse which will provide the hygienic meat, chicken, mutton & shebuffalo, beef at one place to its bonafide citizens of Navi Mumbai;however, it is a duty of Municipal Corporation to supply hygienic meat &breakup unauthorized Slaughtering in Navi Mumbai at the earliest. Ishall highly appreciate if the Municipal Corporation will construct pro-posed slaughter house in Shirvane village, Nerul node at the earliest orbefore the Eid-Adha which will be held on 12th August 2019

- N.A. Qureishi, For New Mumbai Jamiatul Qureish, Organiser

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Gobi Pakoras(Crispy Cauliflower Fritters)


AutismAutism is a developmental disorder char-

acterized by difficulties with social interactionand communication, and by restricted and re-petitive behavior. Parents usually notice signsduring the first two or three years of theirchild's life. These signs often develop gradual-ly, though some children with autism reachtheir developmental milestones at a normalpace before worsening.

Autism is associated with a combination ofgenetic and environmental factors. Risk fac-tors during pregnancy include certain infec-tions, such as rubella, and toxins includingvalproic acid, alcohol, cocaine, pesticides andair pollution. Controversies surround other pro-posed environmental causes; for example, thevaccine hypotheses, which have been disprov-en. Autism affects information processing inthe brain by altering how nerve cells and theirsynapses connect and organize; how this oc-curs is not well understood. In the DSM-5,autism and less severe forms of the condition,including Asperger syndrome and pervasivedevelopmental disorder not otherwise specified

(PDD-NOS), have been combined into the diag-nosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

Early speech or behavioral interventions canhelp children with autism gain self-care, so-cial, and communication skills. Although thereis no known cure, there have been cases of chil-dren who recovered. Not many children withautism live independently after reaching adult-hood, though some are successful. An autisticculture has developed, with some individualsseeking a cure and others believing autismshould be accepted as a difference and not treat-ed as a disorder.

Globally, autism is estimated to affect 24.8million people as of 2015. In the 2000s, the num-ber of people affected was estimated at 1–2 per1,000 people worldwide. In the developed coun-tries, about 1.5% of children are diagnosed withASD as of 2017, a more than doubling from0.7% in 2000 in the United States. It occursfour-to-five times more often in boys than girls.The number of people diagnosed has increaseddramatically since the 1960s, partly due tochanges in diagnostic practice; the question ofwhether actual rates have increased is unre-solved.


Kid’s Zone

Nikhil Krishnan, age 7, Reliance Foundation School, Koparkhairane

Water was filled up in huge quantity at Uran Phata owing to heavy rain. (By SumitRenose)

Uran Phata flooded owing to rain

Owing to heavy rain in Navi Mumbai, there was heavy traffic along Sion Panvel High-way. (By Sumit Renose)

Heavy traffic owingto continuous rain

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