Hi Friends,

Even as I launch this today ( my 80th Birthday ), I realize that there is yet so much to say and do. There is just no time to look back, no time to wonder,"Will anyone read these pages?"

With regards,
Hemen Parekh
27 June 2013

Now as I approach my 90th birthday ( 27 June 2023 ) , I invite you to visit my Digital Avatar ( www.hemenparekh.ai ) – and continue chatting with me , even when I am no more here physically

Sunday 3 September 2017

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 



    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  ]




·         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




·         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  !



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·         For benefits of this suggestion , read :


A  Radical Radial  Revolution  [  18  Aug  2016  ]




04  Sept  2017





Saturday 2 September 2017

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

=======================================================
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  ]





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




03  Sept  2017





Friday 1 September 2017

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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