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Tuesday, January 26, 2016

[India_Vision_2020] Republic Day Greetings - Remembering the freedom fighters and makers of Indian Constitution

 

hi all

On behalf of the Editorial Team of ezine PreSense, we greet all our members and readers on the auspicious 67th Republic Day.   We remember and salute  the great freedom fighters and makers of Indian Constitution.  We also offer our humble pranams to Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar, the architect of Indian Constitution.  

Our ezine PreSense carried an exclusive  article on the 'Making of Indian Constitution'in Jan 2013 issue.  The same article has been posted in our site also.  We are happy to re-share the article for the benefit of all.  


Jai Hind

Srinivasan

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Thursday, January 7, 2016

[India_Vision_2020] The floods in Chennai and the urgent need to learn from such disasters

 

Dear friends,

After reading the detailed comments in the latest issue of ezine PreSense and reports in different newspapers about I felt I should remind the policy makers about the need to learn the lessons from such disasters. In the following paragraphs I have expressed my views:

The December deluge in Chennai caused untold death and destruction. The deluge like any natural calamity, did not discriminate between the haves and the have-nots. While the citizens braved the challenge commendably with exemplary courage and camaraderie the policy makers got away with promises to give succour to the sufferers and to take preventive measures in future.

This is not the first time that the country has experienced natural and man-made calamities. One similar to the Chennai deluge occurred in Mumbai in July 2005. The torrential rains made the Powai lake overflow and flood the almost dried up Mithi river on its shrunken track to the Mahim Creek. The areas nearby the 'stolen' river were inundated; that included the Santa Cruz airport and many colonies.

In June 2013, Uttarakhand witnessed flash floods of epic proportions with casualties as high as 20000, dead or missing. In September 2014, Srinagar in Jammu Kashmir was similarly flooded by the overflowing Dal Lake.

In December 1984, the Union Carbide Corporation's plant in Bhopal saw the world's worst ever industrial disaster with death, destruction and disability yet to be correctly assessed.

In June 1997, in New Delhi's Uphaar Cinema fire tragedy, 59 people were burnt to death. In December 2011, in South Kolkatta's AMRI Hospital, fire killed 95 people, mostly patients including a large number in ICU.

It is not my intention to catalogue the calamities. It is only to remind ourselves of the frequency of such disasters and our failure to learn the lessons from every disaster. While the country now has a National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) it is only a paper tiger.

A few facts will substantiate my contention that we do not learn lessons. Although the floods in Mumbai, Uttarakhand and Srinagar were due to nature's fury, the after effects could have been mitigated.

"The Mithi River (in Mumbai) used to serve as an important storm water drain but has been reduced to a sewer over the years" was the observation of Mithi River Development Authority. The entire river was literally stolen with encroachments by structures and what was left was used to dump sewage. When the upstream Powai Lake overflew, the storm water had to find a way. What did the city planners in Mumbai do when the river was being stolen? Have they woken up later? If this year Powai Lake overflows, where will the water go? Mumbaiwallas have to answer these questions!

In Uttarakhand, in the name of tourism, the Himalayan terrain was so commercialised  that disaster could happen any time. We need to read what an expert commented: "… In the process (of development), denuded mountains have remained deforested, roads designed to minimise expenditure rather than enhance safety have endangered human lives, tunnels blasted into mountainsides have further weakened the fragile slopes and dried up springs, ill-conceived hydropower projects have destroyed rivers and their ecosystems, and hotels and land developers have encroached on river banks." (The Hindu, June 25, 2013: The untold story from Uttarakhand ). What happened in 2013 was, therefore, man-made. The latest reports say that Kedarnath is reopened without any change from the past.

In Srinagar, it is reported that in spite of the existence of Lakes and Waterways Development Authority, the world famous Dal Lake had shrunk due to encroachments, buildings and hotels from 53 square kms in 1953 to just 11 square kms in 2014. As a result, in 2014, the water collected in the downsized lake had to find its ways causing a deluge in the city.

And what about the industrial disasters? After the Bhopal gas leak of 1984, the Ministry of Environment and Forests issued guidelines regarding location of new industrial projects. Among them one says that up to a radius of 25 kilometres from a city of 3 lakh population no hazardous industry should come up. In my own city, Mangalore, a new petroleum refinery was set up initially in the joint sector and now run by the public sector ONGC. It is less than 15 kms away from the city. Fire accidents, leaks and explosions take place frequently with hardly any media coverage except as small news items. And there are many more such projects near other cities making the ordinary citizens extremely vulnerable.

After the Uphaar tragedy the fire safety requirements were reportedly tightened. But in many cities, multiplexes have come up in violation of fire safety precautions. And if one more tragedy occurs there will be fresh breast beating and pronouncements of compensation to the next kin of the dead.

In AMRI Hospital tragedy, there were reports of serious risks of fire which were ignored by the hospital and the state fire service department. After the event, an enquiry was ordered and promises of 'stringent action' were held out. In case of Ansals of Uphaar theatre (New Delhi) the Supreme Court ruled in 2015 that by paying a fine of  Rs.30 crores they can avoid jail term awarded by a lower court for their criminal negligence.

Can't the NDMA undertake independent fire-safety audits to check compliance and revoke licences to cinemas and hospitals which have violated the norms ?
The recurring disasters expose two stark realities. One, no one is held accountable for criminal negligence of safety precautions while implementing development plans-for a city, for a tourism centre, for industrialisation or urbanisation. And second, we hardly ever learn lessons from earlier bitter experiences.

I conclude by quoting the statement of Ms.Ewa Rowe before the US Congress Enquiry Committee headed by George Miller. In 2005, there was a serious explosion in the Texas refinery of the oil giant BP. 15 workers were killed and 180 injured in the accident. Despite stringent guidelines the horrifying tragedy took place compelling the Congress to cause an enquiry into the lapses. Ewa was a relative of  a working couple who lost their lives in the refinery. What she stated before the George Miller Committee is relevant to us, as it could have happened in most disasters in our country also:

For me and many others, tomorrow will be a solemn day in Texas City, Texas as it marks the second anniversary of the horrible blast that ripped apart my life and the lives of so many others. The explosion at BP's Oil refinery murdered 15 people, including my parents, James and Linda Rowe, and injured hundreds more. The true tragedy is that it was needless and completely avoidable.
At approximately 1:20 p.m. that day, BP initiated a dangerous procedure at the refinery, using outdated and faulty equipment that sent 7,600 gallons of highly flammable liquid hydrocarbons, the equivalent of a tanker truck full of gasoline, into the air. Dozens of workers were in trailers as close as 100 feet away. They were not warned of the imminent danger when an idling truck ignited the devastating chain-reaction explosion.

I, personally, believe that BP, with its corporate culture of greed over profits, murdered my parents, denying my brother Jeremy and me, along with the families of 13 others, the joy of the love of our fathers, mothers, brothers, and sisters and the warmth of their smiles and embraces forever. It is of little comfort to us, but we hope through this legislation to ensure more stringent worker health and safety standards that their deaths will not be in vain.
 
The deaths in Bhopal, Uphaar, AMRI, Uttarakhand, Srinagar and Chennai and, elsewhere would not be in vain if many of the authorities in our country- the Ministries of Environment, Industry, Petroleum, Home and NDMA keep their houses in order. The tragedies of the recent three decades should really make us wiser.

Regards,
T R Bhat,
Mangalore

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Monday, January 4, 2016

[India_Vision_2020] Champaran Mukhiya Summit-2016

 

KHWAB FOUNDATION is a non-profit Organization fostering to the dream (KHWAB) of an Indian. Our dream is to achieve the goal of VISION2020. It embodies our belief that patriotism is neither an asset of the resourceful nor exists in exclusivity; its motto is always noble and lies above materialistic barriers. We are a believer of the cult of dreamers who dare to aspire and know how to fabricate their DREAM (KHWAB) into reality. Consequently we felt that now it's our turn to take the driver's seat and contribute to the cause of fulfilling the dream of a Young one and "Social IT"as we term it. The "Social IT" gives a broad idea about our technological reference with our efforts as an OPERATING SYSTEM. 

            "KHWAB" is as a Natural Environmental OPERATING SYSTEM which holds all the application programs and gives an environment to all programs for execution. Let's start writing our own programming code & develop required software for achieving the output of Developed India.

 

Mission & Vision:

"Small aim is Crime". - Dr. Kalam 

"Khwab Foundation" is a dream, a vision, a strategy plan to achieve development and participation of all sections of society, with a focus on selected areas and rural development & awareness. We all know that there are many NGOs in Urban area but a less no of NGOs in rural area who working with devotion. We think if we are able to develop our rural area in all aspects, then we can reach our mission 2020. Our goal is clear:

 

"HUM TO AAGE HI BADHENGE, DUSHRO KO BHI NA CHHORENGE"

          (हम तो आगे ही बढ़ेंगे, दूसरे को भी न छोड़ेंगे )

    

Maximum of our population comes from villages; we have a single minded focus on development of INDIA. In Villages, there are ignorance about our INDIA. They don't know more what is happening in INDIA. So, we have focused only on the backward area of villages and working for making awareness about importance of education.

 

 


About Champaran Mukhiya Summit – 2016

As Mahatma Gandhi said, "The soul of India lives in its villages". He had recognized the fact at that time when Satyagraha has started in 1917, that without development of our villages the development of our Country is not possible.To make a remarkable step, Khwab Foundation is organizing a first ever summit for the ground leaders of our villages i.e Champaran Mukhiya Summit with its allied organization on 29th&30th January in Motihari marking Gandhi Pakhwara, Bihar, INDIA.

We know that Panchayat is the unit of governance which work for betterment of those villages to fulfill the dream of villages and Society. These panchayats are governed by Mukhiya. Hence it becomes the responsibility of the social organizations to appreciates, help, guide those leaders at ground to achieve the dream of our nation. Because we believe without development of villages, India can't be developed.

This summit is organized to appreciate Mukhiya of different blocks of districts East Champaran & West Champaran (Earlier Collectively known as Champaran) for their work at ground. As well as to showcase their work to other people so that they can be followed by others for betterment of our society.

In this summit, work of other social worker will be showcased so that they can be followed as role model for Mukhiya.

Aim:

 

The aim of this Summit is to recognize those mukhiya who have done commendable jobs in their panchayata as well as to motivate them to follow others as well as the model of Mahatma Gandhi.

 

 


Detailed Programme Content

 

               Our Scientific Programme:-

 

Ø Invited Lecture

Ø Oral Presentations/ Paper Presentations

Ø Poster Presentations

Ø Model Presentations

Ø Academic Session

 

          Our SocialProgramme:-

 

Ø Mukhiya Summit

Ø Panel discussion

Ø Inauguration of a Smarika named Champarana Bhagya Vidhata which will cover the Biography of various ideal Mukhiya as well as social worker from Champaran or working for Champaran.

Ø A model presentation for mukhiya for development of their  panchayats.

Ø Stalls by various social organization for model show case towards development of urban & rural india.

 

*   Date:- Date: 29th to 30th January 2016

 

*   Venue:- Zila School, Motihari, East Champaran, Bihar, INDIA.

 

 


Explanation:

§  Mukhiya Summit:- This summit is organized to appreciate Mukhiya of different blocks of districts East Champaran & West Champaran (Earlier Collectively known as Champaran) for their work at ground. As well as to showcase their work to other people so that they can be followed by others for betterment of our society.

§  Oral Presentations/ Paper Presentations:-we are organizing a 1st National Level Paper presentation on Science & Technology, Development related topics like- "Environmental Tourism, Development Environment, Researches in the field of Computer Science, Space Science, Robotics, Electronics, Health, Geography, Waste management, Bio Chemistry,Waste Recycling, Civil & Mechanical Engineering, Nano Science, Game Design & Development, Future Technology etc." In this paper presentation, various Researchers/ Academicians/ Scholars/ Scientists will present their paper in Motihari; on the land, where Mahatma Gandhi had started his work.

§  Champarana Bhagya Vidhata:- Champaran Bhagya Vidhata is a diary(smaarika) which will showcase the work of the people who are working for Champaran or belongs from Champaran and have done commendable work for society. "It will get published in every 3 years to showcase the work & development made by these people."

§  Sirha – A Panchayat, A Role Model:- Sirha is a panchayat in Pakdidayal Block of East Champaran, where Khwab Foundation has worked for last 6 years on a model for developing the panchayat.

 

What is in Model?

*  A Library

*  An Evening School for Children

*  A Sport Center

*  A Rural Employment cum Training Center

*  Information Exchange Center

*  Rural Press Reporter

*  Science Club

 

Submission of Abstracts:-

Participants are requested to send abstracts of their original research work in A4-size word document in Times New Roman style. Title of the abstract should be bold and text should be normal. Font size for title is 14 and 12 for text. The entire abstract must be single spaced. Title should be aligned centered and text must be justified. The length of the abstract should not exceedmore than 250 words. Acceptance notification will be communicated to authors by mail. The author of the accepted abstract must send their full length paper on before January-20, 2016. Key words have to be given in separate line.

Send all contributions by email to champaranms2016.scientific@gmail.com with the key words "abstract submission" as a subject line not later than January-25, 2016.

Registration Details:-

Only registered delegates will be permitted to present and participate in scientific session. Interested delegates are requested to send the registration fee along with the abstract and registration form to the Director-Conference at the earliest. One registered participant can present only favour of "KHWAB FOUNDAION".

Registration form along with registration fee and abstract should be sent to Director-Conference.

*      "Registration form Can be cut from the brochure or download from the website."

REGISTRATION FEES:-

Student/Scholars – 1500 Rs.

Academicians – 2500 Rs.

Industrial Organisations – 3500 Rs.

For Spot Registration:-

Student/Scholars – 3000 Rs.

Academicians – 4500 Rs.

Industrial Organisations – 6000 Rs.

* A concession of Rs. 500/- will be given to "Khwab Foundation" Members.

Online Transfer on : -

A/c Name:KHWAB FOUNDATION

Branch:-Allahabad Bank, Main Road ,Motihari

A/c No:-50163556298

IFSC Code:-ALLA0210557

Accomodation:-

Accommodation will be available in the school guest house and hostels at moderate charges. Limited Accommodation is available in the school campus. Accommodation will also be arranged in hotels ranging from 600-5000 in the . Those seeking accommodation should contact the convener well in advance and send their request for accommodation along with payment through DD towards accommodation.

Technical Proceedings:-

Abstracts of plenary lectures, invited talks and paper presentations will be brought in the from of proceedings. Best paper presentations will be published in Scientific Journal and will be rewarded.

 

"There will be lots of surprise activities to"  J


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Friday, January 1, 2016

[India_Vision_2020] 106th(Dec 2015) issue of ezine PreSense: Cover Story - Chennai Rains + Lessons Learnt + Drone, the UnSung Hero in the rescue operations + Case Study on Singapore Flash Floods in 2010 + Facebook - Historical Facts + Many more [1 Attachment]

 
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Editorial Team of PreSense is pleased to wish all its readers a very happy New Year 2016.  May this New year bring prosperity to our nation and to the world.  We are also pleased to  release / attach herewith the 106th (Dec 2015) edition of ezine PreSense with the following conents:

1.  Cover Story :  K. Srinivasan and Sukruti Vadula present the detailed account of the recent rains and floods in Chennai,  only of its kind in the 100 years.  The cover story deals with the impact and the lessons learnt.

2.  Special Story  :  Susan Koshy, Editor writes about the interesting aspects of the UnSung Hero  'Drone' (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) developed by Madras Institute of Technology (MIT).  Drone helped to rescue one thousand people stranded in the floods.

3.  Special Story : Bhavani, Former Director of Communication of Singapore Government writes about the flash floods in Singapore (2010) and how they managed.  (case study)

4. From the Archives : Interesting historical facts about Facebook is reproduced from the Dec 2009 edition.

This edition focusses on the 'Disaster Management'.   Prince cartoon adds value to this concept.

We are confident that you will enjoy this edition. Please send us your feedback to editor@corpezine.com.

The ezine may be downloaded form the following link in pdf format (1 mb)

Srinivasan 
Editor in Chief
PreSense

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