Calm n Clean Mumbai

Our Ganpati is omnipresent( present everywhere ) , omniscient ( with
infinite knowledge ) , omnipotent ( with unlimited power ). Ganpati
has big ears , signifying , his possession of a great virtue to listen
to others and assimilate ideas.Ganpati does not need the Loudspeakers
to hear the prayers of his devotees. Ganpati grants  Aashirvaad
without any partiality towards higher decibel-loudspeakers , bigger
PoP idols, garish decorations , longer queues for darshan , full
blasting of item-songs on loop.

Noise has been recognized as an ambient air pollutant. As per norms
the maximum permissible noise level during the day is 50dB in silence
zone and 55 dB in residential area. No exception to decibel levels are
allowed under the Noise Pollution rules , even during the time limit
extended by State government until midnight for 15 days a year .
Loudspeakers create a lot of noise pollution  causing nuisance to
senior citizens , sick persons , children and pets , who are sensitive
to loud noise.

Solution for the problem of higher noise levels :
We the Mumbaikars must form the vigilant groups of like-minded people
in our own societies and visit the neighboring Mandals , where the
noise pollution is high . We should make the problem-makers aware of
the nuisance caused to the elders , patients , children and pets. We
must persuade them about their civic sense and responsibilities. Last
but not the least , If they don't understand polite language and abide
by the rules , the police must take prompt action against the mandals
, violating the rules.

Mumbai's Green Gaon

P- South Ward - Goregaon :  East - Aarey colony ( eastern border )

                                                      West - Malad creek

                                                      North - Chincholi Level crossing

                                                      South -  Oshivara  Bridge , Bandrekar wadi

There are so many things We love about our Goregaon and still there are a few remaining which demand solutions / action

 Aarey colony : Aarey Milk colony ( Asia's biggest Milk scheme ) the Paradise  / the only green-belt of Goregaon , comprises Filmcity ( Whistling Woods ) , NewZealand Hostel , Picnic Point ,Observation Post ( Chhota Kashmir ) , Aarey boat-club , Aarey Bhaskar Uddyan  , Indira Gandhi Institute of  research &  development  . St. Pius College ( biggest diocesan seminary , which trains catholic priests ) and last but not the least the Aarey road ,            which starts from S. V. Road ( Goregaon West t) and reaches to Powai -IIT , is the most cool / wonderful / romantic road , which even Katreena Kaif could not resist for her 1st ever bike-ride.

Problems :1.  As this Aarey- road connects Goregaon to Andheri , Powai ( IIT / Hiranandani ) , Mulund etc , it's always traffic-jammed , resulting in worn-out / deteriorating / pot-holed condition. 

2. Early morning joggers / walkers  ( especially senior citizens / ladies ) face lots of pollution / vehicular traffic on this serene road as there are not any footpaths / joggers park .

3.  The greenery of Aarey - Goregaon is under severe threat by large-scale tree-cutting through redevelopment activities such as building of malls / residential towers / Coporate houses  etc. There's also a big problem of unauthorised slums , occupying the govt. land

              

General problems  : 1. Outside Goregaon railway station( East ) , the juice-vendors are a big menace . They crowd / dirty  / pollute the place with their illegal selling of unhygienic juices.

 2. The Umiyanagar road needs concreting as it has the tallest MHada building , Vakratunda Business Park , Eco-House as well as residential complexes

 3. Hawkers outside Goregaon (West ) railway station make it hard for the daily commuters to navigate through & from station

 4. Most of the residents in Goregaon ( East ) get 24-hours water supply but Some areas in  Goregaon (west ) face water shortage

 5. In the Downpouring rains , it's usual for Motilal Nagar ( goregaon - west ) to live in life-size Swimming pool.

6. The cattle-market near Goregaon railway station - east is shut-down , but we must have vegetable - market in that place

7. We have many cinema-theatres in the malls but We don't have a single Drama-theatre . We want it .

 8. Getting / Hiring Auto-rickshaw from Goregaon- station to our homes / offices is  horrible / rare

 9.. Government's control on school fees : Education is every child's human right. The school are not profit making pvt. ltd. companies. There should be a limit on the fees charged by certain elitist schools  ( VIBGYOR HIGH in goregaon-west ) 

 10 . In Goregaon West , we have Prabodhan - Kreedabhavan , Prabodhan Library , Prabodhan - Ozone Swimming Pool , Meenatai Thackeray blood bank.In Goregaon ( east )  too , we want such kind of facilities / amenities

We Goregaonkar are progressive / hardworking / fun-loving / co-operative citizens of Mumbai . We want development in the forms of Malls / BPOs

/ Corporate business parks . But not at the cost of our Ozone-layer . We don't want to sacrifice or Greenland ( Aarey colony )

Hi5 for Mumbai

There are so many things I love about our Mumbai and still there are so many remaining which I would love to change.

1. The Sea-route  2. Beautification of beaches  3.Green Mumbai , Clean Mumbai
4.Rain- Water harvesting  5.Education is children's right not profit making business

1. The Sea-route : I would like to implement the water transport, in the forms

 of Catamarans , motorboats etc

This will reduce the traffic on roads. As more people will take this route the traffic

 on roads will reduce substantially. The lesser number of vehicles on road will result in decrease in pollution.

2. Beautification of beaches :Starting with Gateway of India, Marine Drive, Girgaon, Dadar, Bandra, Juhu, Versova, Madh, Marve, Manori, Gorai, Vasai etc. I would like to revamp  all these beaches with various water amusement parks for children , youth and senior citizens.

3. Green Mumbai , Clean Mumbai : I would relaunch the "Green Mumbai , Clean Mumbai" campaign with earnest.For this project I would gather the support of school / college students , NGOs and off course BMC and Political parties. All of us together will plant saplings on the available land. I would pass a law prohibiting spitting and littering in public places. The culprits would be penalised heavily as in Singapore.

4.Rain- Water harvesting : As of now , only new housing societies are ordered to do rain-water-harvesting , I would request it for all the housing societies so that all Mumbaikar will get enough water through out the year.

5. Government's control on school fees : Education is every child's human right. The school are not profit making pvt. ltd. companies. I would put a limit on the fees charged by certain elitist schools in Mumbai.

People-Friendly Journalist

My Ten-year old nephew, Aamen's essay :

I would like to be a junior journalist as I expect the real journalists to be people / public friendly. The present journalists use so many difficult words in their news that, I want to request them “please, write in simple language, so that even children can understand the news. “

Anna Hazareji started the fight against corruption. Million Indians joined him. I also wanted to share his views, but I could not understand Lokpal bill, through the news, I was reading. Newspapers are the only source of news we have. We have donated both our TV sets to an orphanage in Vikramgarh. I will write my news very reader-friendly.

I have high respect for young leaders like Rahul Gandhi , Raj Thackeray, sportsmen like Sachin , M.S. Dhoni and Sania Mirza , activists like Medha Patkar , Shabana Aazmi etc. I would love to interact with them. This is possible only if I become a journalist.

We students spend so much time (7.45 a.m. to 2 p.m.) in school and still we are given so much home-work to do that, we hardly get any time to play or to pursue our hobbies. As a journalist, I will generate parents’ support to ban the home-work

Last, but not the least, I would like to be a junior journalist, for taking the interview of my most favorite super-star Shahrukh-the King Khan. And I say ‘Amen’ to that.

Aamen Kumar

VIBGYOR HIGH school

India Cool

Who.. and what.. make India cool 

India’s Super 60

1. First and foremost India is the largest democracy in the world.

2. India has over 1700 languages and dialects still we are united in vibrant national spirit.

3. India is the sixth nation to have gone into outer space.

4. India is the sixth nation to have become nuclear power.

5. Tajmahal   6.   Gateway of India  :  India’s glorious monuments.

7.  Chaat    8. Butter Chicken    9. Garam Chai     10.  Rabadee /

    Rabaree   11.  Paan-Banaraswalla  :  Taste of India.

12.  Mehendi     13. Bindia     14. Choodiya  :   India’s beauty secret.

15. Sari  :  India’s desi style.

16.  Holi  :  Colourful celebration of India’s unity in diversity.

17.  Mango  :  Indian king of fruits.

18.  K-serials by Ektaa Kapoor  :  Indian Family drama

19. Kamasutra by Vatsayana  :  India’s Sexy-image

20.  Ramayana    21.  Mahabharata   :  India’s extravagant  epics.

22.  I.I.T.          23. I.I.M.  :  India’s premier educational institutes.

24.  Lakhnavi aadab , mijajh and mehemannawajhi : Indian Hospitality

25.  Beaches of Goa     26. Backwaters of Kerala  :   India’s hot tourist  

     destinations.

27.  Brah Mos missile  :  India’s scientific achievement.

28.  Yoga   29.  Ayurveda  :  India’s fitness funda.

30.  Nano   :   India’s dream car

31.  Arvind Adiga     32.  Arundhati Roy     33.  Vikas Swarup   

34.  Kiran Desai        35.  Chetan Bhagat   :   Indian authors

36. Mahatma Gandhi    37.  Dr. Abdul Kalam   38.  Sonia Gandhi  : Indian leaders.

39. Amitabh Bachchan  40. Aishwarya Rai  41.Shahrukh Khan

    42.   Aamir Khan     43. Katrina Kaif     44. Akshay Kumar :

            Indian movie stars.

     45.  Sachin Tendulkar    46. M S Dhoni          47.  Sania Mirza   

     48.  Abhinav Bindra      49.  Pankaj Adwani   50. Vijendra Singh

51. Vishwanathan Anand.  :  Indian Sports stars.

52.  Lata Mangeshkar   53. A .R. Rahman  :  India’s Sur and  

      Sangeet

54.  Ratan Tata      55.  Ambani Brothers     56.  Azeem Premji  

57. Vijay Mallya   58. Nandan Neelkeni   :  Indian Industrialists

 59.  Ujwalla Raut   60. Monikangana Datta  :  Indian ramp models.

Mumbai : World class city

Our Mumbai , being an island ,is naturally blessed with surrounding sea-shore.
The sea-route should be utilised for water transport through catamarans, motor-boats,  launches,ferries etc..This will reduce the traffic on roads .

 People traveling to and from city-suburbs will have the option of either the sea-route or the road-way.  Commuting by public transport such as trains, buses,autos and taxis will become  comfortable due to less crowd. The lesser number of vehicles on road will result in decreasing the air pollution.

The beaches spread over Gateway of India, Marine Lines, Girgaon, Dadar, Bandra,  Juhu, Versowa, Madh, Manori, Marve, Gorai should be revamped with water amusement parks. These water amusement park could be equipped with water-surfing, diving, joy-rides etc.

The 'Clean Mumbai, Green Mumbai' campaign should be relaunched in earnest with  active support from school, colleges, n.g.o.s to plant saplings all over Mumbai.

Spitting and littering in public places must be prohibited legally.
The culprits must be fined with stiff penalty as in Singapore.

Mumbai's water problem

With reference to pipe-lines bursts in Mumbai and the measures to be taken by government.

The most important point is, that the state government of Maharashtra treats Mumbai's water woes  as the sole responsibility of Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai ( ie BMC ) which is totally wrong.

It's a well-known fact that the central as well as the state government collect most of it's revenue  through the taxes paid by Mumbaikars. Resulting, Mumbai's problem must be solved jointly by the state , central govt, and MCGM ( ie  BMC )

The state and central government must allocate special grant / funds to MCGM ( ie BMC )  for repairing  and / or rebuilding of the worn-out pipe-lines in Mumbai.

The state and central government should provide adequate security to the pipeline in Mumbai  as it is the commercial capital of India.