Gujarat Discussions Thread

[gandhi.rushabh1992]

2 hours of load shedding in summer or throughout the year? Last time I was in Chennai they had shedding from 12 to 2 pm (in Kilpauk). Used to drive me crazy.

[Student4life]

We've been having 1 hour load-shedding since May 2011 , I think . They extended it to 2 hours a few months ago . This is the worst electricity crisis I've seen . I hear that Ford is not keen on the expansion of the Chennai plant because of the power situation . They prefer Gujarat .
Believe it or not , I live in Kilpauk And yes, it's 12 to 2 pm . It would drive anyone crazy .

[GJ10]

x-posting from Chennai IT thread

Software Exports Stats (pdf)

Hardware Export Stats (pdf)

Interesting to see that in year 2010-2011, Gujarat has actually overtaken Kerala for software exports for the first time. Still a long way behind the established IT-hubs, but with GIFT coming up, who knows what can happen in a few years?

For Hardware exports, surprisingly (to me) we have been ahead of Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal for a few years (both are far ahead of us for software), and again, even Kerala is within striking distance.

[tryindiffdrugsngirls]

Originally Posted by Leo_r

Gujarat's Power Load Despatch Centre displays a continuously varying Unit rate for power during 24 hrs, which varies between Rs 3 to Rs 6 approx.

I assume consumers will be charged as per this rate at that time of consumption. Do you have any facility to meter consumption with Time stamp like Broad Band Internet connection.

e.g. If I choose to consume power at 0300 hrs when unit rate is Say Rs 03.10, Will I be charged at this rate.?

Can sombody please ,explain the ground situation and how this is accomplished?
Thanks.

It can be easily accomplished by using Smart meters. They average the power consumed each hour and the units are communicated automatically and you are charged accordingly. But for that you need to have a smart grid infrastructure which I am not sure if gujarat has it? And this kind of billing should only be used if you have surplus and uninterrupted power supply. Because its soul purpose is to optimize the power by spreading the peak hour load consumption. Any way 650 MW solar is huuuuuge. Now since Gujarat has 24x7 electric supply the Gujaratis should move on to replace gas stoves with electric stoves. The West started doing it in 1930s and I think our time has finally come Should be started with Gujarat cuz they have 24x7 electric and won't have to worry about cooking times It will also save on laying out pipes for future gas connections and is cleaner than burning gas

[vibrant]

Enough of Modi bashing

This is political article but feel I should post here. I am surprised by such article from TOI.

Lets be clear on one thing, whether all quarters agree or not, whether it is fashionable or not, Modi is a popular man and nothing or nobody can take his popularity away easily. It needs a lot of work and organization to do this and a blue print for it seems to be prepared and re-prepared constantly. Modi’s popularity is partly the reason why the anti-Modi brigade is hell bent on continually and endlessly spurring the Modi-bashing project. Its one thing that a vast section of this society is behind Modi for all the right reasons, its another thing that a certain section cannot digest this. Modi is probably the only ‘popular’ politician who people love to hate without too many ‘good’ arguments backing their stance. Of course, until recently there was the one and only parrot talk by his adversaries, which has been ‘parakeeted’ a million times over, ‘ The Gulbarg Society massacre’. Now it looks like the parrots have to eat their words?

One cannot dismiss arbitrarily the findings of the Special Investigation team because they have given Modi the clean chit. And again its hip to do it. Why? Not because you want the law of the land to take it’s course but simply because ‘Modi’ has been given the clean chit? Lame. No other reason is needed they say. How can a popular ‘Hindu’ leader like Modi be clean? A good section of the anti-Modi brigade is not necessarily Non Hindus per say. They are very much Hindus and are the ones who believe that secularism necessarily and most definitively means being antagonistic against all things Hindu. These are men and women who would not dare to speak a word or write for that matter against the ethnic cleansing of the Kashmiri Pundits or of Pakistan eradicating all things Hindu. These are men and women who will point all their arms and ammunitions against a successful Hindu, as if utterly ‘ashamed’ of their own identities as one and will go on to support anything and everything which has a anti-Hindu stance in a desperate attempt to cleanse their affiliations. Of course, there is the other end of the spectrum as well, the overtly boisterous self-proclaiming Hindu who beats his chest and claims Modi to be the redeemer and the Lord of Lords and this logic must most certainly be laughed at as well. There is no need to blindly support Modi by using the religion card. There are enough logical reasons to stop the Modi-bashing and appreciate his leadership qualities instead in a non-biased manner.

A deep-rooted sense of complexity surfaces every time a self-proclaiming secular Hindu is asked the all-important question “ Why do you hate all things 'Modi'”? Most replies border only on Modi’s so called ‘communal intent’ alone and their own ‘secular complexities’ is open for all to see. No words of praise about Gujarat’s development under his leadership or about the fact that Gujarat’s per capita being almost twice the national average or why every other industrialist wishes to set his shop in Gujarat or how Gujarat has pushed the pedal on tourism quite remarkably or even a remote attempt to appreciate the fact that there has been no repeat of 2002. Ten long years have gone by and many attribute ‘luck’ as the only reason. Is it not rather odd that it is only in Modi’s case that memories are rather permanent and desperate measures are taken to ensure that 2002 always stays in the spotlight and now even more so despite no evidence being found against Modi? The 1984 Sikh riots, the 1993 riots, the 2000 Amarnath pilgrimage massacre need to all remain under constant scrutiny or for that matter every single communal riot must, but they don’t. The point I am trying to make is that Modi-bashing is a propaganda that is carefully and articulately planned and Modi himself being a shrewd politician surely knows how to play the game too. I had previously written, that there is a big responsibility that Gujarat bears on its shoulders in order to become a paragon of social excellence as well. It cannot at any cost allow a repeat of 2002. It is not only the state of Gujarat that has witnessed the devil’s share of communal riots, so have Kashmir, Maharashtra, Bihar and Orissa amongst a few more. India has had a fair share of religious flare-ups and this is precisely why leadership must not be seen to be appeasing a certain section of the society. Favouritism leads to fragmentation. Anti Hindu, anti Muslim and anti Christian riots have been fuelled by extremist political manipulations and religious conservatism. The growing ire for Mr. Modi has catapulted ever since many have wished to see him as a potential Prime Ministerial candidate. If Mr. Modi is serious about marching to Delhi, it is all the more vital for Mr. Modi to move away from the politics of right wing nationalism and to his credit he is seen to be doing so. I concur with Time’s summary of Modi as a "no-nonsense leader" who can steer India out of a "mire of chronic corruption and inefficiency". Modi certainly means business; he is the boy from the backyard who is more than capable of leading India from the front. One can fully understand why Congress is angry and frustrated with Time featuring Modi on it’s cover of the March 26th issue and even going as far as calling the article ‘biased and partial’. After all anyone who has a word of praise for Modi is biased and partial and the Congress has to work really hard in taking the spotlight away from the boy from the backyard.

[gandhi.rushabh1992]

Not much surprising. With USA changing its attitude towards Modi, obviously TOI had to follow suit. TOI and all other english dailies, which more or less do America's bidding, will now shower praises on Modi. Such articles will come by the dozens now...

[NitinPatel]

Originally Posted by vibrant

Enough of Modi bashing

I am surprised by such article from TOI.

me too buddy

[CivilEngineer079]

Power-full Gujarat maange more

At a time when several States in the country are reeling under severe power crisis, Gujarat presents a shining example in contrast.

Combining hydro power, thermal power and utilising the immense potential of solar energy, Gujarat now boasts of being a power surplus State. So much so that all its 18,000 villages have access to round the clock uninterrupted three-phase power and still there is 2,000 MW for sale.

Struggling with power deficit for better part of the 1990s, Gujarat has made tremendous strides in the sector by adding additional power capacity to its grid every year.

Total electricity generation capacity has gone up from 8,000 megawatts (MW) 10 years ago to nearly 18,000 MW now, Principal Secretary, Power & Petrochemicals, DJ Pandian told The Pioneer on Saturday.

“We can provide power to the agriculture sector for full eight hours and still have 2,000 MW surplus that can be sold to other States which are in need and ready to pay,” said Pandian.

Though bulk of the generation capacity is in the thermal sector (13,500 MW), the turnaround in the power scenario has been brought about by laying stress on other non-conventional sources too.

Taking advantage of the constant breeze in the coastal areas of the State, as much as 2,800-MW capacity has come up in wind energy sector, which was virtually non-existent 10 years ago.

The icing on the cake in the power sector is the addition of the 605 MW solar power plants, dedicated to the nation by Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday.

Authorities in the State are optimistic that the increased demand of power from the agriculture sector can be fully met, in case of a deficient monsoon, as there is surplus generation capacity of 2,000 MW. All the 18,000 villages in Gujarat already get 24 hours uninterrupted three-phase power supply under the “Jyoti Gram Yojana”.

Failure of monsoon doesn’t affect Gujarat’s power generation as only about five per cent capacity is hydel-based while nearly one-fourth generation is gas-based.

As yet another feather in Gujarat’s power scenario cap, Narendra Modi has mooted the idea of rooftop solar power generation, a clean and green technology, which has been successfully experimented in the State capital Gandhinagar.

Called the Photovoltaic Rooftop Programme, the solar energy initiative would be replicated in other major cities too, said Pandian. Rooftop solar installations had huge market potential in India and Gujarat is now looking at tapping it, he added.

[kalkibhagwan]

Modi For PM

[aks_sky]

How many other states in India implement this or a similar scheme?

Free medical treatment for BPL families

The family welfare department has announced cashless medical treatment for the poor in Gujarat. This is part of the state’s plan to ensure better health facilities to people across the state.

The department has finalised three schemes — Arogya Suraksha Yojana, Gujarat Nutrition Mission and Urban Health Project — on which the government will spend Rs 172.8 crore. K L Patel, deputy secretary in the health and family welfare department, has issued an order to implement the schemes.

The government will spend Rs 130 crore on Arogya Suraksha Yojana alone. Under the project, each BPL family can get cashless treatment worth up to Rs 2,00,000. The benefits will be available on floater basis and will cover cardiovascular surgeries, neurosurgeries, burns, trauma, malignancies, renal and neo-natal diseases, Health Minister Jay Narayan Vyas told Mirror.

The beneficiaries can avail services at government, trust, municipal corporation and society-run hospitals to which the government will pay directly.

Patients will be given treatment until 10 days after their discharge. To ensure the benefits reach the needy, a complaint committee will be formed in each district, Vyas said.

According to the health minister, Urban Health Project aims at creating an urban primary health care services delivery mechanism in municipal corporations and nagarpalikas. This will consist of urban health centers and urban sub-centers. A provision for Rs 80 lakh has been made for this for 2012-13.

Vyas said that the state plans to combat malnutrition through Gujarat Nutrition Mission that will involve various departments. The mission will act as an umbrella organisation for deciding the methodology, decision making, monitoring and research for nutrition interventions.

[Yagya]

Originally Posted by aks_sky

How many other states in India implement this or a similar scheme?

Don't know about others but Rajasthan has a similar scheme which was introduced around 2009/10. Apart from bpl, I think it also includes widows, aged and disabled pensioners, and some gypsy communities. There is also no upper limit on expenditure for treatment.

[karkal]

Originally Posted by aks_sky

How many other states in India implement this or a similar scheme?

Free medical treatment for BPL families

Most of the southern states have already implemented much more sophisticated insurance schemes for medical treatment.TN went a step ahead and even opened cooperative medical stores and started negotiating directly with manufacturers to bring down drug prices. Now CG is going to implement the scheme.

[aks_sky]

Does TN also have an upper limit of 20 lakh? It is very impressive that we have so many schemes from different states, but yea i guess it would be better if CG was to form a policy on this. The main reason why i was wondering how many other states implement this scheme is to see how they are doing in implementing it and if they were successful and from the sounds of it, it seems they are doing quite well.

[aks_sky]

Filmed in A'bad and for those who understand gujarati

The film is a satire on the fascination and obsession of the Patels- a Gujarati farmer community -- of migrating to the USA. Over the last half a century millions of Patels have migrated to the USA and have come to dominate its Motel industry by dint of hard-work and persistence. The story revolves around one such Patel family and its uncounted tries to immigrate to States.

haha pankhida tu udi jaje america re, obama ne kehje jaine garbe rame re!! hahahaha best

[CivilEngineer079]

Originally Posted by aks_sky

Filmed in A'bad and for those who understand gujarati



haha pankhida tu udi jaje america re, obama ne kehje jaine garbe rame re!! hahahaha best

superlike ..... especially pankhida tu udi jaje america re, obama ne kehje jaine garbe rame re!!



Ahmedabad looks best in trailer ....

[vnkotak]

Originally Posted by aks_sky

Filmed in A'bad and for those who understand gujarati





haha pankhida tu udi jaje america re, obama ne kehje jaine garbe rame re!! hahahaha best

Super Coool........ I m sharing this on my FB...
and yes the song pankhida.... jhakaaasss...

And very happy to see different type of Gujarati movie... I hope Gujju movie industry learns from this and makes bit modern movies out of typical village kindass...

[aks_sky]

Yea the gujju movies are quite good but this 1 is very different to your traditional films and very modern too and i guess that's what grabs the viewers attentions. Lots of good funny scenes too, i hope the movie doesnt turn out to be a dud!

passion elte?? jusso! hahaha

[shivanand.]

Originally Posted by aks_sky

passion elte?? jusso! hahaha

SUPERLIKE

[Rachit_Struc.Engg]

Maja Aavi...!
I hope the movie is as good as the trailer.

(glass ma daaru nahi...Chhass che )

[aks_sky]

Originally Posted by Rachit_Struc.Engg

(glass ma daaru nahi...Chhass che )

haha nice bro nice.

btw i want to check something.. The pankhida in that trailer goes obama ne jaine kehje visa aape re or garbe rame re??