Hotel Marigold.

Went to Hyderabad to attend the 58th Anniversary Reunion of Commissioning our course.  Organisers had selected Hotel Marigold for our stay and functions.

The Review.

In case you land up in Hyderabad around peak traffic time, drive to Marigold tries your patience as the hotel is located in one of the busy areas.

Once you reach, a few hundred meters long private approach lane of the hotel, things improve for the better.

Marigold is located on a fairly large property. The staff in charge of landscaping and plantations have done a good job. An early morning stroll in this well-maintained garden is quite refreshing.

The rooms have a small sitout space attached to the room which themselves are spacious. The bathrooms are quite OK.

The breakfast spread is quite lavish and offers what all is expected of a good star hotel. 

The Staff is helpful and courteous. 

 All in all a good place to stay.

High Tech Traffic Signal Lights.

 High Tech Traffic Signal Lights.

Nagpur Municipal Corporation has been, for some months now, installing 'High Tech Traffic Lights' on almost every square. 

High Tech Traffic Lights.

The lights are mounted on very tall "L" shaped pillars with the arm of the "L" extending to the centre of the road.  In addition to the traffic signals mounted on the left of the road and the end of the L arm, High in the middle of the road, signal lights 'Red', 'Orange', and 'Green' are also duplicated on the horizontal as well as on the verticle arms of these High Tech Traffic Signal Lights.

Quite a lot of money is being spent on these very impressive-looking High Tech Traffic Signal Lights. I personally feel that to do justice to these sophisticated lights which are clearly visible from long distances we MUST FIRST educate a very large number of Nagpurians of various casts, creeds and religions to faithfully follow the Traffic rules.

If these very large numbers of UNEDUCATED Nagpurians of various casts, creeds and religions keep jumping the red lights and flouting every traffic rule we the Nagpurians will be doing a great disservice to the elegant and beautiful High Tech Traffic Signal Lights.  

Morning Walk Photos.

 Morning Walk Photos.

No matter how often you see a sunrise, there is always something new,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 

To my eyes saw full round disc of the Sun. As it is not seen here.......

 .........I cropped it :-)

Shooting Rays.

Fitness Concsience City.

I have been going for morning walks for the last 16 -17 odd years.

I try not to miss my walks even when I am away from Nagpur.  

We initially visited Anuj in Singapore when he was staying in at Condo Costa Del Sol. 

It was very close to the coast and one could reach the 

Visit to Little India Aracade.

 On 04 November 2023, we went to Little India Arcade in Singapore. As we turned into Serangoon Road, we heard loud sounds of Dhol, Tahsa and Lezim. Thought that it must be recorded music being played in one of the shops.

Out of curiosity Anuj followed the sound and discovered that it was live group making music.

Ladies, Gents and children all dressed in red and all wearing red coloured turbans presented a pretty picture. Hats off to the pretty ladies with huge dhols playing loud and vigorous beats. Girls and kids playing Lezims, which unfortunately is a dying sport, indigenous to Maharashtra.

The show was rounded off with loud slogans of हर हर महादेव, शिवाजी महाराज कि जय आणि गणपती बाप्पा मोरया (Har Har Mahadev, Shivaji Maraj KI Jai and Gnapay Bappa Moriya).

GO SOLAR!

Jayati and Ajeet, our DIL and son,  both actively and passionately promote and work, to reduce the carbon footprint and generally advocate ways for preserving the environment from further degradation. They practice what they preach and are always doing their bit and then some more.

During their visit in 2019, motivated by their zeal to preserve the environment and the pep-talk we decided to go solar even without waiting for Govt subsidy.

In July 2019 our solar plant of 7 solar panels, approx of 320 watts each, went online and was connected to the grid.

After a gap of almost six months got my electricity bill for the month of September 2022. 

MSEDCL levies mandatory charges of ₹115/- pm. After adjustment of units produced by our solar plant and units consumed by us not only our bill was  00:00 but we had contributed 79 units to the MSEDCL grid.

Unit consumption.

Contributed to the grid power worth ₹7430/-

During the last 12 months, except for the month of July when we took 15 units from the MSEDCL grid, we did not draw any electricity from the grid. July was an exception because Anuj, Puja and Kaya had come to visit from Singapore and the air conditioner was on for almost 12 to 16 hours a day! 

In all the other 11 months, not only we did not draw ant electricity from the grid, we CONTRIBUTED/ provided electricity worth ₹ 7430/- to MSEDCL.

Unfortunately, MSEDCL is not reimbursing us the cash, the day they start doing it, it would be like manna from heaven.

 

Solar Plant history.

Since July 2019 in three had half years our solar plant has produced 9643.6 KWh of electricity.

Since July 2019 in three and half years, we have not drawn any electricity from the MSEDCL grid but consumed electricity produced by our own solar plant. Electricity billing big fat ZERO.

Since July 2019 in three and half years, our go green effort has

- reduced CO2 by 3865 KGs.

- Saved 3865.9 KGs of standard coal, and

- Deforestation was reduced by 532. 

We are proud to contribute in our own small way to do a little bit for the environment.

A big thank you to Jayati & Ajeet for motivating us.