SECURITY FIRST

These are 3 excellent examples of Indian fuse panels. Not only that a fise a simple wire is used but the open wires and contacts are easely reachable by kids and others not aware of the danger. Of course and secury label or the ramrk DANGER is missing.

DAILY ENCOUNTERS XI- TWO OF THE BRAVEST

In the middle of the as usual very dense traffic at Karve Road in Pune installing a ladder on top of the flexible roof of a so- called car and trying to repair ( I really hope this was not 220 V there),some signal or data communication cables.
This is not just brave, this could also be seen as an act of suicide.

GURGAONS MISSING SEWAGE

In some of the main roads the city "forgot" the installl sewage tubes. The effect ist that the waste water loaden with excrements of companies and call centres has to be pumped out illegely in the very late evening and dumped into a brook. Of coarse the smell is terrible and the wild swines and underpriviliged people living in closest vicinity disperse the bacteries in the whole area.

Delhi's Pollution

Although Delhi has some green lungs and I always thought that because of that it was less polluted than e.g. Mumbai of Pune.At sunrise there is a thick broad layer of black colored particulates and soot covered by a brownish orange layer of NO2 (Nitrogen Doxide). This morning there was no wind, so this was for sure no dust and what is worse, this was in the early morning after a regular weekend. That means that the pollution did not move over night and keeps the city in his tentacles day and night

DAILY ENCOUNTERS X- THE HOOPOE

Being in Europe more and more rare in India the HOOPOE can be seen from time to time. But today, perhaps to say goodbye one Upapa Epops was visiting me in the garden. Today I will move to an other part of Gurgaon and live on the 14th floor , that promises to give some wide perspective view pictures.

DAILY ENCOUNTERS IX

These ladies are not islamic extremist, there plan is not to rob a bank, they just want to protect themselves against the extreme pollution. I assume they will know that the scarfs will not protect them against the unimaginable high concentrations of Carbon Monoxid (CO), Hydrocarbons (THC)and Nitrogen Oxides (NOx)in the centre city roads , but they will have some protection against particulates. For me it is nearly schizophrenic to observe that in the European emission regulations we soon will have particulate counters (not opacity or so) real counters to measure the amount, not the mass of nano particulates from the size of a cluster of C-atoms to the size of a small bacterium (2.5 micrometer)and there will be limits for that for the homolgation test. And here the mass of emission maybe 1000 times higher and nobody protest.

THE HOOPOE II

Finally I was able to upload the video to Google video and download it in the post

DAILY ENCOUNTERS VIII

The public transport mainly consist out of small Piaggio touktouks suitable for max 4persons regular used for up to 16 persons. It is a shame also women have to use this public transport pressed close to man, close as they would be in there own sleeping room to the husband. I don't understand why people don't revolt it is so humilating. Gurgaon might be one of the most wealthy cities in India, why is there no decent public transport. Why are there no autorikhsas as in each other city.