Narendra Modi wants to know whether wind generated by fast moving trains can produce electricity

by Guest Mon Sep 15, 2014 12:38 pm

The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has sent the Railways Ministry into a tizzy over an idea it received from an 81-year-old resident of Gujarat — that windmills be installed along railway tracks to produce electricity, utilising the wind generated by fast moving trains.
Vipin Trivedi of Ahmedabad, a former employee of Bank of Baroda’s Agriculture and Rural Development wing who retired in 1991, sent the idea by post to the PMO. The PMO, in turn, forwarded it to the Railways Ministry, asking it to explore the “techno-economic” feasibility of the idea, and sought regular updates.
Since the idea came from the PMO, Rail Bhawan officials started serious communication with Trivedi, but also politely told him that it did not sound doable. As per documents accessed by The Indian Express, Railways said Trivedi could be called in the future to give more technical details about his idea. Trivedi is waiting.
“One day, I was travelling by train and the idea just struck me. So I discussed it with my gurubhai (disciples of a godman) who knew a man who had worked closely with Narendrabhai (Modi) in overhauling Gujarat’s power sector. That man is now posted as the Additional Principal Secretary to the PM in Delhi. So I sent the idea to him by post,” Trivedi told The Indian Express from the Nandigram Ashram in Bharuch last week, where he was attending a course on “spiritual wellbeing”.

http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/can-wind-from-moving-train-generate-power-pmos-curious-query-to-railways/#sthash.uPQWwhM1.dpuf

by MaxEntropy_Man Mon Sep 15, 2014 1:38 pm

i didn't read the post because i've blocked the poster, but the title is amusing.

by Guest Mon Sep 15, 2014 1:51 pm

MaxEntropy_Man wrote:i didn't read the post because i've blocked the poster, but the title is amusing.

you keep saying you have blocked me but keep responding to my posts. Only recently you were thanking me for giving information about ayurvedic treatments for tinnitus which you claim you suffer from.

by Seva Lamberdar Mon Sep 15, 2014 1:53 pm

You can't blame the P.M. / PMO for forwarding a suggestion / letter from a citizen to boost the energy sector to the railways or any other ministry, irrespective of whether that suggestion has any real value. It is really upto the specialists in that ministry to explore further whether the suggestion has any merit.

It is like someone from a village sending / recommending to P.M. / PMO a cure (eating a certain herb for example) for getting rid of a cancer. Should the PMO forward that suggestion to the health ministry and other medical people for further investigation, or not?

by Guest Mon Sep 15, 2014 1:55 pm

Seva Lamberdar wrote:You can't blame the P.M. / PMO for forwarding a suggestion / letter from a citizen to boost the energy sector to the railways or any other ministry, irrespective of whether that suggestion has any real value. It is really upto the specialists in that ministry to explore further whether the suggestion has any merit.

It is like someone from a village sending / recommending to P.M. / PMO a cure (eating a certain herb for example) for getting rid of a cancer. Should the PMO forward that suggestion to the health ministry and other medical people for further investigation, or not?

all that is fine, but does the suggestion have any value in your opinion?

by Seva Lamberdar Mon Sep 15, 2014 2:03 pm

Rashmun wrote:
Seva Lamberdar wrote:You can't blame the P.M. / PMO for forwarding a suggestion / letter from a citizen to boost the energy sector to the railways or any other ministry, irrespective of whether that suggestion has any real value. It is really upto the specialists in that ministry to explore further whether the suggestion has any merit.

It is like someone from a village sending / recommending to P.M. / PMO a cure (eating a certain herb for example) for getting rid of a cancer. Should the PMO forward that suggestion to the health ministry and other medical people for further investigation, or not?

all that is fine, but does the suggestion have any value in your opinion?

Whether, or not, the suggestion has any value, PM/PMO did the right thing in forwarding it to the ministry. Let the officials / researchers in the ministry comment positively or negatively on it.

by Guest Mon Sep 15, 2014 2:05 pm

Seva Lamberdar wrote:
Rashmun wrote:
Seva Lamberdar wrote:You can't blame the P.M. / PMO for forwarding a suggestion / letter from a citizen to boost the energy sector to the railways or any other ministry, irrespective of whether that suggestion has any real value. It is really upto the specialists in that ministry to explore further whether the suggestion has any merit.

It is like someone from a village sending / recommending to P.M. / PMO a cure (eating a certain herb for example) for getting rid of a cancer. Should the PMO forward that suggestion to the health ministry and other medical people for further investigation, or not?

all that is fine, but does the suggestion have any value in your opinion?

Whether, or not, the suggestion has any value, PM/PMO did the right thing in forwarding it to the ministry. Let the officials / researchers in the ministry comment positively or negatively on it.

if the officials/researchers in the ministry would have consulted you, what would have been your advice to them? i know you an expert on energy.

by Seva Lamberdar Mon Sep 15, 2014 2:09 pm

Economically, it won't be very beneficial.

by Vakavaka Pakapaka Mon Sep 15, 2014 6:22 pm

Laloo who eats cattle fodder & A Raja who burns the black money he made by eating utappams, daal, parathas & butter chicken can attach personal wind turbines to their rear ends and generate some electricity. They can also collect the methane into a tank and use for cooking their food. That way, their useless sikular lives will be salvaged.

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