Mumbai: Ever wondered what important meaning behind Gontaming Pedder Road After Gopalrao Deshmukh, or who Sofia Zuber from Jalan Nagpas with the same name? The QR-coded road mapping project aims to provide information about history behind street names, in addition to public facilities on it, which may not be done by internet search.
This initiative will provide jurisdiction of the police station for each bylane which will make crime reporting easier for complainants.
The QR code will be attached to the changed road signage and people can direct their cellphones to the sign to scan the code for information.
Helmed together by the Mumbai Municipal Corporation and Nirlazan project, this initiative will include five civilian wards before developing throughout the city.
“The city corporation has more than 2,200 km of road.
Many are named after personality that has contributed a major contribution to the city that may not be considered,” said the additional commissioner (project) P Velatuu.
Zuber, for example, is an educational supervisor for Urdu affiliated with the Civic body and then a Canporator of Nagpas.
The streets used to serve as a meeting place for Urdu writers and journalists.
Usually, people refer to road names everyday or in abbreviated form, which makes the process find a difficult address for those who are foreign.
People who want to report crimes, such as mugging episodes or anger, may not be able to know which police offices have jurisdiction or how to achieve it.
Students of the National Service Scheme (NSS) have associated as a volunteer to collect data on road names for the project.
“We have 15,000 NSS students in Mumbai.
Students will undergo basic training before choosing the nearest way to the house and researching the history behind his name.
They will run along the way and then fill in the details of public utilities and landmarks,” said Prof.
Sudhir Puranik, Director of NSS .
Details will be communicated to project Mumbai, which has involves historians for additional verification and input.
“We plan to enter information about bus stops, parking lots, hospitals and educational institutions on each road,” said Shishir Joshi, CEO of Project Mumbai.
For pilot projects, Civic Wards A, D, South, K East and T, which most include South and Central Mumbai, and some parts of the eastern and western cities, have been chosen.
Mumbai police distributed details from the police station and beat Chowkies with researchers.
Road identification and segregation of the land team have begun and the project will be ready for a month.
Volunteers simultaneously collect data on city streets and do not limit themselves to five wards.
“Mumbai is a city that is famous for its interesting history.
Need to be alive for its citizens.
This initiative is an attempt to that direction,” Joshi said.