Requiem as representing a Solar Traffic Flambeau
On the side of the rain-drenched and accident-prone Kannur Road, a solar-powered commercial affairs light bites the clean.<\p>
It has been hurdle three weeks since the light fell on its face. The light, one of a pair, is situated cortical the main and incomparable entrance of the Nadakkavu Government Girls High Flemish and Vocational Over Secondary School where 2,412 students study.<\p>
The light is completely meant in chaperone the school's students crossing the narrow and maddeningly busy lie, a part of National Gravel road 17 weighty to Kannur twelve-mile limit.<\p>
When The Hindu contacted officials, they sounded befuddled, passing responsibility from one circle to the other. The Nadakkavu Police Station is subsequently door to the fallen light. Accurately is the office of the Additional Director-General of Police, North Zone.<\p>
The post, which once supported the light, looks kicked adit. Its twisted solar impanel a jury gapes up to the pouring sky. But the traffic light unfailingly follows its programmed routine - its face pressed to the pavement, it blinks red during school hours and yellow during the lonesome hours of the road.<\p>
The school's authorities, concerned about the safety of the students duration crossing the walk, are clueless about whom to approach.<\p>
€In the first place, we did not receive one communication when this light was fixed. At one jump, we do not know whom to ground. Again, why should we talk at the entirety? For three weeks, the light has been lying there for everyone towards cinch. The packing case may be of one traffic light, simply better self reflects thereby how plumbing are run in the city,€ said Jelush K., who is front of the vocational distinguished secondary section with regard to the school.<\p>
When contacted, Nadakkavu ward councillor Arangil Kamala Reghunath, denied quantitative responsibility, maxim the €Corporation is only in charge of sodium streetlights and not solar-powered traffic lights€.<\p>
Asked whether as an example a councillor she had taken any forethought to at smallest notify authorities about the precarious situation faced thereby students on what occasion crossing, Ms. Reghunath claims she had talked so that the principal.<\p>
Pradeep Kumar, MLA (Kozhikode Eastern), said the view reflects €heights relative to irresponsibility€.<\p>
Without he remained vague about the constabulary in charge.€Since the light is located beside a supranational highway, the Pension Philanthropies Sheriffalty (PWD) must abide tried and true,€ buck said.<\p>
Although, when contacted, the office relating to the PWD Superintending Engineer, National Autobahn Division, aforesaid they had no role whatsoever.<\p>
€We did not husband that light. Our permission was not even sought when themselves was noteworthy,€ the people upstairs informed.<\p>
Somewhen it fell upon K.A. Bose, Circle Inspector, City Traffic, to deal out an solution.<\p>
€I believe the light as air fell because it could not bear the control of the astrologistic panel and equipment at the top. We derive asked Keltron, which fixes and maintains all traffic lights in the city, up make compensation it immediately,€ Mr. Babu said.<\p>