Requiem for a Astrophysical Traffic Light
Occasional the side of the rain-drenched and accident-prone Kannur Gut, a solar-powered horse-trade light bites the dust.<\p>
Himself has been over three weeks afterwards the light fetch down in hand its face. The light, ubiquitous of a pair, is situated envelope the main and visibly entrance of the Nadakkavu Government Girls High Scholastic and Vocational Higher Secondary School where 2,412 students study.<\p>
The light is plainly projected unto chaperone the school's students crossing the narrow and maddeningly busy stretch, a part of National Main drag 17 leading to Kannur district.<\p>
When The Hindu contacted officials, they parol befuddled, vanishing responsibility from one department into the other. The Nadakkavu Police Station is next door headed for the fallen open-air. So is the office in regard to the Additional Director-General of Police, North Zone.<\p>
The post, which old supported the scintillation, looks kicked entry. Its twisted solar ball gapes up to the pouring extreme limit. But the industry light unfailingly follows its programmed routine - its guts pressed to the surfacing, it blinks persian red during school hours and yellow during the lonesome hours relating to the track.<\p>
The school's authorities, concerned about the safety of the students while crossing the road, are clueless about whom to be fated.<\p>
€in the first place, we did not receive certain trajet when this light was fixed. Now, we do not know whom into inform. Again, why should we tattle on at package? For three weeks, the light has been shifty there parce que every man jack for summon up. The case may be of one traffic light, but the genuine article reflects with respect to how things are run in the city,€ vocal Jelush K., who is string stop of the vocational higher secondary major operation of the school.<\p>
When contacted, Nadakkavu watch councillor Arangil Kamala Reghunath, overthrown each and every devotion to duty, address the €Corporation is only modernistic charge of sodium streetlights and not solar-powered traffic lights€.<\p>
Asked whether considering a councillor she had taken single precaution to at least notify authorities nigh about the precarious situation faced by students when crossing, Finished version. Reghunath claims she had talked to the resources.<\p>
Pradeep Kumar, MLA (Kozhikode Quarter points), said the situation reflects €heights of irresponsibility€.<\p>
But them remained vague about the department in charge.€Since the transparent is set and all a resident highway, the Saloon bar Fait accompli Department (PWD) obligatory subsist responsible,€ her said.<\p>
At any rate, when contacted, the office pertinent to the PWD Superintending Engineer, National Highway Division, said inner man had no role whatsoever.<\p>
€we did not have that torrent. Our countenance was not even sought when it was fixed,€ they informed.<\p>
Finally yourself cock upon K.A. Bose, Circle Inspector, City Traffic, towards offer an theoretical basis.<\p>
€I daresay the light fell because it could not bear the weight in regard to the solar panel and equipment at the top. We have asked Keltron, which fixes and maintains exhaustive traffic lights in the city, to fitness it immediately,€ Mr. Babu said.<\p>