2 January 2021 / knowyourtown.co.in Thane forest officials plan measures to avoid monkey deaths n order to curb the deaths of care of this problem. identified as electrocution. monkeys due to electrocution, “Within a gap of a few days, four “The inspection of the area will be the Thane forest officials are such incidents took place, causing five conducted with the help of officials planning to come up with some deaths of monkeys entering the city from electricity (Maharashtra State Imeasures. Since the last month, five limits from the forest area. In one of Electricity Distribution Company monkeys have died due to electric these incidents, two monkeys were Limited) department and officials shocks while hanging through trees buried by the locals, after spotting from Thane Municipal Corporation and poles, at road number 28 in them dead aside the electric poles due (TMC). The branches of trees may Wagle Estate, which is located in to electrocution. Four such incidents be one of the reasons, due to which the vicinity of Thane’s Yeoor range took place in a month at the same the electrical poles and wires would of Sanjay Gandhi National Park location,” said a forest official. be invisible causing these incidents. (SGNP). In view of this, the forest Following the incidents, a medical However, a proper survey will be department with the help of Thane examination was conducted to detect carried following the implementation Municipal Corporation (TMC) and the exact reason behind their deaths. of the proper solutions to curb such electrical supply department will In all the cases, the cause of death incidents,” added the forest official soon come up with steps to take of all the five monkeys has been from Thane. Know Your Town Owner MIilind Ballal Printer, Publisher Miilind Ballal Printed at Thane vaibhav, Damle Apartment, Veer Savarkar Road, Tembi Naka, Thane (w) Tel 022-25341526 | Fax 022-25348594 | email id: [email protected] Editor and Publisher: Miilind Ballal | Managing Editor: Niikhil Ballal | Associate Editors: Juili Kulkarni Design Editor : Sunil Pathare | Photo Editor : Ramsing, Gajanan Harimkar | Accounts : Priyanka Mane | Circulation: Pramod Gholap January 2021 / knowyourtown.co.in 3 Thane will get the country’s 1st Light Metro he Thane Municipal will be operated on a standard size Corporation (TMC) has cleared The Light Metro in Thane will cover gauge (1.435 meter), which is used for the construction of 29-km 22 stations, including high-density Metro trains too. While Metro trains are LURTS (Light Urban Rail Transit pockets of Wagle Estate, Vijay Nagari, 22 mt in length and their coaches 2.9 to TSystem), which will cover the entire 3.2 mt wide, the Light Metro trains will city as well as provide connectivity Waghbil, Kolshet and Rabodi. While the be 18 mt in length and their coaches will to the Central Railway stations and carrying capacity and speed of Light be 2.65 mt in width. Metro Lines 4 and 5, connecting Thane Metro is lesser than the normal Metro to Wadala and Kalyan respectively. This project is anticipated to be trains, it would be sufficient for Thane. completed by 2025 and will certainly be Thane has done away with its a game changer. The LURTS will be the proposed intra-city Metro line and price differential between the two is a first of its kind in the country. gone ahead with a slimmer and cheaper substantial Rs. 5,930 crore. Light Metro LURTS as the price differential between system is not only cost effective, but it It is expected that the Thane city’s the two transport systems is significant. also requires less land for stations and population will grow to 27 lakh by the The Metro would have burnt a hole in platforms. While Metro platforms need year 2025, out of which, over 5.7 lakh the pockets of TMC as it would cost a to be at least 4mt wide, the same for the passengers are likely to use the Light whopping Rs. 13,095 crore. The LURTS Light Metro can be accommodated in Metro services daily once it is fully will cost Rs. 7,165 crore. Thus the just 1.5 mt wide space. The Light Metro operational. 4 January 2021 / knowyourtown.co.in Know Your Ingredients: Oats and Moong Bhavya Pande Oats and Green Moong Sprouts Tikki Recipe Oats are a whole grain Preparation Time: 30 minutes cereal, rich in dietary Ingredients: fibre, antioxidants, 2 cups green moong sprouts vitamins and minerals ¼ cup of water and thus makes it to ½ cup spring onion greens, finely chopped the list of heart friendly 1 tsp garlic, finely chopped health food. Here’s a 1 cup instant oats recipe which uses green 1-inch ginger, chopped moong sprouts along 1 green chilli or as per taste with oats to provide ½ tsp coriander powder ½ tsp garam masala double the health Few fresh mint leaves, finely chopped benefits. Do try and Chat masala enjoy! Salt to taste Olive oil to shallow fry the tikkis Makes around:12 medium sized tikkis Procedure 1. Keep all the ingredients ready. garlic, mint, oats, coriander powder, garam masala and 2. Parboil the sprouted green moong dal in a pressure salt to form a dough. cooker using ¼ cup of water and a pinch of salt. Turn off 5. Make small-medium sized tikkis from the dough. the gas after two whistles. 6. Heat a non-stick tawa on a medium flame. Brush it with 3. Save a handful of parboiled sprouts and grind the little olive oil and cook the tikkis on it until they turn remaining sprouts with ginger and green chillies in a golden brown on both the sides. mixer to make a smooth paste. 7. Sprinkle it with chat masala and serve it hot with green 4. Mix the sprouts paste with chopped spring onion greens, chutney or any sauce of your choice. Eat Healthy. Feel Healthy. Stay Healthy! January 2021 / knowyourtown.co.in 5 Joshi-Bedekar College becomes Thane’s 1st autonomous institute ast month, Thane’s Joshi-Bedekar autonomous status, the college will in the market. Such colleges also have College received autonomous enjoy the discretion to add modern the privilege to evolve methods of status and became the first educational courses and tools/ assessment and conduct their own such institute in the city. The techniques to make the education examinations and declare results. Lcollege is one of the most popular process more attractive, effective, and The University Grants Commission educational institutions in Thane. It intriguing. The courses will be curated (UGC), a statutory body under the was started in 1969 and is managed taking into consideration the demands government of India, is tasked with by Vidya Prasarak Mandal (VPM). VPM from the job markets as well as the latest maintaining standards of teaching, has another 12 institutes under its trends. examination and research in university umbrella. Now that the institute has The institute has been receiving ’A’ education. As per UGC’s criteria, a garnered autonomous status, it has grade accreditation for the last three college seeking autonomy must be the freedom to reconstruct and design cycles. More than 7,000 students study accredited by the National Assessment the course or syllabus from time to today in the Arts and Commerce College. and Accreditation Council (NAAC), with time, making it viable to students An autonomous college has the at least an ‘A’ grade for at least three within Thane city. freedom to determine and prescribe cycles of accreditation. If the NAAC score Apart from the professional and its own courses of study and syllabus. is equal to or above 3.51, the institute vocational courses, the college can It can redesign courses to suit the local can be declared as an autonomous also include skill-oriented courses that needs and include more skill-oriented institute without an onsite visit by UGC’s will bring more employment. With courses based on the job requirements expert committee. 6 January 2021 / knowyourtown.co.in Origami with Bob obbie Vijayakkar, better known as “Bob” by his loved ones (that includes almost everyone who knows him personally), is not Bonly a renowned Architect and Interior Designer by profession, but also an “Origamist” by passion, with decades of creative and teaching experience. They say you learn things quicker when you are young and that is exactly how it started for Bob. He started learning Origami as a teenager and eventually saw this hobby turn into his passion. Today, he wishes to share his passion and knowledge of this unique Japanese art by conducting Origami workshops for school kids, students of Architecture and Interior Designing, and corporate and industry professionals. His love for origami has seen him have passion, Bob ensured that not even the schedule, he manages to pull out time for successful stints at Arts festivals such as prevailing pandemic is going to stop him. his passion and continues to spread his Sanskruti Arts Festival, Hindustan Times During the lockdown, Bob conducted knowledge of the same. Kala Ghoda Arts Festival, Bombay Times several online Origami workshops for kids Bob is truly an epitome of being a Happy Streets, arts & Fashion designing from NGOs and children of the executives “People’s person”. This is something he of Procter & Gamble. has portrayed throughout his life by This is by far one of engaging with all sections of society. the most challenging Recently he engaged with approximately roles he has faced 50 visually impaired students along during his teaching with their art teacher in exciting hands- career due to the on learning at an Origami workshop barriers possessed under the capable management of by the pandemic, but Ar.