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Wednesday, June 28, 2006

Ahmedabad Schools

Some Ahmedabad schools

Airport School -Sardar nagar , Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : -2864175
Ambuja High School-Bapu nagar, Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : 2746692
Amardip Prathmik shala-- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : 6633410
Amrut Primary and High school- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : 2866393
Shree Muktajivan vidyalaya- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : 5390333
Sun Rise English school- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
Anjali Vidhyalay Madhmik Secondary school- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : 2876891
Nutan Bharti vidyhalay- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
Ashishkumar Mandir Primary school- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
Nav chetan High school- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : 658 7369
Andh Shala- Ashram Rd, Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : 6586138
Adarsh Kanya vidhyalay-Daria pur, Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : -2148326
Akshar Vidhyavihar Girls school- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : 2821722
Maharashtra Shikshan Mandal High school -Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
Nutan Adarsh vidyalay- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
Maniprabhu High school-Chandkheda, Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
Andha Kanya Prakash Gruh-Drive-in road, Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : 7490147
Aroma School - Somnath road ,Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : 755 1913
Balkrishna High school- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : 2742856
Akhadanand Hindi High school- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
Best High School-Bhairav nath road, Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : 532 5900
Adarsh Vidhya Vihar- Ram baug, Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : 7508462
Balprasoon vidhyalaya- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : 741 6057
A - one School - Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : 748 0785
Abhishek Vidyalaya Akar education trust-Nikol gam, Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : -2890436
Bhavin Vidyavihar sanskrit Pathshala - Amba wadi, Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : -6463511
Central English school- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
Adarsh Balmandir and Prathmik shala- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : -214 7623
Balrangam Prathmik shala- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : -5327377
D .M. Vidhayalaya- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : 748 9694
Bharat High school- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : -5327222
Gayatri Vidyalaya- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : 2811575
Adarsh High School-Kuber nagar- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : 2812732
Amarish vidyalaya- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : 752 0967
Adarsh Hindi vidhyalay-Jivraj park, Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :-6811659
Gyandeep Prathmik vidhyalaya-Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : 750 8181
Geeta vidyalaya- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : 2771036
H .L. Shah Primary school- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
Green Lawris School-Vatva rd, Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : 589 1611
Hastaful Madhyamik shala-Ghatlodia rd, Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
Hetal Learning school-Khanpur, Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : 550 2680
Dharm nagar Vidhalay-Sabarmati, Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : 75 6897
F .D. Primary school - Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
G. B. Shah Jyoti High school- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : 5508721
Durgesh Primary school - Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
Gracious English school- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : 532 5945
Kishore Gurnomal Kanjani school- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
Kashivishwanath Sanskirt maha- vidyalaya- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
Gandharva Maha vidyalaya - Navrang pura, Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
Diwan Ballubhai Madhyamik shala- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
L .R. Prathmik shala- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
Laxmi Prathmik shala- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : 2869313
Ganesh Kanya vidyalaya- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
Gyanjyot Vidhya vihar- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : -7455179
Vinay vidya vihar- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : 2743908
Vishwabharti High school- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : 5504179
Swastik High school- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : 7482244
Doctor Chotaram Gidwani High school- Sardar nagar, Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : 2864074
Gurukrupa Vidyalaya- Ramol rd, Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
Gannath Primary school - Magan pura, Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : 752 4942
Krishnanagar vidhyavihar- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : 2811847
Swastik Shisu vihar - Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
Gyanyagna Girls High school, Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : 5628892
I .D. Shanskar Vidyalaya- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : 674 7044
Himanshu Bal mandir -Saraspur, Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : 2163365
Gurukul Vidyamandir school- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : 583 3777
Gurunanak and Chandraketu primary School-Ghodasar, Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
Siddhartha High school- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : 546 4314
Triveni vidyalaya- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : 741 4333
New Era High school- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
Utkarsh school- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
Unnati Bal mandir- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
Silver Bells High school- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
M. Mahasukhram vidyalaya- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : 2870041
Navrang Prathmik shala- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
Lotus High school- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
Sindhi High school- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
I .P. Mission High school- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
Hindi High school- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : 5620318
J .P. High school- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
H .B. K New High school, Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : 5623789
Gyandeep Hindi High school-Sabarmati, Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : 750 6875
H .H. Patel High school- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
Karnavati Vidhyavihar High school-Khodiyarnagar, Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : 2875254
Jivan Sadhna High school-Bapunagar, Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : 2743273
Vandana school- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
Jyoti Kanya vidhyalaya- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : 5623291
Janta Hindi madyamik Vidyalaya- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
Swastik Vidyalaya- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
Prakash vidya bhavan- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : 2164582
Vasant High school- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
Vidhyanagar Girls High School- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
Prathna vidyalay- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
Prerna Secondary School- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : 7470684
Rewaba Vidhay avihar High school- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
St Kabir school- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
V. V. Patel Vidhya mandir- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
Super School - Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
Vidhyavihar High school- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
Amrut Madhyamik Shala -Vastral road, Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : 2770240
V. V. Tomar Hindi high school- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
Jaybharat vidhyalaya- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : 2880374
Kameswar vidhyalaya- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
L .J English Primary school- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : 6731124
Jagruti Madh shala- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
Hameediyah English school- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
Vidya mandir- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
Vallabh Vidya vihar- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
Hemraj Madhyamik Shala -Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : 6620273
Islamic school-Momin galli- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : 5501561
Jay Somnath High school- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : 2774647
K .S. M. M. school- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : 2868191
Jamnabai Saraswati mandir-Kalupur, Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : 2157872
Kailash vidhyalaya- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
Nalanda vidya vihar- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : 2161162
Viswa Vidhyalaya Higher secondary school- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
Vivekanad Hindi High school- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
Chhipa Welfare Girl's High school-Jamalpur, Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : 5352605
Dhruv Ballubhai Madhyamik shala- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
Democratic Higher Secondary school - Gomti pur- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : 2166407
Dwarkesh school- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
F .D. High school - Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : 5399665
Devine Buds Primary School- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
Vidyanagar High school- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : 7542244
Vivekanand Vidhayalaya- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
Meghdoot Vidya vihar High school- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
Vasant Rajab madhyamik shala- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
Ashvamegh High School - Bhavani nagar, Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : 216 9080
Anand Vidhyalaya- Narodagam Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : 2820160
Motiba Prathmid Shala- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : 2164340
Muni Girl's High school- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : 5351007
N. P. Thakkar High school- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
Nagindas Magnial High school-Sabarmati, Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : 7506810
Om Shanti Hindi High school-Amraiwadi, Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
Villabhnagar High school- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
Vidyamandir primary school-Jivraj Park, Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
Navyug High school- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
Nelsons High school- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
Nelsons High school- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : 5461788
P .J. High school- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : 287 2618
New High school- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
New Noble school-Naroda Gam, Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : 2817481
Archana Vidyalaya- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : 277 0771
Auro niketan school- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
Arbuda Sanskar vidhyalaya- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : 287 3202
Noble Sschool- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
Pallavi vidyalaya- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : 663 1161
Suflam vidyalaya- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
Panchsheel Kendriya vidyalaya- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
Paras English school-Bapunagar- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
Little Angels school- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
Navnitlal Ranchhodlal school- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : 6443126
Mangal Vidyalaya High school- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : 6464864
Matruchhaya high school- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : 2166371
R. R. Trivedi High school- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
Ramjanki Sanskrit Path shala - Gokul Nagar- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
Vihal Vihar Primary school-Meghaninagar, Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
Vihar Primary School-Dariapur, Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
Vijaynagar Higher Secondary school- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
Maharshi Deyanand High school- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
Vishwaniketan vidya vihar- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
Piyuraj vidyalaya- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
Pooja vidhyalaya- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
National High school- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : 7480484
Modern High school- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : 5622720
Nav Sarjan vidyalaya- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
Maharaja Agrasen vidyalaya- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : 2814211
Mohara Hindi school- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
Pradhanbhai Bhagabhai Premchand Jain high school- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
St Xaviers High School- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
Shree Sharda Vidyamandir- Kalapi nagar, Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
C .M. Thakar High school- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
St Marys school- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
Vikas Balmandir AND Prathmik shala- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : 2145349
Sharda Vidyalaya- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :
Udgam school - Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone :

Some Kindergardens and Nursery Schools - Ahmedabad

Best Kindergarden school - Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : 5461875
Kids campus- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : 6561980
C .K. Balamandir- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : 2120843
'Sanskaar' - Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : 663 8121
THUMBELINA nursery kindergarden school- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : 741 6015
Kids Garden school- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Telephone : 6404726

Source : http://www.indianchild.com

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Monday, September 12, 2005

Vehicles using domestic LPG under govt scanner

Parents care little that their dear ones inhale LPG leaked from the school vans. Those who care can do little as very few schools provide their own transportation. The government has acted now but it remains to be seen how this will be implemented. Voice your concern. Approach the schools with your grievance and stop this practice for ever. You are not doing this for anyone else but for your own generation. Act Now.

Read the report here

Vehicles using domestic LPG under govt scanner

To begin with, schools to be held responsible for safety of students travelling in LPG-run vehicles
By Palak Nandi in Indian Express

Ahmedabad, September 11: School authorities will be held responsible for the safety of students travelling in LPG-run vehicles. Taking note of the dangerous practice to fuel vehicles using domestic gas cylinders, the State Government has issued this directive. As per the order, the Food and Civil Supplies Department can now register a criminal offence against school authorities if their students are found travelling in LPG-run vans or autorickshaws.
Though no official figures are available, there are an estimated 5,000-odd autorickshaws and 3,000-odd vans ferrying schoolchildren. More than 70 per cent of these vans and about 30 per cent of the autorickshaws run on LPG.
‘‘More than 1,700 vans are fueled by domestic cylinders,’’ said a senior official at the Collectorate.
The Food and Civil Supplies Department has decided to check vehicles in cities that do not have LPG stations. It will keep a strict watch in the Anand-Kheda belt where plastic pumps are used to fill gas into the vehicle’s makeshift tank — a practice that is highly dangerous.
The issue regarding safety of students was taken up by the Ahmedabad’s Initiative in Reduction (AIR) of Pollution.
After several vain attempts to get State authorities to act on the issue, the activists took up the matter with the Bhure Lal Committee. During a recent visit, the Committee members intervened, insisting that something should be done to ensure the students’ safety.
At the same meeting, it was decided that the Food and Civil Supplies Department would hold school authorities responsible for the safety of children. The Department was empowered to file a criminal case against the authorities in case LPG-run vehicles were found ferrying students.
The vans and autorickshaws are not owned by the schools. It’s the parents who hire these vehicles. But, Secretary (Food & Civil Supplies) S K Nanda says, ‘‘LPG-run vehicles do brisk business because the schools do not provide transportation facilities. The directive doesn’t mean that no action will be taken against the driver or his employer. The criminal offence, however, will be registered against the school authorities.’’ By turning a blind eye, the school authorities as well as the parents are encouraging the use of domestic cylinders in vehicles, he adds. ‘‘The Gujarat Pollution Control Board has agreed to run an awareness campaign against use of LPG cylinders to support our drive,’’ says Nanda.
The directive has been issued to all district collectors and officials of the Food and Civil Supplies Department. ‘‘We have also empowered officials from the Regional Transport Office, Traffic Department, Food Control Department and even the Consumer Forum to stop and inspect any vehicle they suspect. They can contact the police or our department, which in turn will lodge a case against the school authorities,’’ says Nanda, adding the drive will be initiated ‘‘at the earliest.’’
Welcoming the move, AIR convenor Rahul Mangoankar says, ‘‘It’s important to fix responsibility on someone. Now, school authorities will ensure that the vehicles do not use domestic cylinders.’’

© Indian Express

Thursday, August 25, 2005

Water is precious. Save it

Preserve and Save Water.

Catching running rainwater from various sources can help us capitalize on a vast water resource and solve water woes

What is rainwater harvesting?

Rainwater harvesting is a system by which rain is caught from all kinds of surfaces such as rooftops, gardens, roads, pavements, etc, and is purified and re-used for daily purposes. It can be used to perform two basic functions:

a) Recharging groundwater sources for later use;

b) Storing rainwater for immediate use and consumption.

Why do we need it?

With groundwater levels reaching dangerous lows it has become imperative for citizens to look for alternative sources of water, or the situation will grow from bad to worse very soon. This system has been operational in the developed countries for over a decade and has successfully managed water conservation. By catching running rainwater from various sources we can capitalise on a vast water resource and generate hundreds and thousands of litres of water every season that can help solve water woes. For example, a water tanker that brings water to your homes from unknown sources and unclear sanitation standards cost about Rs 1,000 to Rs 2,500 for about 10,000 litres of water. The RWH system gives you the same quality of water that you put into it without any extra cost.

What are the conditions that impact the structure of the apparatus?

The harvesting system depends on the following factors:

Amount of annual rainfall in the given area.

At an average, all areas where the groundwater level is more than 8 metres below the surface, groundwater recharging mechanism is advised to ensure that the water table is maintained for later use. Whereas those areas where the table averages between two and eight metres can go in for the storing device for cleaning and storing the water for use.

Demand for water generated.

The demand for water along with the available catchment area determines the size of the storage facility that is used. In building complexes and residential colonies, residents in the same building pool money and benefit from the water that is saved on their common rooftops, thus forming an economical and easy maintenance harvesting system. The materials and cost incurred during the whole installation and maintenance procedure. If the residence is in a condominium complex or a bungalow 75 to 80 percent of the RWH system is already in place and only the plumbing needs to be reoriented and the whole RWH mechanism is attached to the storm drain network that has already been established.

This mechanism will bring rainwater down using closed PVC pipes directed towards a sump (pit) and a simple three-part filtration unit consisting of sand, brick jelly and broken bricks.

Where sumps are unavailable old wells can be cleaned and used or new baby wells (2ft/l6ft diameter) can be constructed based on soil structure. For storing water for immediate use, the pipes bring down the water passing through a very small filtration valve containing wire mesh, small pebbles, etc, leading into large storage Sintex tanks placed at convenient locations for frequent usage. The water is then treated with chlorine tablets or boiled for drinking purposes.

Depending on the kind of model in your household and the terrain, the average cost of setting up an RWH system varies between Rs 2,000 to Rs 20,000. How does one ensure maintenance and quality standards? Since groundwater is replenished, care must be taken that leaking sewage pipes do not contaminate the recharge pit, etc, the filtration plant if cleaned frequently removes foreign matter, giving you safe usable water from your rooftop. The system should be cleaned twice a year preferably before and after the monsoon and does not cost much.

The Delhi government has assured to provide experienced staff for the annual cleaning and maintenance of storm water drains, etc, for all complexes that have taken the RWH initiative.

THERE ARE about 73 rain water harvesting (RWH) projects that have been set up in and around Delhi, for about four to five years now yielding tremendous results. A number of case studies prove its success.

"The Panchsheel Park Residents Association in New Delhi invested about Rs 8 lakh for the installation of an RWH system over 95 acres, and the average cost per household was only Rs 500. And today, the water table of the area has maintained itself for the 4th consecutive year where all other parts of south Delhi face severe water deficiency" — Salahuddin, Centre for Science and Environment

"We always believed a school to be an institution that sets examples and influences society in the most positive ways. This is why when the whole of Delhi was facing massive water shortages around 1999, our school set up the RHW plant with the help of CSE and the Central Government Water Authority, and we were in fact one of the first institutions in New Delhi to do so. The amount of awareness and sensitivity it has generated amongst the students has been overwhelming and now the whole project is completely monitored by students" — Madhu Bhatnagar, Deputy Head of Sri Ram School, New Delhi

"The year 2002 had been stressful, with Delhiites reeling under a major water crisis. But we have been spared now. We are using water frugally, but there is enough for us to feel comfortable" — Kulbhushan Oberoi, Chairperson, Oberoi Education Society commented, for Mira Model Public School

"No one knew what rainwater harvesting was all about when we decided to take it up in our college. As the work began the students grew curious and wanted to know more about it. Now everyone wants to adopt it" — Aruna Ludra, lecturer, Janki Devi College for Women

"We have actually recorded a three-metre rise in the water table within one-and-a-half-years! This is very exciting" — Prof PS Srivastava, Dean, Faculty of Science, Jamia Hamdard University

With New Delhi receiving an average of about 611mm of rain annually, and a rain water harvesting potential of about 450 billion litres, this figure can take care of about 35 percent of Delhi's demand of 838 million gallon litres per day. Many such cases are available to illustrate the system's advantages.

This article by DIVASHRI SINHA appeared in Tehelka

Wednesday, August 17, 2005

Save Energy. Tips you can use

Save Energy and Water. It is too precious to waste.

Here are some tips how to save it

One of the best energy-saving devices is the light switch. Turn off lights when not required.
Many automatic devices can help in saving energy used in lighting. Consider employing infrared sensors, motion sensors, automatic timers, dimmers and solar cells wherever applicable, to switch on/off lighting circuits.
As far as possible use task lighting, which focuses light where it's needed. A reading lamp, for example, lights only reading material rather than the whole room.
Dirty tube lights and bulbs reflect less light and can absorb 50 percent of the light; clean your tube lights and lamps regularly.
Fluorescent tube lights and CFLs convert electricity to visible light up to 5 times more efficiently than ordinary bulbs and thus save about 70% of electricity for the same lighting levels. An electronic choke can save up to 30% energy as compared to electro magnetic chokes.
Ninety percent of the energy consumed by an ordinary bulb (incandescent lamp) is given off as heat rather than visible light.
Replace your electricity guzzling ordinary bulbs (incandescent lamps) with more efficient types. Compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) use up to 75 percent less electricity than incandescent lamps. o A 15-watt CFL bulb produces the same amount of light as a 60-watt incandescent bulb.

Room Air Conditioners

Use ceiling or table fan as first line of defense against summer heat. Ceiling fans, for instance, cost about 30 paise an hour to operate - much less than air conditioners (Rs.10 per hour).
You can reduce air-conditioning energy use by as much as 40 percent by shading your home's windows and walls. Plant trees and shrubs to keep the day's hottest sun off your house.
One will use 3 to 5 percent less energy for each degree air conditioner is set above 22°C (71.5°F), so set the thermostat of room air conditioner at 25°C (77°F) to provide the most comfort at the least cost.
Using ceiling or room fans allows you to set the thermostat higher because the air movement will cool the room.
A good air conditioner will cool and dehumidify a room in about 30 minutes, so use a timer and leave the unit off for some time.
Keep doors to air-conditioned rooms closed as often as possible.
Clean the air-conditioner filter every month. A dirty air filter reduces airflow and may damage the unit. Clean filters enable the unit to cool down quickly and use less energy.
If room air conditioner is older and needs repair, it's likely to be very inefficient. It may work out cheaper on life cycle costing to buy a new energy-efficient air conditioner.

Refrigerators

Make sure that refrigerator is kept away from all sources of heat, including direct sunlight, radiators and appliances such as the oven, and cooking range.
When it's dark, place a lit flashlight inside the refrigerator and close the door. If light around the door is seen, the seals need to be replaced.
Refrigerator motors and compressors generate heat, so allow enough space for continuous airflow around refrigerator. If the heat can't escape, the refrigerator's cooling system will work harder and use more energy.
A full refrigerator is a fine thing, but be sure to allow adequate air circulation inside.

Why we should use CFL?

The National Electricity Policy recently notified by the government of India mentions, "Energy efficient lighting technologies should also be adopted in industries, commercial and domestic establishments." The widespread use of incandescent (also called GLS) lamps by households and commercial users are a major area of potential efficiency gain in lighting. For example, to get the same light output, one 60W GLS bulb can be replaced by a 15W Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs). This reduces the power demand by nearly 45W or by three fourth of the original. Replacement of just one such GLS lamp that is operational at the peak time by every household in the country can reduce the peak power demand by over 5,000 MW! The potential saving is much larger when we consider that 5 5 % of rural households are yet to be electrified. Under the rural electrification initiative, the government is planning to electrify the remaining households' in the coming five years. This increases the potential saving, through use of CFLs, to nearly f 0,000 MW! Hence, rapid and extensive penetration of CFLs can help us substantially mitigate the peak power shortage in the country.

Economics of CFLs for bulk consumers

The retail price of CFL has a wide range, but most lamps are priced between Rs.70 and Rs. 150, depending on rating and manufacturer among other things. Despite this higher cost of CFL, compared to the GLS lamps; their economics is very attractive. Lower consumption of electricity and longer life of CFL make them more economical. A reasonable quality CFL, can pay back the higher initial cost of CFL, in short period of 15% to 25% of its life; depending on the electricity tariff. For the remaining 75% to 85% of CFL's life, it results
in net saving for the consumer. In other words, when the electricity tariff is Rs.3/kWh, a CFL operating for just two hours a day, saves electricity to pay back the higher initial cost in a period of eight months. For lamps operating for longer duration the payback is proportionately faster.

Economics for load management

Since the lighting load forms a part of peak load for the utility and that too mostly by domestic users which generally receive subsidized tariffs as compared to other categories, it makes sense to reduce the peak load by use of CFL especially in domestic sector. The economics work out to be very attractive as the reduction in demand provides utility with additional capacity to supply high paying customers. In some developed countries even free distribution of CFLs by the utilities has worked very economic. The utilities in India must exploit this opportunity offered by CFLs.

Solutions

Purchase of CFLs on life cycle cost rather than first cost basis by the government |H agencies. Monitoring the performance of CFLs and sharing of experiences with other departments on regular basis.
Considering the very large number of such houses in the country, we have to address this problem. Reduction of cost of CFLs is one method to address this problem. Bulk purchase of one or two standardised lamps, rationalisation of taxes on the CFLs and cost reduction measures by the manufacturers can help substantially help. There is a sizable scope for such
cost reduction without affecting rather improving the quality of CFL. If the utility has a CFL leasing program, the first cost barrier faced by consumers can be overcome. A 15-Watt CFL, which is equivalent to a 60 W bulb, would last about 6,000 hours (40 months) and may cost Rs. 120. The utility can recover this cost through monthly bills at the rate of Rs.10 per month for 12 months. This is nearly a "no-cost" affair for the utility except for some modifications in the billing and accounting procedure.
Poor consumers with low usage are offered low electricity tariff as the lifeline tariff. In many states, the tariff paid by these consumes about Rs. 1.5 / kWh. In such a case, even the cost of CFL leasing is more than the electricity saving in the initial year. Hence, it does not make economic sense for these consumers to take CFLs even through the leasing program. But in that case, their consumption remains high and the utility continues giving subsidy on their electricity use. In addition, the utility can share part of its potential saving (due to reduced subsidy to these consumers), with such consumers to reduce the monthly installment of CFL. The utility saving is much more than what appears to the eye, in terms of difference between average cost of supply and the tariff by the poor households. The lighting usage is peak time usage, so the saving has to be calculated considering the reduction in peak T&D losses, reduced need for peak power purchase and so on. The required contribution by utility for this is small compared to the scale of its operation.
Several consumers are unwilling to buy a CFL to replace much cheaper GLS, and end up paying much more for the electricity usage of the lamp. The consumers not using CFLs are faced with some barriers, which can largely be divided in three categories.

Some of the barriers you should overcome while buying a CFL

Information barrier: A large section of consumers are still unaware of the large benefits of using CFLs. The consumer awareness should be increased through advertisement and other measures to encourage more consumers use CFLs.
'it Inappropriate fitting: The consumers having lampshades or luminaries unsuitable for CFLs do not change the luminaries for using CFLs. But as smaller CFLs and decorative luminaries especially designed for CFLs are becoming more common, this barrier would diminish. o First cost barrier: i) Most of the government tenders are based on lowest price and unless the benefit of CFL on life cycle cost is recognised and approved it becomes difficult for the government agencies to adopt this new technology.

The problem is acute for the very poor consumers. Nearly half of the residential consumers in most states have electricity usage of less than 50 kWh/month. The monthly electricity bill of these consumers is barely Rs.50 to Rs.85. These consumers are too poor to afford CFL at present prices. These would be over 50 million households. Additionally about 100 million un-electrified houses, which would be connected to the grid in the coming five years, would also fall in this category.

Courtesy : The Economic Times

Utility telephone numbers

Ahmedabad STD Code (079)

Tele Taxi Service : 55224477 or mobile 9898455522

Civic Needs

AMC General Numbers: 25391811 to 25391820
AMC Cattle Nuisance Control: 25359650
AMC dead animal removal help: 25352911
AMC garbage removal help: 25350338

Chemists

Planet Health Chemists
For Free Home Delivery call 26303333 or visit
Ambavadi : 26309600 Bodakdev : 26841468 Vastrapur : 26873310 Satellite : 26924000 Hundred Fr road : 26930663 Vasna : 26611333 Memnagar : 27437312 Naranpura : 27437311 Maninagar : 25466587 Shahibaug : 22867230

If you are at an odd time and in need of a chemist, then these are some of the chemists that are open 24 hours.

Appollo Pharmacy Bodakdev : 26844154, 26870634 Paldi : 26640571

Donating blood is a humane service. There are blood banks where you can approach

Prathama : 26600101 Red Cross : 26579531 Thalassemia : 26609625
Green Cross : 25463028/25461864/26578824/26448820/6468821
VS Hospital : 26577621 Civil Hospital : 22683721
Cancer Hospital 22681451 L G Hospital 22680450
Shardaben Hospital 2216426

Want to donate your eye? You should because it allows someone else to live through your eyes. Contact

E.D. Ankleswaria Central Eye Bank 22680314
Lion Karnavati Eye Bank - 23764052
C.H.Nagari Hospital - 26466724
Red Cross eye bank -1919

If you are flying and is in need of any help, these numbers could be of use

Airport enquiry 141 General enquiry-140
IA City office - 25503061/2 Airport - 22869233/44
Jet airport - 22868307, Jet Reservation 27543304
Air India - 2658438, 26585891, 26585633
Air Sahara - 26460156,22858003
Air Deccan 30925213,30925206
Spicejet 55449305
Singapore Airlines 30012828, 55259933
Malayasian Airlines 26561800, 26561811

Want to enjoy movies. Here are the numbers where you can get the latest info

Multiplexes:

City Gold.....26587780
City Pulse .... 23276256, 23276090 For free home delivery within limited areas call 25453549 or 25451536

R World ...... 23971601 to 05(for booking at Ahmedabad call 26585906 or 9825327676 or Loginfor online booking)

Fun Republic For free home deliver of tickets call 55300000 or Login

Sunset Drive In Cinema, an open Air Cinema with the largest screen in Asia, is located at Ahmedabad.
It is first of it's kind which can room about 665 cars at a time. More than 6000 people can enjoy watching movie at a time. Started on September 6th 1973, the first film it hosted was "ABHIMAAN". Till date, this theatre is one of the most popular hang-outs in the city. Dolby Sound and Covered sitting facility attracts people who don't own cars as well. Being one of the best family entertainment spot, it caters to all the age groups. The restaurant at Drive-in offers wide variety of food at best prices. On Friday one can find an enthusiastic crowd of young, fashion conscious crowd of guys and gals and freaking out. Call 27454600 for tickets and further details.

Normal Theatres
Apsara......25326900 Aradhana....25327301 Ashish. ....22871869
Ashok.......25356598 Galaxy .22840440 Gauri.......22872555 Geeta......22872444 Golden......25831605 Lalitmahal..27523255 Madhuram... .25622261
Mangalam.... 22871309 Relief......25507748 Rupam.......25357705 Rosy........22143586 Sangam......26601328: Sapna.......26820750 Shalimar(Shahalam) 25350371/5391033 Sheetal.....22161225 Shiv........26589973

Something literary and artistic

British Library - 6464693. MJ Library - 6578579
Ravishankar Raval Art Gallery ....26425562
Contemporary Art Gallery .....26423779
Herwitz Art Gallery, Amdavad ni Gufa 26308698.
Hutheesing Visual 26306691

Government, trust or Civic run hospitals

Karnavati Hospital : 26575500-3
Kanoria Hospital and Research Centre 23969274, 23969298
Karuna Trust-27552155
Lions Karnavati SVP Eye Hospital-23764052,23764258
LG Hospital-22164261
Mental Hospital - 25622485
Polio Foundation-22140976
Shardaben Hospital- 22164261/62/63
V.S.Hospital - 26577621/22/23/24
Civil Hospital(General) : 22683721-2
Civil Hospital(Kidney) : 22881468
Civil Hospital(Cancer) : 22681451

Private Hospitals

Krishna Heart Institute: 23732880, 23732877
Medi-Surge Hospitals -26408201 /26408401 /9898036464/9 825506896
Rajasthan Hospital - 22866311/12/13
Sterling Hospital - 27481415, 27485767, 27494849
SAL Hospital 26845600/26845971
Shrey Hospital - 26468620
Appollo : 27483214, 28501800

General Help

Helpline: 55555555
Consumer problems 27489945, Fax -27489947
Saath: 2630.5544(1 to 7 p.m.)
HIV AIDS Helpline:1097
Childline:1098
Womanline AWAG : 27910589 (24 Hours)
26460083 & 26442466 (12 Noon To 6.00 P.M.)

Police Help

Police control room 25630100/200
Police-100
Amraiwadi-22770280
Bapunagar-22700585
Ellisbridge - 26578202
Kalupur-22167530
Maninagar-25460089
Naranpura-27472043
Naroda-22821480
Navrangpura-26440698
Odhav-22871091
Sabarmati-27517887
Shahibaug -2 2868025
Shahpur - 25600545
Vatva-25710074
Karanj women police station -25507967
Ghatlodia -27489127
Sola High Court - 27474590
Memnagar- 27417203
Sabarmati - 27506795
Odhav - 22875434

Telephones : BSNL

Fault repair - Prefix your first four digits of tel number with 2198
Enquiry- 197
Assistance- 1500
Answers & Solutions - 6303900
Reconnection -25511100
Internet-ISDN on phone - 25511000
Call centre East Area -221 75000
Call centre West Area - 26585000
Inland trunk booking -180
Enquiry/assistance' cancellation o 181
Information-183
International bookings - Enquiry/assistance/cancellation -1952
Demand service -150
Phonogram -booking - 185, Enquiry o 184
Directory record update - 22171234, 2754 54 54

AMBULANCE

Corporation: 102
advichar - 22680450
Navdeeep emergency-27543333/2544004
Karuna -2 6425294
Long life o 26587736-39
Civil 22121379
V.S. - 26577621
Heart Fundation- 26575555
Cancer Hospital-22881463
Shrey Hospital - 26468620

Travel

Ahmedabad Municipal Transport Service

Enquiry:25391881-91

State Transport Buses

Central Bus Station 25463360, 25463382,25463396, 25463409.
Bapunagar: 22779683; Navrangpura 26427840 Parcel Service: 25462142