Proper bus stands, toilets & well-lit parks need of hour, says B.PAC’s women safety audit report
Bengaluru (PTI): The Bangalore Political Action Committee (B.PAC), in association with their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) partner, IT company CGI, has released its B.SAFE Constituency Public Place Safety Audit Reports for Vijayanagar and Govindarajanagar Assembly Constituencies on Saturday.
The reports were based on in-depth assessment of 265 public places across six key categories frequently accessed by women – nine Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) wards in Vijayanagar and 10 BBMP wards in Govindarajanagar, said T K Siri, Programme Lead, B.PAC.
According to her, this is phase three of B.SAFE Constituency initiative of B.PAC, which aims at creating safer public spaces for women through a comprehensive approach that includes safety audits, community awareness programmes, action plans, and sustained advocacy.
“In Phase 1, we audited Mahadevapura and Malleswaram in 2020, and in phase 2, we looked at Hebbal and Dasarahalli in 2022,” said Siri.
The reports were released in the presence of Priya Krishna, MLA of Govindarajanagar, and Srividya Natraj, Vice President from CGI.
The audit covered 46 Anganwadi Kendras, 131 bus stops, 58 parks, 10 PHCs, four police stations, and 16 public toilets across both constituencies, added Siri.
Siri said in all six constituencies, bus stands and parks are not entirely safe for women and they did not have access to toilets in some places.
For instance, in Vijayanagar constituency, of the 11 toilets audited, five were not even kept open through the day and of the 52 bus stops there, 41 required better lighting. Also, of the 24 parks surveyed, 95 percent of them require security guards, she pointed out.
During the study analysis of the audit conducted across the nine BBMP wards in the Vijayanagar Assembly Constituency and 10 BBMP wards of Govindarajnagar, the analysis revealed that the overall public place safety score for the constituency can be improved.
The audit was conducted by the students of RNS College of Architecture, Bengaluru.
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China tests new Hydrogen bomb without nuclear fusion
Beijing: China has reportedly tested a new kind of explosive device that uses hydrogen but does not involve any nuclear materials. This new weapon was developed by the China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC). It works differently from traditional hydrogen bombs, which rely on nuclear fusion. Instead, this device uses a chemical reaction with a substance called magnesium hydride. The explosion creates a powerful fireball that gives off extreme heat for a longer time, reported Economic Times.
The explosive weighs only 2 kilograms and uses a unique method to create a powerful blast. Magnesium hydride, which stores hydrogen at high densities, breaks down quickly when triggered by a normal explosive. This releases hydrogen gas, which then mixes with air and catches fire. The result is a fireball with temperatures above 1,000°C much hotter than regular explosives like TNT.
Quoting Wang Xuefeng, a top scientist at the China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), The Economic Times reported that hydrogen explosions require very little energy to ignite and can spread rapidly. Wang explained that such fires possess the intensity to burn through strong materials, including aluminium alloys. Due to its precision and destructive power, the device could be highly effective in targeted military strikes.
During a field test, the explosive showed a peak pressure of 428.43 kilopascals at a distance of two meters. This is around 40% of the pressure made by TNT. But the real strength of this device lies in the heat it produces. While most explosives create a quick shockwave, this one keeps burning at very high temperatures for more than two seconds.
This long-lasting heat could make the explosive useful for hitting specific military targets, such as power plants or communication centers. It could also be used to block enemy forces by burning roads or transport routes, making them unusable.
