After death, funeral of a person usually takes place within 24 hrs (I would say not later than 26hrs)
However, when some members of the family are out of State or abroad then funeral is held say after 2-7 days using the body preservation methods.
Well, about 12-15 years ago there available only two
options:
1.Embalming , commonly known as
'injesao marlam (Injected) and 2. keep the body at
a Morgue, commonly said ‘Jelant dovola’ (kept in Ice)
Embalming involved injecting large
amount of liquid viz Formalin (Mixture of formaldehyde,
glutaraldehyde, methanol etc)
Over 1 ltr of liquid was poured or
injected down the dead body’s artery by the neck The solution odour was so strong that one
could feel burning sensation in the nose n eyes. I have seen bodies kept for about a
week or so or till their sons come from England.
Last case I remember of was somewhere in
late 1980s.
‘Jelant’ usually mean keeping at the
Govt run mortuary or morgue e.g. GMC Bambolim, on payment of Charges.
I also remember a case where in, on
the day of the funeral a family received Telegram (late) saying son
arriving next day.. After the church services around 5pm, the coffin was taken
to the cemetery as usual but burial not taken place.Instead, it was placed in the inside chapel
(copel maran, as we call it) on rack with large ice blocks underneath, it was
there whole night with 4 candlelit around. Burial must have taken place next day
noon.
That was then but now we have mobile
or portable morgue. A coffin shaped steel refrigerator with viewable (see
through) glass top. It even has its own internal lights.
If I am not mistaken, former Benaulim
MLA/Minister Francisco Mickky Pacheco was the first to make these mobile morgue
available to the people all over Goa. His Charitable trustruns this services since 2006 and they have
10 morgues whose services are absolutely free, even the Transport - delivery and
pickup is free. Very popular in Salcette, Mormugao and neighbouring talukas as one can see the
charitable trust name printed on the morgue. Poor, rich and even more rich peoples
avail of this services.Office located
at Betalbatim Church square
-Your departed family member can stay in the
house with you
-Visitors. Friends and family neighbours paying tribute, saying prayers etc
(At GMC morgue, the only visitors paying visit are the rats to feast on
the dead)
-No chance of body going missing (As
in GMC)
-Saving on Morgue charges, transport
chargesto and from GMC or Hospicio
Disadvantages:
-It requires continuous power supply,
no electricity for more than 1 hour then may need a DC backup like genset, power
inverter or placing of ice blocks etc Note: Modern portable morgues have inbuilt mechanism even in case of power failures
- Some families may not like the idea of keeping the dead with them for too long due to various reasons like Living in flats, fright (Children), inconvenience caused by frequent or continuous condolence visitors, cost factor like meals, refreshment to soirim/dairim or relatives etc
The Goa Police TSS scheme finally stands discontinued as decided in the cabinet meeting today
There were 8,055 registered Traffic sentinels as per Chief Minister ref NT news 30.7.21
Update: 15.7.20
The TSS scheme now (eff 15/7/20) kept on hold or suspended until December
and will resume in January 2021 with revised or reduced? earning points.
e.g. Parking on footpath/Zebra crossing it was 3 points which will now be 1, Triple riders 2 (from 10), w/o helmet 2 (from 7), video reporting 3 (from 10) etc Revised Reward points table appeared in Herald 16.7.20
Action taken in cabinet meeting due to financial liability incurred in its implementation.
New Sentinel Scheme App launched on 15.11.2018 (Old whatsApp number no longer valid now)
New Mobile Application for Traffic Sentinel launched and draw of bumper prize (Maruti Alto K-10 Car and Hero Achiever Montorbike) for Traffic Sentinel Scheme held on 15th November 2018 at Police Head Quarters HQ Panaji Goa. Her Excellency Governor Mridula Sinha Chief Guest, Shri Dharmendra Sharma IAS Chief Secretary, Guest of Honour, DGP Muktesh Chander IPS, IGP Jaspal Singh IPS, Vikas Kohli of Maruti Industries, Prashant Chopra of Hero Motocorp Ltd, Revathi Majundar CEO of GEL etc were also present https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk46/44981168065/
Update: 16.7.19 The scheme is still on (Ref. CM Pramod Sawant in the Assembly House) 7387 registered sentinels as on date Rs.37,81,000 paid /awarded to 165 sentinels so far Rs.29 lacs still pending for 121 sentinels
Its easy and quick
Take Picture with your Smartphone, check to see it come out clear with clear Regn No. etc, input Regn No, select type of violation (from list of 7, see 2 abv pic) and then 'Submit'
(No need to input date, time, location etc as it is automatically printed on photo as can be seen before submitting).
Once submitted, you are ready to report next offence.
Please not you cannot save the offence/pic to submit later nor you are allowed to take pictures from phone photo gallery
Once you tap on your app / logo, screen 1 (as abv) will appear and immediately screen 2 (abv pic) where you can see the status or updates about your reported cases such as Total violation reported, Total approved, total points earned, Total pending and total Rejected.
To report new offence, tap on 'report new offence' (see pic 2 abv) which will take you to Camera mode (see screen 3)
Official Gazette Notification (Traffic Sentinel Scheme) Govt. of Goa
Series I, No 34 dtd 22.11.18
If there is any apprehension about your safety or if
anyone is threatening you for being a Sentinel, dial 100 or 7875756000 or
whatsapp on their mobile number.
We are committed to protect our Sentinels. All those who have attacked Sentinels have
been booked in criminal cases as well as under preventive sections of law.
Superintendent of Police (SP) Traffic
25.1.2019
Traffic Sentinels strength now touching 6,000 (5,834)
20.1.2019 Goa365. TV
RANMALE : WHY OPPOSE TRAFFIC SENTINEL
with Sandesh Prabhudesai, DySp Traffic Darmesh Angle,
Roland Martins of GOACAN, Hanuman Naik, Swati Kerkar activists https://youtu.be/kfOazRfzkOU 18.1.2019 Prudent TV Debate on Traffic Sentinel with Pramod Acharya DySpDarmesh Angle Dilip Naik, Goa Road safety forum Vasudev Pagi, Sr. Journalist Shirish Lawande - MARG
https://youtu.be/f6TfTvPsD7s About 1500 app downloads in 2 days About 425 may have actually registered in 2 days New app means new registration, new Traffic Sentinel Number i.e. TS 1234
There are over 2,900 sentinels as of now (November 2018) 1,18,000 + notices sent Rs.12 lacs reward given earlier Rs.26 lacs will be distributed in next few days
Goa Police Traffic Sentinel Scheme launched on 10th November 2017. in just about 100 days, about 19,000 ?sentinels registered.
It was reported one sentinel (not me :-) ) sending upto 300 per day which means earning minimum 900 points and Max 3000 points a day. Each point equals to Rs.10 cash i.e. 300x3= 9000rs per day. it must be a full time job for him.
You too can utilise your spare time, students can make pocket money too. Just visit some busy roads, city, junctions, theatres, halls, events etc and you will find plenty of cases to report to.. e.g. one can come to Kala Academy or at Campal SAG grounds or opp Inox Children park etc where one can see footpath area always full of cars and bikes. One can even take a walk up and down 18 June Road to check parking on Zebra crossing lanes, footpath parking near Junta House, Yes Bank etc. Just 3 reportings per day can fetch you minimum of Rs. 9000 per month. There is no limit as to number of reportings per day. What more? You also stand a chance to win a bike or Maruti car (draw every 3 months?
Remember, by reporting traffic offences you are not only helping Goa Police but also the society at large. Good luck!!
Report traffic violations and earn money
100 point means Rs.1000
Minimum points earn per reporting is 3 and Max 10 depending on type of traffic offence.
Plus chance to win motor bike every few month?
A new traffic vigilance scheme started by the Goa Police will enable alert civilians to earn money, in
return for spotting traffic violations on the state's roads.
Scheme launched on 10th November 2017 3 days later..
Traffic Sentinel Scheme get s massive response (H of 14.11.17)
Over 350 registered in 3 days..
Anyone can register,
Registration / Reporting through WhatsApp 787 575 6110, Now through App only
email sp.trafficgoa@gmail.com, facebook page of Goa Traffic Police https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk73/38608209950/
Update October 24.10.18 Lucky Sentinels could win cars, two wheelers - Draw on 15.11.18
2,843 sentinels registered so far
1,05,280 traffic violations reported
Rs.3.76 lacs disbursed
Over Rs.23 lacs claim amount under process
Rs.45.17 lacs fines collected
New app's to be launched soon, November 15, 2018 (upgrade to whatsapp no)
The apps will show points earned etc, traffic violation reporting through this app only https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk73/44821892684/in/dateposted-public/
Herald 14.11.17 Traffic Sentinel Scheme gets massive response Over 350 registrations within three days; Sentinels now clicking pictures, videos of traffic violations and reporting to police
PANJIM: Beware traffic violators! Over 350 ‘Traffic Sentinels’ are reporting traffic violations across the State to the Traffic Police. Goa Police’s innovative community policing initiative – Traffic Sentinel Scheme – received over 350 registrations within three days of its launch. The scheme invites people to help in enhancing traffic management by capturing a photo or a video of a traffic violation and reporting it to the Traffic Police via the social media.
“So far, more than 350 Traffic Sentinels have enrolled and are now clicking traffic violations all over Goa. Anyone can join the initiative,” Director General of Police Muktesh Chander told Herald.
The Traffic Sentinels can report the offence through their smart phone with GPS location switched on, through Whatsapp to the Traffic Police on 7875756110, email on sptrafficgoa@gmail.com or Facebook page of Goa Traffic Police. Now through App only
“The photo/video with clear view of the registration number of the defaulting vehicle, time & date of violation, place of violation and type of violation needs to be informed to report a traffic violation. There are 10 types of violations that can be reported through this scheme,” the officer said.
Reporting violations will fetch the volunteer reward points and once he/she accumulates 100 points, the department will offer a cash prize of Rs 1000.
The scheme has been borrowed from a similar initiative started by Chander in Delhi when he was Special Commissioner of Delhi Traffic Police. A citizen has to register by providing his name, mobile number and email ID on WhatsApp Number 7875756110. H 14.11.17 https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk73/27801125079/
February 2018
TOI 3.2.2018 Traffic sentinels report 1,000 violations per day
Panaji: Goa traffic cell receives on an average 1,000 complaints per day from around 1,500 citizen sentinels linked to its WhatsApp platform under the traffic sentinel scheme. Informing that the sentinel scheme has been receiving good response from people, superintendent of police (traffic) Dinraj Govekar said that the cell sometimes receives 300 cases of violations from a single sentinel.
"The violators are then issued notices under the Motor Vehicle Act and asked to settle charges at traffic cell headquarters in Altinho, Panaji'' he said. In view of several violations being registered and inconvenience caused to the erring riders, an extension counter has been opened in South Goa, at the office of the DySP (Traffic), Margao, to compound the cases
On November 10, director general of police (DGP) Muktesh Chander had launched the scheme wherein citizens could report traffic violations on WhatsApp and earn cash rewards.
Under the initiative, citizens can send photos and videos of the violations along with the details of the erring vehicle to contact number 7875756110. Now through App only
Based on the type of violation, the user is entitled to certain points. For instance, reporting a violation of triple-seat riding on a two-wheeler will earn them 10 points, while parking on footpaths or zebra crossings will accrue three points.
On accumulating 100 points, the user can claim a reward of Rs 1,000. A lucky draw will also be held, wherein a sentinel may win either a motorcycle or a car.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 1. What is Traffic Sentinel Scheme?
Ans. Traffic Sentinel Scheme has been launched by Goa Traffic Police for empowering general public to participate in better management of traffic on Goan roads. In this scheme, any person can report traffic violation by capturing the photo/video of the defaulting vehicle and send it through Whatsapp on Mobile No. 7875756110, E-Mail on sptrafficgoa@gmail.com
of Facebook Page of Goa Traffic Police. Now, with specially designed App only
2. Who is Traffic Sentinel?
Ans. Traffic Sentinel is a person who reports traffic violation committed on Goan roads using WhatsApp (7875756110), E-Mail (sptrafficgoa@gmail.com) or Facebook Page (Goa Traffic Police). Predefined reward points for different violations will be credited in the account of Traffic Sentinel for each violation so reported. Once the Traffic Sentinel accumulates 100 Points he/she will be given cash reward of Rs. 1,000/-. Now, with App
3. How one can become Traffic Sentinel?
Ans. One has to register by providing his name, mobile number and email ID on WhatsApp Number 7875756110. His/her Mobile Number will be his/her Unique Id. Thereafter can start reporting traffic violations through WhatsApp (7875756110), E-Mail (sptrafficgoa@gmail.com) or Facebook Page (Goa Traffic Police) by compulsorily mentioning his unique Id. Download App here https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gel.goaonline
4. What type of violations can be reported through this scheme and what are the credit points for different violations?
Ans. 10 types of traffic violations can be reported through this scheme. The details of credit points for each violation is as follows: Type of Violation
Reward Points Photo or Video
Driving against the flow of traffic 10 points
Parking on Footpath 3 Parking on Zebra Crossing 3
Triple Riding 10
Improper Number Plate 3
Without Seat Belt 7 Without Helmet 7
Using vehicle with Tinted Glass 3
Video Clip Only
Red Light Jumping 10
Dangerous Driving 10
Using Mobile while Driving 10
5. What all is required to report a violation?
Ans. The following information needs to be sent while reporting traffic violation. The photo/video if possible should be clicked/recorded by keeping GPS in ON Mode for getting exact date and time.
a. Photo/video with clear view of Registration No. of the defaulting vehicle
b. Time & Date of violation
c. Place of violation
d. Type of violation With new App, you only need to input Regn No and select type of violation and hit 'submit' Remaining info like date, time, location etc automatically stamped on the photo via GPS
6. How can I see my reward points?
Ans. Once 100 points are accumulated the concerned citizen will be intimated via e-mail. Nevertheless, the citizen can inquire through WhatsApp, E-Mail, Facebook the status of their points.
7. What kinds of rewards are being given in the scheme?
Ans. Once the Traffic Sentinel accumulates 100 Points he/she will be given cash reward of Rs. 1,000/-. This is known or visible almost instantly with new App
8. Can I report multiple violations?
Ans. Yes. Traffic Sentinel can report multiple violations in a single reporting. For example, if the picture sent by Traffic Sentinel shows a person driving motorcycle without Helmet and stopping beyond stop line, than it will be counted as two violations and each violation will have separate reward points. Also a Traffic Sentinel may send as many photos/videos for reporting different traffic violations as he/she wishes. But not two or more diff. vehicles violations in one pic
9. What is my reference ID?
Ans. Your registered Mobile Number is your unique reference ID. Also TS12345
10. What could be the reason for a reported violation for not getting the reward point?
Ans. If a picture or video of a reported violation does not clearly indicate the violation committed or the vehicle number is not clear then this reported violation will be discarded and will not get any reward point. Typical reasons for rejections, examples
Not
Clear
Unable
to fetch owner details No
vehicle found Not
clear Number plate Blur
photo Not a
proper violation No
vehicle registration found Violation
not clear Not
proved Unable
to fetch RTO details Number
not clear Number
not visible Number
not mentioned, incomplete Wrong number Number mismatch NA (not allowed?) Double (if same vehicle already challaned, same day) Two
vehicles shown
11. What is the responsibility of a Traffic Sentinel in legal aspect?
Ans. In case any violator challenges the violation recorded and reported by a Traffic Sentinel, the Hon’ble Court may require the Traffic Sentinel to testify before it for the violation so reported
