1. Acc i d e n t s : Hol i s t i c So lu t i o n s
Dr . Shr i n iwa s Kasha l i k a r
Acc i d e n t s and oth e r prob l ems are crea t e d by po l i c i e s
of exc e s s i v e produc t i o n of car s , luxu ry car s , two
whee l e r s in pre f e r e n c e to buse s and t r ams . The br i e f
exp l a n a t i o n i s as fo l l ow s .
1. Exce s s i v e in c r e a s e in number of veh i c l e s on road s
2. Commensura t e in c r e a s e in fue l con sumpt i o n and
impor t expen s e s fo r any nat i o n
3. Wear and t e a r of road s and cons equ en t in c r e a s e in
main t e n an c e expen s e s and di s t u r b an c e and de l a y to
smooth t r a f f i c
4. Exce s s i v e in c r e a s e in no i s e po l l u t i o n due to
blow in g of horn s
5. Tra f f i c jams add ing to fu r t h e r in c r e a s e in fu e l
consumpt i o n and was t a g e of t ime
6. Inc r e a s e in number of veh i c u l a r acc i d e n t s
7. Inc r e a s e in veh i c u l a r exhau s t cau s i n g po l l u t i o n and
g l oba l warming
8. Exce s s of l o ad on l o c a l t r a i n s [where ava i l a b l e ]
and cons e qu en t acc i d e n t s , quarr e l s and mishap s
9. Overa l l in c r e a s e in ta rd i n e s s in th e t r a f f i c and
in c r e a s e in anx i e t y and t en s i o n , fur t h e r in c r e a s i n g
th e quarr e l s , t r a f f i c cr ime s the number and sev e r i t y
of acc i d e n t s on work ing and bus i n e s s peop l e
10 . Reduc t i o n in the overa l l outpu t of al l th e peop l e
hav i n g to t r a v e l to the i r work ing pla c e .

2. 11 . Inc r e a s e in th e di f f i c u l t y in movement of
ambulanc e s and f i r e f i g h t e r s and reduc ed e f f i c i e n c y in
di s a s t e r management
12 . Inc r e a s e ( due to di f f i c u l t y in en f o r c i n g l aw and
orde r ) r i o t s , th e f t s et c due to s l ow i n g of po l i c e
movement
12 . Di f f i c u l t y in management of t ra f f i c
One po l i c y can af f e c t sev e r a l aspe c t s of hea l t h such
as ACCIDENTS, no i s e po l l u t i o n , chemi ca l po l l u t i o n ,
wast a g e of money and man power l e ad i n g to reduc t i o n in
th e fund s ava i l a b l e fo r hea l t h car e sy s t em , con t r o l of
cr ime s , de l a y in di s a s t e r management and so on .
The roo t of th e malady i s thu s in the po l i c y . I f i t i s
dr i v e n by ve s t e d in t e r e s t s and se c t a r i a n mot i v e s then
i t would con t i n u e to cau s e se r i o u s hea l t h prob l ems one
of the exampl e s in cas e , i s tha t of acc i d e n t s !
The ho l i s t i c so l u t i o n th e r e f o r e is:
Give pre f e r e n c e to produc t i o n of buse s and improve bus
se r v i c e s pre f e r a b l y pub l i c but i f nece s s a r y pr i v a t e
a l s o . Thi s would rad i c a l l y reduc e the per i l o u s
malad i e s ment i o n ed above .
Thi s i s th e es s e n t i a l ske t c h of th e re l a t i o n be tween
acc i d e n t s , ho l i s t i c hea l t h and po l i c i e s . However more
de t a i l s can be added by the expe r t s wi th ho l i s t i c
per sp e c t i v e in re l a t e d f i e l d s .
But holistic perspective requires inner growth and blossoming and spiritual
renaissance for which NAMASMARAN by billions is required all over the
world.
Dr. Shriniwas Kashalikar