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Tampering with the
clock
Editorial
(30 May 08)
Once again the government is attempting to advance the clock in the name of
daylight saving. The experiment has already been carried out twice in the past by earlier
governments, only to be discontinued after creating mass confusion.
The concept of daylight saving may be relevant
in countries located at high latitudes where the relative sunrise and sunset timings
are far apart in summers and winters, but in Countries situated closer to
the Equator like ours, we have ample daylight throughout the year. In fact, we
spend most of our lives hiding from the sun. Just like we do not need to
sunbathe to improve our tans, DST for us is also as unnecessary. If daylight
saving concept were relevant in this region, India would have long adopted
it.
What is
required is simply the adjustment of office and commercial timings. The
government should desist from creating frivolous issues. In this case it should not tamper with the clock, because apart from not serving
any useful purpose it will usher in mass confusion with people mixing up
their timings and
contending 'new time' and 'old time' the whole day.
Unless the Govt wishes
to engage the people in a new controversy and divert their attention from
the real issues, advancing the clock shall serve no other purpose.
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