India’s first ‘musical road’ playing Slumdog Millionaire tune has residents fuming скачать в хорошем качестве

India’s first ‘musical road’ playing Slumdog Millionaire tune has residents fuming

It’s barely two weeks since the inauguration of India’s first “musical road” engineered to play a popular tune as vehicles drive by, but local residents are already fed up with it. They say the stretch of road in Mumbai, which is designed to play the song “Jai Ho” from the Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire when vehicles drive along at a mandated speed, is disrupting their daily lives. The 500m-section, introduced on 11 February by chief minister Devendra Fadnavis of the western state of Maharashtra, is India’s first attempt at this globally rare concept. Engineers carved grooves into the asphalt so that passing vehicles would generate vibrations to recreate the melody, effectively turning the road into a giant musical instrument. Driving at 70-80kmph produces the tune clearly, while speeding too fast distorts the sound, encouraging drivers to slow down. Watch more on Independent TV: https://tinyurl.com/yc7ukx9n The Independent is the world’s most free-thinking newsbrand, providing global news, commentary and analysis for the independently-minded. Subscribe: https://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-Independent Find us on social: TikTok /   / independent   Instagram /   / the.independent   X (Twitter) /   / independent   Facebook /   / theindependentonline   Download the iOS & Android app: https://tinyurl.com/2s3ts5dh Sign up to our newsletters: https://tinyurl.com/2bmw565x Help to support truly independent journalism. Every dollar you contribute will directly fund additional special reports and investigations from a free-thinking, award-winning newsroom you can trust: https://www.independent.co.uk/donations