At the national level, AASHTO has recognized the importance of this issue through actions such as adopting transportation asset management as a priority initiative, forming the AASHTO Subcommittee on Asset Management and publishing the Transportation Asset Management Guide in 2002.
The southern part of India celebrates Diwali (Deepavali as it is called down south) as the day Lord Krishna (another incarnation of God Vishnu) killed the demon Narakasura. Check out this link below for more information.
Diwali, popularly known as the festival of lights, is a five-day Hindu festival in India. The name Diwali or Divali is a contraction of deepavali which translates into row of lamps. Diwali involves the lighting of small clay lamps filled with oil to signify the triumph of good over evil.