WHEN all other measures have been converted to the metric system from the earlier haphazard systems, I wonder why the metric measure of time has not yet been introduced in our part of the world.

The metric unit of time should be introduced with a complete day divided in 10 metric hours instead of present 24 hours. Each metric hour may have 100 metric minutes with a metric minute having 100 metric seconds, thereby making a complete day of 100,000 metric seconds instead of present 86,400 seconds. Except India and a few other countries like Nepal, most countries have time zones separated from standard GMT time in multiples of one complete hour.

International authorities regulating time should make it compulsory for all nations to adopt time zones deviating from standard GMT time in multiples of one complete hour.

Accordingly, India can be kept in time zone of GMT+ six hours instead of present GMT+5.30 hours till metric unit of time is introduced globally.

SUBHASH CHANDRA AGRAWAL
Delhi