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.
A Hindu couple celebrates Diwali. Getty Images. Diwali is also celebrated outside of India mainly in Guyana, Fiji, Malaysia, Nepal, Mauritius, Myanmar, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Trinidad & Tobago, Britain, Indonesia, Japan, Thailand, Africa, Australia and the US among the Hindus across the world.
The Diwali celebration in India takes place when the monsoon season ends and the weather is mild and pleasant. People try to pay off their old debts, make or buy new clothes and thoroughly clean their houses as part of the New Year preparations.