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2015 – Q1 Report 1

Apr

4

2015

RTI to followup on our previous traffic complaints To follow up on our complaints given on Traffic violators, we filed a RTI last year, enquiring on the status of the complaints. We got a response from saidapet and guindy Inspectors that Action has been taken on our complaints and reports sent to their higher authority. It ...

Blank paper as RTI Response – First time in the history of RTI by J1 Saidapet police station

Nov

25

2014

We filed a RTI with DGP Office to get the report submitted by J1 saidapet police station on the IOB Issue, briefed in the other post. The RTI was forwarded to Commissioner office and then to J1 police station. The response given by Tr.D.Vijaya Ramalu, Inspector of Police, J1 saidapet police station was totally unbelievable. ...

Restoration of Adyar and Cooum Rivers Part 6

Jul

14

2014

Its been more than 6 months since we filed complaints to 10 departments on the sad state of Adyar and Cooum Rivers. We didn’t hear from even one of the department regarding our Complaint, which is expected. So we filed our second set of RTIs, to enquire into the status of our complaints. Some of ...

Traffic Awareness Campaign @ Ramapuram

Dec

14

2013

There was a Traffic Awareness Campaign organized by the Social Activist Azhagar Senthil (ACPR) on 14.12.2013 at Ramapuram Signal with support from MTC friends (around 15 people) Guindy Traffic S.I. Few Constables and GFoI Team Agenda The Campaign is to strictly impose fine on all sorts of Traffic Violations, the chief being Cell Phone Driving, ...

An attempt to fix Traffic violations – Part 2 5

Oct

18

2013

Need support in implementing above plans. If interested or to share your thoughts, please visit the discussion forum here: https://groups.google.com/d/msg/grayfaceofindia/V0sSoZn_oJ8/02I0HvRF9UMJ NIL Response from Mr. Karuna Sagar, Additional Commissioner of Police Continuing with our attempts to fix Traffic Violations, we took videos of Traffic Violators in the months of July to September and sent the complaint to ...

Ill treated roads and Ignorance of Concerned authorities 2

Sep

21

2013

SCAM SCAM SCAM !!! Our corrupt politicians and Bureaucrats eat up our money in Crores in the name of Scam. Our money that is supposed to go for our Infra Structure, Health, Education, R&D, etc., are going into the big fat mouths of Greedy Corrupt Politicians. Its high time, we start protesting for what we deserve. ...

Restoration of Adyar and Cooum Rivers Part 4

Jul

1

2013

Initially we sent 7 RTI to the Chief PIOs in concerned departments in the month of February, 2013. Its been around 5 months now, but still we are struggling to get all the necessary information that we aimed for. The 7 RTI got split into several as the Chief PIOs of all departments forwarded it ...

An attempt to Fix Traffic Violations – April, May and June 12

May

18

2013

When asked about Traffic Signals, people of India will chorously shout We don’t wait for the Green light. We go at Amber. Or even at Red most of the times. There is no such thing as “No Entry”. Whether we enter or not depends on the presence of a cop. Helmet? Why should I wear ...

Solid Waste Management – Corporation of Chennai 2

Apr

13

2013

A RTI has been filed to get insights into various phases of Chennai’s Solid Waste Management process from Source Collection to Dumping. Its been more than a month and Appeal has been filed. Then again no response from the PIO / FAA. Then we filed the Second Appeal and Complaint on the PIO / FAA ...

Road Blockade by Local Rowdies 3

Mar

12

2013

A Road in Ashok Nagar was completely blocked by Mechanic Shop owners and the road was utilised as Mechanical Shop Backyard by them. Since last year (July, 2012) we reported the situation several times (Post 1, Post 2) in Facebook CCTP Page, but there were no proper response. By the last week of Febraury, 2013 two ...