Online Grievance Forum - Chennai Complaints - ex: Passport Office

Online Grievance Forum [Government of India]

Dear Friends,

Government of India has an online Grievance forum at http://www.pgportal.gov.in

The government wants people to use this tool to highlight the problems they faced while dealing with Government officials or departments like:

1. Railways
2. Posts
3. Telecom (incl. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL)
4. Urban Development (Delhi Development Authority (DDA), Land Development Office (L&DO), Central Public Works Department (CPWD), etc)
5. Petroleum Natural Gas
6. Civil Aviation (Air India, Airports Authority of India, etc)
7. Shipping, Road Transport Highways
8. Tourism
9. Public Sector Banks
   • Allahabad Bank
   • Andhra Bank
   • Bank of Baroda
   • Bank of India
   • Bank of Maharashtra
   • Canara Bank
   • Central Bank of India
   • Corporation Bank
   • Dena Bank
   • Indian Bank
   • Indian Overseas Bank
   • Industrial Development Bank of India Ltd
   • National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
   • Oriental Bank of Commerce
   • Punjab Sind Bank
   • Punjab National Bank
   • Small Industries Development Bank of India
   • State Bank of Bikaner Jaipur
   • State Bank of Hyderabad
   • State Bank of India State
   • Bank of Indore
   • State Bank of Mysore
   • State Bank of Patiala
   • State Bank of Travancore
   • Syndicate Bank
   • UCO Bank
   • Union Bank of India
   • United Bank of India
   • Vijaya Bank
10. Public Sector Insurance Companies
    • GIC of India
    • Life Insurance Corporation of India
    • National Insurance Company Ltd.
    • The New India Assurance Company Ltd.
    • The Oriental Insurance Company Ltd.
    • United India Insurance Company Ltd.
11. National Saving Scheme of Ministry of Finance
12. Employees' Provident Fund Organization
13. Regional Passport Authorities
    • Regional Passport Office, Ahemadabad
    • Regional Passport Office, Amritsar
    • Regional Passport Office, Bangalore
    • Regional Passport Office, Bareilly
    • Regional Passport Office, Bhopal
    • Regional Passport Office, Bhubaneswar
    • Regional Passport Office, Chandigarh
    • Regional Passport Office, Chennai
    • Regional Passport Office, Cochin
    • Regional Passport Office, Coimbatore
    • Regional Passport Office, Dehradun
    • Regional Passport Office, Delhi
    • Regional Passport Office, Ghaziabad
    • Regional Passport Office, Goa
    • Regional Passport Office, Guwahati
    • Regional Passport Office, Hyderabad
    • Regional Passport Office, Jaipur
    • Regional Passport Office, Jalandhar
    • Regional Passport Office, Jammu
    • Regional Passport Office, Kolkata
    • Regional Passport Office, Kozhikode
    • Regional Passport Office, Lucknow
    • Regional Passport Office, Chennai
    • Regional Passport Office, Malappuram
    • Regional Passport Office, Mumbai
    • Regional Passport Office, Nagpur
    • Regional Passport Office, Patna
    • Regional Passport Office, Pune
    • Regional Passport Office, Raipur
    • Regional Passport Office, Ranchi
    • Regional Passport Office, Shimla
    • Regional Passport Office, Srinagar
    • Regional Passport Office, Surat
    • Regional Passport Office, Thane
    • Regional Passport Office, Trichy
    • Regional Passport Office, Trivandrum
    • Regional Passport Office, Visakhapatnam
14. Central Government Health Scheme
15. Central Board of Secondary Education
16. Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan
17. National Institute of Open Schooling
18. Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti
19. Central Universities
20. ESI Hospitals and Dispensaries directly controlled by ESI Corporation under Ministry of Labour.

Many of us say that these things don't work in India . Couple of months back, the Faridabad Municipal Corporation laid new roads in his area and the residents were very happy about it. But 2 weeks later, BSNL dug up the newly laid roads to install new cables which annoyed all the residents. A resident used the above listed grievance forum to highlight his concern. To his surprise, BSNL and Municipal Corporation of Faridabad were served a show cause notice and the guy received a copy of the notice in one week. Government has asked the MC and BSNL about the goof up as it's clear that both the government departments were not in sync at all.

So use this grievance forum and educate others who don't know about this facility. This way we can at least raise our concerns instead of just talking about the 'System' in India.

Invite your friends to contribute for many such happenings.

PLEASE SPREAD THIS MESSAGE IF U WANT OUR INDIA TO HAVE A BETTER TOMORROW FORWARD THIS MAIL TO AS MANY AS POSSIBLE.

Online Grievance Forum - Chennai Complaints - ex: Passport Office

Online Grievance Forum [Government of India]

Dear Friends,

Government of India has an online Grievance forum at http://www.pgportal.gov.in

The government wants people to use this tool to highlight the problems they faced while dealing with Government officials or departments like:

1. Railways
2. Posts
3. Telecom (incl. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL)
4. Urban Development (Delhi Development Authority (DDA), Land Development Office (L&DO), Central Public Works Department (CPWD), etc)
5. Petroleum Natural Gas
6. Civil Aviation (Air India, Airports Authority of India, etc)
7. Shipping, Road Transport Highways
8. Tourism
9. Public Sector Banks
   • Allahabad Bank
   • Andhra Bank
   • Bank of Baroda
   • Bank of India
   • Bank of Maharashtra
   • Canara Bank
   • Central Bank of India
   • Corporation Bank
   • Dena Bank
   • Indian Bank
   • Indian Overseas Bank
   • Industrial Development Bank of India Ltd
   • National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
   • Oriental Bank of Commerce
   • Punjab Sind Bank
   • Punjab National Bank
   • Small Industries Development Bank of India
   • State Bank of Bikaner Jaipur
   • State Bank of Hyderabad
   • State Bank of India State
   • Bank of Indore
   • State Bank of Mysore
   • State Bank of Patiala
   • State Bank of Travancore
   • Syndicate Bank
   • UCO Bank
   • Union Bank of India
   • United Bank of India
   • Vijaya Bank
10. Public Sector Insurance Companies
    • GIC of India
    • Life Insurance Corporation of India
    • National Insurance Company Ltd.
    • The New India Assurance Company Ltd.
    • The Oriental Insurance Company Ltd.
    • United India Insurance Company Ltd.
11. National Saving Scheme of Ministry of Finance
12. Employees' Provident Fund Organization
13. Regional Passport Authorities
    • Regional Passport Office, Ahemadabad
    • Regional Passport Office, Amritsar
    • Regional Passport Office, Bangalore
    • Regional Passport Office, Bareilly
    • Regional Passport Office, Bhopal
    • Regional Passport Office, Bhubaneswar
    • Regional Passport Office, Chandigarh
    • Regional Passport Office, Chennai
    • Regional Passport Office, Cochin
    • Regional Passport Office, Coimbatore
    • Regional Passport Office, Dehradun
    • Regional Passport Office, Delhi
    • Regional Passport Office, Ghaziabad
    • Regional Passport Office, Goa
    • Regional Passport Office, Guwahati
    • Regional Passport Office, Hyderabad
    • Regional Passport Office, Jaipur
    • Regional Passport Office, Jalandhar
    • Regional Passport Office, Jammu
    • Regional Passport Office, Kolkata
    • Regional Passport Office, Kozhikode
    • Regional Passport Office, Lucknow
    • Regional Passport Office, Chennai
    • Regional Passport Office, Malappuram
    • Regional Passport Office, Mumbai
    • Regional Passport Office, Nagpur
    • Regional Passport Office, Patna
    • Regional Passport Office, Pune
    • Regional Passport Office, Raipur
    • Regional Passport Office, Ranchi
    • Regional Passport Office, Shimla
    • Regional Passport Office, Srinagar
    • Regional Passport Office, Surat
    • Regional Passport Office, Thane
    • Regional Passport Office, Trichy
    • Regional Passport Office, Trivandrum
    • Regional Passport Office, Visakhapatnam
14. Central Government Health Scheme
15. Central Board of Secondary Education
16. Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan
17. National Institute of Open Schooling
18. Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti
19. Central Universities
20. ESI Hospitals and Dispensaries directly controlled by ESI Corporation under Ministry of Labour.

Many of us say that these things don't work in India . Couple of months back, the Faridabad Municipal Corporation laid new roads in his area and the residents were very happy about it. But 2 weeks later, BSNL dug up the newly laid roads to install new cables which annoyed all the residents. A resident used the above listed grievance forum to highlight his concern. To his surprise, BSNL and Municipal Corporation of Faridabad were served a show cause notice and the guy received a copy of the notice in one week. Government has asked the MC and BSNL about the goof up as it's clear that both the government departments were not in sync at all.

So use this grievance forum and educate others who don't know about this facility. This way we can at least raise our concerns instead of just talking about the 'System' in India.

Invite your friends to contribute for many such happenings.

PLEASE SPREAD THIS MESSAGE IF U WANT OUR INDIA TO HAVE A BETTER TOMORROW FORWARD THIS MAIL TO AS MANY AS POSSIBLE.

Chennai Complex Bus Stand

Sam Kappa Venkatesh writes about Chennai Complex Bus Stand:

Have any one visited the Complex Bus Stand?
Complex Bus Stand opp to Periyar Bus Stand does not have a sitting
place for Passengers or a shelter from Sun/Rain.
There are shops all around and one has to wait on the path with stench
from the urinal at the centre (good selection of place) of the BusStand.
There will be pushcarts running around you selling various items and
believe me this busstand has been functioning for almost fifteen years.
The entry and exit of this busstand for buses is at absolute right
angle from road (and so it has been designed intelligently)
Members get down from your cars and take a visit once.

Chennai Complex Bus Stand

Sam Kappa Venkatesh writes about Chennai Complex Bus Stand:

Have any one visited the Complex Bus Stand?
Complex Bus Stand opp to Periyar Bus Stand does not have a sitting
place for Passengers or a shelter from Sun/Rain.
There are shops all around and one has to wait on the path with stench
from the urinal at the centre (good selection of place) of the BusStand.
There will be pushcarts running around you selling various items and
believe me this busstand has been functioning for almost fifteen years.
The entry and exit of this busstand for buses is at absolute right
angle from road (and so it has been designed intelligently)
Members get down from your cars and take a visit once.

Chennai Buses

Sam Kappa Venkatesh writes about Chennai Buses:

Chennai Buses: Why can't they have proper colour seperating them
according to the services(Low floor,City Express,LSS,Ordinary).
Why Moffusil buses use all kind of colours eventhough they are from
same depot? Why there is no town bus timetable?
Why there is no citymap issued by TNSTC showing bus route.
Why standing passengers are allowed in moffusil buses?
Why not more buses in routes where passengers are more?
Why no planning?
Why should there be a video/audio player in a bus showing movie
clips/playing movie songs at a loud volume.
There could be patient requiring a rest or there could be foreigner
wanting to sightsee.
Let us Live in civilised way.

Chennai Buses

Sam Kappa Venkatesh writes about Chennai Buses:

Chennai Buses: Why can't they have proper colour seperating them
according to the services(Low floor,City Express,LSS,Ordinary).
Why Moffusil buses use all kind of colours eventhough they are from
same depot? Why there is no town bus timetable?
Why there is no citymap issued by TNSTC showing bus route.
Why standing passengers are allowed in moffusil buses?
Why not more buses in routes where passengers are more?
Why no planning?
Why should there be a video/audio player in a bus showing movie
clips/playing movie songs at a loud volume.
There could be patient requiring a rest or there could be foreigner
wanting to sightsee.
Let us Live in civilised way.

Party Meeting on Chennai Roads

Sam Kappa Venkatesh writes:

Party Meeting on Chennai Roads

Chennai can civilise by stopping all party meeting conducted on roads
blocking traffic.
Places like West Masi/North Masi Junction, Central Bus Stand,Nethaji
Statue Junction are used by Party men.
Can't the meeting with blaring speakers be conducted elsewhere?
Are the party leaders afraid that if they conduct the meeting at a
rent paid ground like thamukkam they will not get attention/spectators.
Or let the corporation select few empty grounds (not affecting
traffic) for all party meeting and agitations,collect rent from the
party(they can afford).
Show them the right way.And they cannot use the road free.

Party Meeting on Chennai Roads

Sam Kappa Venkatesh writes:

Party Meeting on Chennai Roads

Chennai can civilise by stopping all party meeting conducted on roads
blocking traffic.
Places like West Masi/North Masi Junction, Central Bus Stand,Nethaji
Statue Junction are used by Party men.
Can't the meeting with blaring speakers be conducted elsewhere?
Are the party leaders afraid that if they conduct the meeting at a
rent paid ground like thamukkam they will not get attention/spectators.
Or let the corporation select few empty grounds (not affecting
traffic) for all party meeting and agitations,collect rent from the
party(they can afford).
Show them the right way.And they cannot use the road free.

Teppakulam at Town Hall Road, Chennai

Sam Kappa Venkatesh writes:

Teppakulam at Town Hall Road, Chennai

Once Holy Teppakulam of Perumal Kovil is now place of thorny shrubs.
I am writing about Teppakulam at Town Hall Road.
It was converted to rain water storage area unsuccessfully and still
we find rain water stagnating before Railway station whereas the Teppa
kulam remains dry.Worse atill drainage water from nearby hotels and
shops around are left into the Teppakulam.
Can the shops around the Teppakulam be removed and the Teppakulam be
used as a open space for fresh air,benches neatly laid (No Shops) with
steps on all four sides descending down.
Maybe with a small fountain at the centre.

Teppakulam at Town Hall Road, Chennai

Sam Kappa Venkatesh writes:

Teppakulam at Town Hall Road, Chennai

Once Holy Teppakulam of Perumal Kovil is now place of thorny shrubs.
I am writing about Teppakulam at Town Hall Road.
It was converted to rain water storage area unsuccessfully and still
we find rain water stagnating before Railway station whereas the Teppa
kulam remains dry.Worse atill drainage water from nearby hotels and
shops around are left into the Teppakulam.
Can the shops around the Teppakulam be removed and the Teppakulam be
used as a open space for fresh air,benches neatly laid (No Shops) with
steps on all four sides descending down.
Maybe with a small fountain at the centre.

New Chennai Foundation - Complaints List 25th January 2009

A member of New Chennai Foundation has reported yesterday the list of complaints he feels in Chennai. I would like to list it in the public for everyone's attention.
Thank you Sam Kappa Venkatesh!

Periyar Bus Stand

The overhead walkway near Periyar Bus Stand is stinking and is closed. Let us construct a new elevated walkway between Periyar and Meenakshi temple via complex bus stand. The same can be extended from Periyar BS to Railway Station. According to my grandfather in Mumbai one overhead walkway has been constructed for 1.5 KMS in Mumbai.


Airport Road

It is a nightmare to reach the airport via Therkku vasal as the roads are encroached (from Therkku vasal to Avaniapuram). Remember we are getting visitors through these roads. Corporation/Highway use your Bulldozers.


Tea Shops

Tea/coffee shops in Chennai serve us tea while we stand on platforms. Cities like Erode and Coimbatore have seats inside the shop where one can have tea in a hygienic way. Vadai is also made outside the shop. Come on Chennai sit and relax a cuppa tea.
Drink tea in shops where seat is offered.

Spitting

Chennai people seem to spit more on the roads. Why?

Drainage

To all Civil Engineers of Chennai, Why drainage and manholes are constructed in the middle of the road. We know it is a nuisance as the roads become uneven with the manhole in the centre, Dangerous during rainy season particularly if the manhole lid is missing. Can't the drainage constructed on the roadside instead of road centre?

New Chennai Foundation - Complaints List 25th January 2009

A member of New Chennai Foundation has reported yesterday the list of complaints he feels in Chennai. I would like to list it in the public for everyone's attention.
Thank you Sam Kappa Venkatesh!

Periyar Bus Stand

The overhead walkway near Periyar Bus Stand is stinking and is closed. Let us construct a new elevated walkway between Periyar and Meenakshi temple via complex bus stand. The same can be extended from Periyar BS to Railway Station. According to my grandfather in Mumbai one overhead walkway has been constructed for 1.5 KMS in Mumbai.


Airport Road

It is a nightmare to reach the airport via Therkku vasal as the roads are encroached (from Therkku vasal to Avaniapuram). Remember we are getting visitors through these roads. Corporation/Highway use your Bulldozers.


Tea Shops

Tea/coffee shops in Chennai serve us tea while we stand on platforms. Cities like Erode and Coimbatore have seats inside the shop where one can have tea in a hygienic way. Vadai is also made outside the shop. Come on Chennai sit and relax a cuppa tea.
Drink tea in shops where seat is offered.

Spitting

Chennai people seem to spit more on the roads. Why?

Drainage

To all Civil Engineers of Chennai, Why drainage and manholes are constructed in the middle of the road. We know it is a nuisance as the roads become uneven with the manhole in the centre, Dangerous during rainy season particularly if the manhole lid is missing. Can't the drainage constructed on the roadside instead of road centre?