Department/ Topic
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Details
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MTC
– All Buses crossing SIPCOT IT park to enter Siruseri IT Park to help lakhs
of IT employees and easier travel at day & night - Last mile connectivity missing
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Lakhs
of IT employees enter and leave Siruseri IT park, Chennai every day.
Currently MTC operates special buses to Siruseri IT park and some buses
operating to kelambakkam which drop passengers at SIPCOT entrance and we have
to take share auto to enter last stretch of 3 kms. In spite of several buses
it is not enough and we have to depend on share autos, normal autos to exit
IT park and come to main road. Most buses go to kelambakkam they tend to
avoid entering Siruseri IT park and drop us at SIPCOT entrance and leave. The
last mile connectivity is missing.
a)
If MTC can operate its buses
this distance from SIPCOT It park entrance to Siruseri IT Park by either
constructing new parallel exit road or enter and return in same route will
help all passengers. You can charge Rs. 5 for long distance passengers also
we are ready to pay if you can do without charging extra fares also we are
good.
b) We have to either pay normal
auto Rs. 15 for 2 kms for going in group of 5 people which traffic police has
not taken action which is too costly or wait for Siruseri bus making us to
waste time to enter the office. In Kolkata traffic police stand near every
major auto stand and monitor usage of meter and the number of passengers
boarding autos.
c)
The distance of less than 3(one way) +3(return) kms and can be crossed
in less than 5 minutes due to good roads and also consider the murder of an
IT employee at Siruseri at night earlier a year ago and the increased safety
factor in MTC buses if they enter and exit when crossing SIPCOT will help all
to travel seamlessly.
d) MTC can earn revenue and buses need not stop at Siruseri IT Park where
there is no bus stand and buses can run through to Kelambakkam.
e)
All buses after SIPCOT only go
empty with max 3 passengers in full bus to kelambakkam hence it won’t be a
big issue for MTC as the major revenue in that route is due to employees
from Siruseri IT Park. There is no parallel exit road but if constructed will
cost several crores to govt instead they can use existing road for faster
movement inside and outside of Siruseri. This is a genuine concern please ask
any of your officials to check and implement this idea.
f)
And psychologically the few passengers who might need to take 5 more
minutes will not complain as it will give an exposure that so many companies
operate from here and motivate them of the facilities in the city.
g)
Buses can also be extended to Vandalur or perungulathur (to catch
route bus to other districts on Fridays) directly and help in more revenue
and new routes. The existing buses 570 and 570S can be extended on Fridays.
h) I had raised several
grievances in TN cm cell to MTC but they are stating various reasons. There
are many bus routes in the city which travel round and round like 5E, etc,
but a small need which will benefit more than 1 lakh IT employees is not
accepted by MTC. If the decision is accepted it will be of great help to all
IT employees and will be much appreciated.
Since
buses from both directions if are allowed to enter and leave all will avoid
own vehicles and definite increase in revenue to MTC
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Start-up
Villages – Information Technology, Embedded Technology concept similar to
Kerala and Bangalore
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Start-up
concepts for Information Technology and Embedded systems is very famous world
over starting from silicon valley to Bangalore and Kerala. Govt should
allocate free space and then ask consultants or major IT companies to manage
the start-up which can be selected to be funded and managed across the state
at various places. Exiting locations unutilised space in IT space held by
govt can be allocated for start-ups. The agency created for the same must
take up applications and scrutinize with a team created similar to Bangalore
and Kerala and experts from Silicon Valley, USA. State govt role will be on
providing space at very low cost, network maintenance, phone facilities at
desk, servers and other facilities at low cost for helping start-up companies
to grow in TN and entrepreneurs to try their hand and creating own company.
NASSCOM and other state IT department officials should review each application
along with major It companies to decide which companies can be provided space
to operate in start-up villages.
Please refer models used in silicon valley, kerala and Bangalore to
develop and encourage youth and professionals to take up start up villages.
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MTC
– Make Busses to Enter Egmore or Central or Airport
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Many
passengers tend to use taxis at railway stations and airports since MTC buses
do not enter their premises and passengers are not able to carry their
luggage. Currently at Egmore railway station 17D and other buses cross at a ¼th
of km distance and central only one direction buses enter and airports buses
don’t enter and exit at main road and passengers cannot carry huge luggage
and catch buses which are far away. TN govt must work with concerned
authorities and agencies to get the issues rectified and create either a mini
flyover over these places or an efficient entry and exit points. At least A/C
buses must be allowed to enter on security concerns and exit airports for
faster commutation of passengers and reduce dependency of passengers on
taxis. In case of airport many passengers get down and try to reach tambaram
railway station to catch next train but they are currently using taxis since
buses don’t enter airport. If this problem is resolved it will create huge
impact and lot of help to public.
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Navagrahas
Tour – SETC – Small buses or round trip buses connecting all temples
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SETC
must launch a special pass or ticket to allow passengers to travel to all
navagrahas and major temples in the regions with having both big and small
buses to seamless travel. The pass must be valid for 9 days. Once a person
purchases that pass he can travel to the navagrahas and major temples in this
region with ease and reduce dependency on taxis. Government can charge an
effective fee based on cost by discussing with locals in the region, tourists
visiting the temples, temple management, SETC, etc,. The final fee and buses
must be clearly marked with routes for each navagrahas. Several lakhs of
devotees travel to these places every year.
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Financing
Infrastructure Projects
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Government
must consider funding infrastructure projects by launching infra bonds
similar to private firms like L&T to get public and private entities
participation in bond market. The bond sale will help get revenue by tapping
the market.
Govt.
must consult SEBI, RBI to help in tapping more revenue to help build more
infrastructure projects for Electricity, Roads, New Energy plants, more
buses, metro rails, etc,. With reducing dependency on foreign funding. If
this is successful govt can ask public to participate and if each one buys
for Rs. 500 also it will bring in huge amount of money to fund massive
projects. The bonds must be such a way that they pay back the amount invested
over 5 years or 10 years at 8% or more. The same can be available through
demat accounts or through post offices for purchase.
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Cable
Car project in Kodaikanal and Ooty
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The
government must consider cable car project from foothills to top of Ooty and
another project for kodaikanal similar to Genting Highlands in Malaysia. The
project will help ease traffic on roads and easy commutation of passengers
with ease. If it is done with help of central funds and state funds and
Malaysian or Japanese funds it will help several tourists and reduce fuel
usage on forest areas. Please send a team to check how Genting highlands
operate efficiently. The cable car cabins should be such a way that it can
accommodate at least 5 people with luggage also. Currently Genting highlands
has a disadvantage that you cannot carry heavy luggage. After Metro project I
think the government if it can consider doing the project it will be a
challenge and great help for future generations to travel and reduce fossil
fuel usage in forests areas of kodaikanal and ooty.
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Right
to information Act – Online Mode
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The
RTI is currently not through online mode in TamilNadu the same if done will
help easier information gathering from government and lesser cost and
efficient replies.
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Reducing
plastic usage in shops, Garbage Segregation,
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Government
must create motivational videos to telecast or in theatres using popular
actors to prevent usage of plastic in homes and reduce using paper to save
trees. Plastic usage by hotels to pack food has led to increased plastic. The
same if controlled and public are warned regularly by showing dumping yards
with heaps of plastic they will hesitant to use plastic in daily life.
Recycling of plastic government must setup shop in each district and properly
recycle plastic to either use in Amma water bottles or various other
facilities. Amma water bottle should also consider using other options
instead of plastic bottles. Thick paper or clay based bottles if possible
should be considered. Shops should be asked to explore alternative options to
reduce plastic usage. Govt should promote segregation of waste at home and
also constructing compost pits in all wards and communities for increased
manure preparation to be used by govt to plant trees and reducing degradable
food to go to dumping yard. Plastics disposed at homes should be removed with
special garbage segregator’s machines to recycle plastic, remove metal,
degradable food for composting, etc, instead of directly dumping in yards.
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TN
CM Cell – Social network & promotion of cm cell website
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The
TN CM CELL is doing a great job of assigning grievances to correct department
to get task completed. The website is not known to public if all the public
had put in all their grievances and if the government tries to fix them all,
TamilNadu can go to a higher level faster. So please make the website popular
by creating a small ad and targeting all local newspapers, district
newspapers, national newspapers, etc. TN CM CELL must have its presence in
twitter similar to Prime Minister office you can send your team to delhi to
learn the process of how to use social network effectively. In social network
some elements might post unwanted stuff but that can be ignored but genuine
concerns can be resolved effectively and public can bring to notice severe
problems in seconds to the forefront for govt to act immediately. If possible
CM also joins social networking and the ministers of the state and
secretaries or ministry of each department will help.
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Aavin
- Improvements
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Aavin
must setup shops in IT companies/Malls/CMBT/district bus stands/major bus
stops/MRTS/metro stations and provide tea, coffee, ice-creams at good rates
and popularise Aavin to the level of Amul. Aavin must approach and get space
at low cost to operate and help IT employees with their products and increase
their revenue. Aavin should sell its products at all supermarkets, shops, by
having effective brokers and marketing executives with MBA degree to take
Aavin to new level. Carton packs the milk and other products like milk based
juice and ice-creams must be available for public at all shops. More ads with
boards on top of existing tea shops and selling them Aavin milk at low cost.
Aavin website look need to be improved with better IT service provider like
Accenture, TCS or CTS. Spending on IT will help the revenue growth. The
products of aavin must be made available in all shops through all possible
channels and marketing should be carried out effectively through more brokers
and commissions or products at low rates to brokers who generate more revenue
for assigned division. Aavin must create ads with children to bring the
goodness of milk and promote the same. The website of aavin is pathetic and
not good looking please ask a bigger company to take up. Food processing in
aavin must be of global standards and must compete with Amul, ITC, Coca-Cola
to create innovate milk based products which can be packed in cartons and
sold across TN and later across India. The process to get a license and start
business with aavin is not easy and the email id provided do not send any
response.
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Infrastructure
– Roads
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Laying
cement roads only in roads connecting villages to highways or major roads in
village entry points or road inside village or rural areas to enable long
life of roads irrespective of climate and less cost of maintenance in future.
Tar roads cannot be maintained regularly in rural and inaccessible areas
regularly like in Chennai and villagers suffer a lot for several years if a
road is broken it is not repaired easily. The cost is high and time taking
but will save governments several years of work on road construction and
repeated maintenance due to our climate. If a government GO is passed stating
only cement roads will be laid in villages from here on it will make a
revolution. The GO can state the features compulsorily to be present in road
like rain water flow to nearest rainwater harvesting pit or to river,
drainage position and height to road level to prevent pits on road, led
lampposts, fibre optics and telephone cables placing space underground, EB
cables space. There are roads of various size in TN if all above features are
accommodated with percentage value of each component and sample designs by
setting up core committees of Anna University professors, deans of civil
engineering department from engineering and diploma colleges, corporation
civil engineers, central govt secretaries for highways, TNEB, BSNL and other
telecom operators, Sewage department, Rain water harvesting department &
suggestions from civil contractors and students of engineering colleges or
employed youth for ideas with draft released for suggestions from public and
media. So if roads are laid as cement roads can last several years the roads
will be maintenance free for 15 years. Initial cost is high, the cement road several
years back near double tank in kk nagar was laid carefully by digging for few
feet and then laying cement roads by using bricks and space for drainage and
levelling the drainage in middle of road also the road has lasted several
years without maintenance. Similar concept if don’t in all villages with poor
accessibility at all times and remote hill stations and small streets of less
width. Currently cement roads are laid just like that without digging few
feet and using bricks or cement slabs leading to faster deterioration. Simply
pouring concrete on roads to some height won’t help since it will easily
start breaking up.
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Electric
Auto Rickshaws
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Government
must promote electric auto rickshaws in the state to enable a greener
TamilNadu and reduced pollution. Currently the electric auto rickshaws are
famous in delhi and have been legalised. The govt must request manufacturers
like TVS, Bajaj, Maruti, Mahindra, Nissan to try to manufacture here to be
exported and used in TamilNadu instead of importing from china. The
government if provided special concessions will definitely help all them to
do R&D, trial and manufacture by few more years. The e-autos will
definitely benefit several people in reduced cost, and less fuel usage. If
they sold at rates less than current fuel autos definitely all auto drivers
will move to them and pollution in Chennai and TN will reduce by 3/4th.
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Sewage
cleaners with Suits , Oxygen masks & light and robotic arms
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The
sewage workers on contract or hired tend to directly enter the sewage pits
leading to loss of life to poisonous gas and poor working conditions. If the
government provides them suits with oxygen masks and light on helmet and
robotic arms to help they can clear within a small iota of dust or sewage on
their body. Robotic arms must try initially to clear the garbage or sewage
only if that doesn’t help should workers enter. GO must be passed that only
machines or the workers with suit should enter sewage pits.
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TASMAC
Operating Time Reduced to 5PM – 11PM
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If
TASMAC reduced time more students and workers will avoid during working hours
of 9Am- 5pm. The TN cm cell rejected the petition on the basis it was a
government decision. Please re-consider to open only after working hours. If
it is closed at working hours many will concentrate on their job only. It can
be operated from 5PM – 11PM, if you feel that tasmac workers might not work
for their 8 or 9 hour duty time they can be deployed in other activities
during normal hours or moved to other departments.
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A/C
Buses Maintenance
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A/C
buses in the state are not maintained properly. Please form a special team
with diploma in A/C mechanic, engineers to regularly maintain A/c buses
effectively.
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Amma
Unavagam at all bus stands
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Amma
Unavagam must be opened at all district major bus stands and major bus stands
in Chennai as soon as possible as these are major transit points.
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Ashok
Pillar 2 Foot overbridges to connect with metro
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The
ashok pillar signal is very busy and round the clock movement of vehicles is
there. If government can put up Foot over bridges at the intersections around
ashok pillar replacing all the zebra crossing with lift and escalators and
parallel steps for easy movement. If the FOB is placed one near the India
post and the other near Udhayam to ESI hospital side then vehicles need not
stop at signals helping faster movement of vehicles. Best solution will be
interconnecting the new fob and the one being constructed from metro station
for passengers to cross roads easily in any direction and also reach Ashok
Nagar metro station. Many MTC buses also don’t stop at signals please advise
MTC drivers to follow rules. Traffic police must be provided booth to sit and
monitor 24*7 near pillar junction violations must be fined directly and the
challan must be sent to address of the owner of the vehicle directly and
asked to pay online. Smaller fob with lift in centre for disabled or
wheelchair entry and exit along with steps and escalators in both directions
to enter and exit fob. Traffic police even if they deploy policemen won’t
help in long run FOB will help non-stop movement of vehicles and safer
crossing of roads.
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Government
Schools Mid-Day Meal Scheme
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Please
have the food prepared for all schools in a given region and amma Unavagam
from centralised location and transported to each location by vans. The
centralised location cooking will enable safety for children at schools and
better standards and easy procurement at single centre for a region or
district capital. Similar to Shirdi solar based plant to cook or like Akshaya
patra coal based cooking can be taken up. The steam is used to cook food and
the energy is saved when solar is used during high sun and coal during rain
or winter period. Please setup consultants and enquire already successful
programmes at Shirdi and Akshaya patra in Karnataka.
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Libraries
in All govt Schools with Computers and books and newspapers for both students
and public usage
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The
Government must consider allocating space in all govt schools for
constructing libraries the size of a small house to have newspapers,
computers with internet, books for all age groups, literature works in Tamil
and English, Tablets for small kids to learn, wi-fi hot spot for students
studying in that school and teachers to access free internet. Public in those
region can also use in weekends.
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Special
Economic Zone for Handicrafts
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Govt
must setup a sez or construct a location where all handicrafts, saree
manufacturers, idols in clay, bronze, stone manufacturers, painters in
canvas, thanjavur arts, etc,. can be allowed to develop and create. The same
can be procured by the state govt and sold over the internet by having own
website and partnering with online firms like amazon, flipkart, etc,. to sell
over the world. Indian idols in bronze and stone and handicrafts are of great
demand all over the world. State govt can also employ several workers to do
the same.
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Traffic
police – Technology improvements
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Similar
to Singapore, traffic rules must be made strict and offenders must be fined
effectively and asked to pay online also. The traffic police must have
cameras on top of each signal to monitor movement of vehicles. There are less
than 100 signals in the city and if each direction is monitored 24*7 then
seamless traffic movement and violators without helmet, crossing signal must be
fined directly to their number plate and the photo must be attached to fine
copy so that they can verify and pay fine. Please work with Singapore
government to implement the same effectively and to bring traffic rules which
prevent offenders from escaping during non-presence of traffic police.
Cameras should not be hidden but placed on top of each signal will create
psychological fear to not break rules. High end IT infrastructure will need
to be used but as days progress the traffic can be smoothly handled from the
main office and signal can be controlled from there, any offenders can be
caught before next signal, ambulances can be given green easily. Singapore
and Chennai are similar conditions so help from Singapore we can definitely
develop high class city they can provide the framework and we can give
e-tender to get required persons to handle the implementation. Govt should
not see cost but the best solution to make Chennai a smart city.
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Flyovers
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The state target to travel from one end to another end of the city or
town in less than 1 hour will help achieve global standards. MTC buses are
the one which suffer severely due to too much signals, waiting time in
traffic and leading loss in diesel. The following key flyovers if considered
will help reduce time, fuel, pollution.
1.
CMBT bus stand exit and entry for buses. All buses during peak hours
and on Fridays take a lot of time to exit the complex due to heavy traffic
and signal at entrance itself. If the signal is replaced with small flyover
to enable faster movement of buses and vehicles in all directions it will
save diesel and travel time of passengers.
2.
The cost of elevated expressway can be replaced with flyovers at
Thiruvanmaiyur Signal & Tidel park junction.
3.
Porur signal – This work will help clearing traffic problem for
several years.
4.
Sholinganallur Signal
5.
SRP Signal and extending MRTS from thiruvanmiyur or new metro from
Alandur to Kelambakkam
6.
Airport entry and exit from main road with subway to avoid travellers
who are travelling to tambaram.
7.
Tambaram Railway Station crossing junction
8.
Laxman Sruthi, Ashok Nagar signal can be replaced with flyover or
subway in one direction to allow free flow of traffic between pillar and
vadapalani.
9.
Replacing all zebra crossing with flyovers or subways based on forming
committee to reduce congestion in travel and waiting time at signals.
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Elevated
Expressway Replaced with MRTS or Metro and BRTS – Rajiv Gandhi It expressway
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Madam,
Please try to re-consider the elevated expressway instead of that if you can
put flyovers at important junctions like Thiruvanmaiyur, Tidel park, SRP,
Thoraipakkam, Sholinganallur in that road and have metro connecting entire
stretch from St.Thomas Mount/Alandur/Guindy – Velachery - Thiruvanmaiyur –
Siruseri - Kelambakkam will help or extending MRTS from Thiruvanmaiyur to
Kelambakkam will help all. BRTS if created in Rajiv Gandhi Salai will help
greatly for faster commutation for MTC buses and reduce pollution and save
fuel.
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Toll
Roads in State Highways at low cost for better road infrastructure and reduce
govt crunch on funds
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Since
implementation of toll road in IT expressway Rajiv Gandhi Salai led to better
maintenance of the road the same can be considered in stretches of state
highways and inner roads of districts for better maintenance and widening of
roads. The toll need not be at the rate of national highways but can be held
at minimum rate to enable faster and better maintenance of roads in future.
Many roads in rural areas and interior districts have size not enough for two
buses to smoothly cross. Hence please take a mission to increase road sizes
significantly to avoid accidents and also not to reduce trees during
widening. So if toll is collected work can be carried out faster with funds
for maintenance of the roads. If less toll is collected as Rs. 10 for cars,
Rs. 15 for buses and Rs. 20 for lorries to maintain roads in those districts.
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Removing
unused bus shelters & placing in demand regions
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Please
remove bus shelters which are not utilised and move it to new locations where
there is heavy demand highlighted by public through media. Some of the bus
shelters like
a)
Egattur in IT expressway,
b) Velachery bus shelter 2nd
shelter used by auto stand not by public,
c)
near Governor house,
d) near ITC Chola.
Since
they are made of steel they can be dismantled and placed in new areas for
heavy demand like Ashok pillar, Vadapalani.
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New
Bus Shelters
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a)
New bus shelters are required at Ashok Pillar and Vadapalani.
b) Joint bus shelter at guindy
near kathipara and Madhya Kailash will help. Corporation rejected petition
for bus shelter stating traffic reasons. Even if it is put up some metres
away also it would be helpful.
c)
Bus shelter opposite AGS MALL/HCL ETA TECHNO PARK near navalur, Rajiv
Gandhi Salai.
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Financial
Inclusion – ATM at bus stands and Govt Schools
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Bus
stands in all districts at present don’t have ATM facilities. If state
government can allocate space and give a tender for interested parties to pay
highest price by e-auction to use space for ATM, money deposits and other
processes will help growth of bank usage in rural areas. The space will also
give revenue to state govt. The govt schools can allocate small space to
banks to setup ATM and money deposit machine and the revenue earned can be
used to maintain the school for water, sanitation and painting works, etc,.
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Education
Department
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Laptops
to all teachers and department officials at low cost or free to improved
performance and clearing tasks at much faster speed and teaching children new
innovative concepts from internet. The internet connection or the dongle govt
should not pay but get them subsided internet connections by working with
BSNL or any private firm to provide them. The laptops should have login
authenticated using govt server known as active directory authentication so we
can note from they are logging to that machine by creating apps specifically
pre-installed to prevent misuse. After they retire they can own it and the
authentication can be removed.
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Corporation
and TN govt – Facilities at bus stops & Shades to prevent Heat from
Direct sun on bus stop shelter sitting area
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Bus
Stop Facilities – GPS based information display & announcement at bus
stops, Dustbins, Bars on sides of seats to prevent sleeping of public at bus
stops. Cement bus shelters renovation at all rural areas to take shelter
during heavy rains. The steel bus shelter won’t help in rural areas as they
can’t be maintained regularly. The current steel bus stops in Chennai have a
problem that no shade is there when sun directly hits on the seats and it is
too hot to sit and public tend to stand back of steel bus stops. So please
provide shades or extended roofs at existing bus shelters to help public
avoid heavy sun in summer.
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Buses
– Next stop details inside buses
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MTC
Bus Facilities - Display of next set of stops in LCD inside all Buses in all
districts capitals buses using GPS installed at bus stops & ticketing
device with estimated time. The process was successfully test trial completed
in some A/C buses but was not extended to all bus routes and all districts
govt buses. Many public don’t know when next bus will come or not.
Announcements inside buses with speakers can be disturbing to public but will
be useful definitely at bus stop.
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Major
Bus routes indicated in MTC sides on top of windows on door side & major
route on bottom of front glass of bus.
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All
MTC buses should have the routes clearly painted or stickers on top of
windows for passengers to easily check routes. The size of text on boards are
too small to recognize. The sides of windows is used by all district bus
departments like SETC and others but MTC does not follow this method to put
up route details on buses in paint or stickers for public to easily identify
routes.
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Advertisements
in MTC
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The
MTC does not use space available for advertisements effectively. The A/C
buses side glasses if used can help bring better revenue and prevent heating
up of inside of buses due to security reason partly transparent ads will
help, at least on A/C doors full size ads can be used. The entire ad business
of MTC must be through online auction handed to highest bidder to manage
entire ad business of MTC for one year period only. For each bus company like
SETC, etc, separate ad contract can be given to earn better revenue.
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MTC
– Technology Improvements
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Mobile
App to track bus location of MTC, SETC for passengers to catch bus easily.
The same can be developed using students by conducting contests. ISRO has
launched a satellite for navigation the same can be used by MTC to track
buses and provide information to travellers on bus location.
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MTC
– Amma Water inside buses
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Sale
of Amma Water inside buses of MTC, SETC, etc. to help long distance
passengers within Chennai and those travelling for very long distances. The
conductor can give ticket for the same and sell the bottles inside buses.
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Information
Technology
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Digital
India drive to be used to setup more Wi-Fi access points across the state in
all govt schools, govt colleges, govt offices, museums, govt buses as moving
wifi spots, govt bus stands.
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Infrastructure
& Roads
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Arcot
Road is facing too much traffic jam. The stretch along Porur, Vadapalani,
Kodambakkam is facing too much traffic. Please widen road or metro in this
route or underground road for faster connectivity.
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Greenery
– Agri department to sell plants or tree sampling at low cost and gardening
equipment and manure and vermi compost at low cost
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Medians
need to be planted with big trees and sides of roads with trees planation to
build a canopy over roads. The cost of planting a tree is too costly
nowadays. Please request Agriculture department to have trees sold at low
cost near Amma unavagams with manure and soil and other necessary equipment’s
for tree plantations and the fence in metal around trees also. All this will
help us plant more trees since the cost of nursery plants are too high. Sale
can be done at MTC bus stands, outside Amma unavagams, etc,.
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Food
Prices - theatres
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Theatres
sell products and goods at very high rates marking as special rates for the
same product available at lower rate in local. They sell products at very
high prices to compensate for ticket price limit. Please ask police to
regularly inspect and monitor prices and also please sell Aavin products at
all theatres by reaching agreement to sell high end products of aavin and
also regular food items in cartons. Govt has to create a marketing team or
outsource to negotiate and clinch more deals to take aavin to next level as a
national brand.
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Naming
of Road
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There
are many roads developed around Velachery but have not been named. Velachery
inner ring road and Velachery main road should be renamed as M.G.R road or
Anna Road or Kamarajar Road.
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MTC
– Time Keepers and Gap between Buses
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The
MTC runs buses in several routes but at times 2 or 3 buses in same route come
one behind another leading to wastage of bus route and less occupancy. MTC
must appoint time keepers and route managers at each bus stand monitoring
time gap between each bus route and at bus stops every 20 mins travelling gap
to monitor and come up with proper timings and gap between two buses and MTC
officials need to note down time when a bus crosses a bus stop and plan
accordingly. This is a major problem with buses travelling long distances as
the buses cover up distances after 20 mins leading to close travelling after
half the distance causing trouble to passengers waiting expecting buses but
all buses cross in one shot leading to high waiting time for all bus routes
after half distance. The govt bus companies in other districts operate very
efficiently but MTC needs to learn from them on time keeping and bus route
gap.
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MTC
– New Bus Routes
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New
Bus route in below routes or allocating some of the buses from excessive
buses running routes like D70, T70 or 570.
a) Sholinganallur - Siruseri – Kelambakkam –
Vandalur – Perungulathur – Bye-Pass - Ambattur – Avadi. Currently MTC
does not operate in bye-pass which can save diesel and faster transportation.
B) Alandur Railway Station - Velachery inner
ring road - Velachery MRTS Station – Velachery Main Road – Thoraipakkam -
Sholinganallur – Siruseri – Kelambakkam. This will help faster travel for
metro passengers and better travel to IT employees faster instead of the long
route of travelling through guindy and Velachery. Some of the 570 or 570S can
be used in this new route.
C) CMBT – Madhyakailash – Sholinganallur –
SIPCOT – Siruseri – Kelambakkam. No bus completely covers Rajiv Gandhi
Salai in IT expressway covering all IT companies, even tidel park is not
covered which was constructed by govt. So a new bus will help and named as
IT001. 568C was failure since it was running to mamallpuram and nobody was aware of the route that it goes through sipcot since no indication with stickers on bus front glass on route. Please put route as stickers in front glass on bottom and on side glass near entrance in A/C buses also with hyphen or space in between route names.
d)
CMBT – Sriperumbudur to help engineering students travelling to colleges.
e) CMBT – Kathipara – DLF It park – Porur -
Poonamalee
f) Ashok Nagar – Kathipara – DLF It park –
Porur small bus for IT employees
h)
Extending D70 buses up to Velachery Railway Station and reducing D70 buses to
be operated in new routes.
i)
Some of the D70 which are run as cut service to Guindy can be extended to
Alandur Railway station or Tambaram Railway Station or Velachery Railway
Station for better coverage for public instead of operating upto guindy or to
Velachery since many buses cover the stretch and splitting up of bus to new
areas will help commuters and diversification of routes.
j)
New bus route T75 to connect CMBT to Thiruvanmaiyur through Anna University –
Madhyakailash – Tidel Park – Thiruvanmaiyur MRTS. Some of existing M70 or T70
or 5E can be operated in this route.
k)
MTC should consider buses from Siruseri- Kelambakkam – Vandalur –
Perungulathur – Tambaram railway station to help those employees who want to
go on Friday to their home town or travel by either catching bus at tambaram
or by train at tambaram.
i)
Ambattur –CMBT –Ashok Pillar - Besant
Nagar via CMBT, Vadapalani, Ashok Nagar, Saidapet, Anna university. Since
besant nagar beach is more popular for all tourists. Some of the existing 5E
can be operated in this route.
j)
Small Bus from Camp Road – Madambakkam – Tambaram Railway station.
k)
CMBT – East Tambaram
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A/C
Buses
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MTC
operates all its A/C buses targeted only to IT employees. The same can be
operated in other routes during weekends towards tourist spots, beaches,
malls, zoo, museum, trade fair etc. But MTC does not modify routes on
Saturday and Sunday also. A/C buses
are not maintained effectively and cooling is not effective.
New
A/C buses running in following routes need to be considered from Friday and
weekends.
1.
A/C Buses to Central and Egmore railway station from CMBT, Tambaram,
Poonamalee, Ambattur and Porur.
2.
A/C Buses to Marina and Besant nagar beaches from different areas like
CMBT, Tambaram, Porur, Ambattur, Poonamalee etc.
3.
A/C Buses to Broadway for working population from different areas like
poonamalee, CMBT, Vadapalani via kk nagar, ashok nagar.
4.
A/C Buses to Marina beach from CMBT.
5.
Few 5E buses as A/C buses which currently run from Vadapalani to
Besant Nagar can be operated in extended route of CMBT – Vadapalani – KK
NAGAR - Besant Nagar as A/C buses for tourists and more visitors on weekends.
6.
Rounding of tickets of A/C buses to nearest Rs. 10 will help in change
and easier payment. Please bring smart cards for payments in A/C buses.
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Roads
– Infrastructure
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Anna
Main Road in KK NAGAR connecting Ashok pillar with MGR Nagar and
Virugambakkam in bad shape for several years. Please relay roads and medians
and plant trees.
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Underground
Roads or Flyovers
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Flyover
or underground roads connecting Ashok pillar, T.Nagar to Mt. Road (Anna
Salai) for crossing T.nagar & Pondy bazaar for faster movement of normal
vehicles due to shopping area. Or a
flyover from duraisamy road to mt. road crossing t.nagar and pondy bazaar.
Singapore an expert in faster road transportation can help on this.
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Underground
Roads
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Flyover
or underground roads connecting porur signal, vadapalani, kodambakkam and Mt.
road (Anna Salai). Major flyover at Porur for faster transportation in all
directions.
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Parking
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Multi-level
car and bike parking near Panagal Park, Ritchie Street, Pondy Bazaar, CMBT,
etc,.
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Infrastructure
– Roads
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IT
Expressway – Rajiv Gandhi salai from Madhyakailash to Siruseri does not have
proper Rain Water draining at Thoriaipakkam during severe rains. The water
drainage must be well maintained and at sides of roads rain water harvesting
must be implemented properly.
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Traffic
Police
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High
speed cameras to take photos of those who violate speed limits and speed
ticket send to house address to pay fine online, instead of traffic police
using speed guns at specific locations only.
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Infrastructure
– Roads
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Rain
water harvesting on roads along highways. Since roads destroy several plants
and small organisms. But rain water harvesting on roads will help water to
seep underground. The both sides of roads can have small pits with 2 metres
depth to enable water to percolate below.
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Hindu
Temples & Religious places
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Anna
Dhanam in small cups at major temples like Thanjavur Bhrihadeeswar temple and
navagrahas temples, rameshwaram temples after visiting main deity similar to
Thirumala. Even though the temples may be under various committees but govt
must consider providing food in cups to all public. We cannot provide meals
to all public that is understandable due to heavy expenditure. Similar
concept can be done at major churches and mosques subject to religious
sentiments and discussions with govt funding. Many of the visitors come to
religious places without eating any food and consume only after visiting the
god. So if they are giving food and any liquid food like buttermilk or
anything will help public and also devotee’s health is protected. The cups
should not be plastic only lotus leaves or disposable material from natural
products supplied by Agri department
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Hindu
Temples
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Dhoti
and Saree must be made compulsory in temples similar to Kerala. Currently
public enter with jeans in temples. Making dhoti for male & saree for
female compulsory in major temples will help sale of dhoti & sarees from
Co-operative societies by govt outside temples and sarees and also the Hindu
tradition is remembered by public for next generation. At least when praying
main deity the process is strictly followed.
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Buses
– Disabled Friendly buses and modifying existing buses
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MTC
buses are still not disabled friendly. Buses must have ramp to help those
with wheelchair to enter buses. Small lifts or ramps to help passengers with
disability to enter and exit buses. A space can be provided at the back of
the bus before last row near back entrance of bus. IIT madras, Anna
university can be asked to create sample solution with MTC help by providing
buses. The same can then be done by giving contract in set of buses and after
usage changes can be done to further improve.
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Buses
– Automatic Door Closing
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MTC
buses and SETC buses still don’t have the doors closed. Many are still open
type only when they were purchased. Around 3000 buses might be there in total
TamilNadu all buses must have automatic doors installed with control from
driver and conductor. If a passenger is stuck it should open and reattempt to
close. Many lives can be saved if all buses have doors closing.
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SETC
courier service
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The
SETC and MTC courier service must be further improved with participation of
India post to deliver goods at home directly. The postal couriers & posts
of India post can also be sent by buses for faster transportation. The join
MOU will help both departments and reduce costs and improve customer service
and more revenue.
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Multi-level
parking
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Multi-level
parking of bikes and cars needs to be provided at major places and shopping
places at lower cost in all district after security check. Ritchie street,
pondy bazaar, usman road, t. Nagar bus stop, Tambaram railway station,
broadway bus stand, Guindy, Velachery. Multi-level parking can also be
constructed at all district and major bus stands across the state at very low
cost.
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Disaster
Relief Zones
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Creating
of disaster relief centres in each district to help public assemble or move
to in case of emergencies. The disaster management team can also be allowed
to use the building during non-emergency times. The materials to dispatch at
emergency can be placed here and monitored for quality. The helicopters or
small boats to use during rescue can also be placed here. The building can be
jointly conducted by disaster management team – tamilnadu govt and Army and
Airforce. The tsunami and other monitoring agencies can use this place.
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BIO
– FUEL and Battery operated Buses
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The
government must consider designing bio-fuel and battery operated buses to
reduce dependency on diesel and reduce costs. Small buses can be easily run
with battery or bio-fuels with much easier ease. The MTC, IIT-Madras, Anna
university, science teachers, mechanical engineers from MTC and other major
private universities the joint committee should be formed to implement this.
It is already available in Bangalore and kerala bus transport and other
foreign countries so if we can take help to implement we can succeed. Govt can
ask farmers to grow jatropa or punnai tree required to manufacture bio-diesel
and in waste govt land which can be procured and made into bio-diesel in
centralised location. Once it is successful TamilNadu can save several crores
over years of operation.
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Perungudi
Dumping Yard
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The
huge amount of dumping done in perungudi dumping yard has causes water to dry
up, ground water polluted by plastic, the wildlife has been destroyed for
migratory birds. Using enzymes the degradable material must be allowed to
decay followed by removing of plastic and using for road laying or recycling
by govt spending. The water must be re-filled in the lake by using water
pumps to allow birds to come to the place. The lake did not dry for more than
several decades but it has started to become dry.
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Medians
around Velachery golf course wherever possible
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Medians
between the Velachery swimming pool and Phoenix mall is not fully complete
halfway it has been left leading to vehicles moving in both ways. Please
complete the medians effectively since road width is less please put medians
the breadth and length of 30cm only.
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Saturday, August 29, 2015
TamilNadu and Chennai Development Needs
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