Multiplexes cheat the public

Cinemas in the Multiplexes of Chennai city are fleecing the general public by having the condition that no outside food will be allowed inside their premises.

However, they charge exorbitant rates for the food sold in the outlets run by them.

A half-litre bottle of water is charged Rs. 30/- and the Popcorn priced at Rs. 150/- whatever be the special in them!

The pricing of food articles and soft drinks has no logic except the sole aim of making huge profit. In fact, it is like robbery in the day time with the consent of movie goers.

Why the civic authority of Chennai is not taking action to rein in such fleecing?

Impact of Cellphone

Enjoy the lighter side of life

Courtesy: TOI

Unclean City buses

Many of the buses plying on Chennai city roads are dirty and damaged  without any cleaning and maintenance for a long time.

Many buses have broken seats and window glasses, protruding rods and unwelded wind shields and leaking roofs.

Why this apathy of the MTC Management ? Is their shortage of manpower or lack of supervison and control by the officials?

Helmets have many uses

Helmets have many uses as

- Protects the head from any injury in the event of an accident

- Serves as a shield against the rain, dust   Flying insects, hurled-stones, and pollution, and 

- Can be used to carry small articles in an emergency. 

To avoid the sweating, keep removing it at intervals at the traffic signals, and when using cell phones.

The most important is the 

Encroachments on the City roads

TThe civic administration does its best to lay new roads with raised platforms for walkers. However, the mindless and disobedient citizens keep encroaching them by spreading their shops, parking the vehicles and constructing platform temples. Add to these, the misuse of the public space by the shops to pile their stocks such as building materials, tyres, etc and to display their wares and materials for sale.

The encroachments on NSC Bose road, Broadway and Usman road, TNagar are glaring examples for rampant illegal occupying the public places.

Why the law enforcers don't take stern action such gross misconducts and violations of civic rules?

Famous Railway Junction stinks

Egmore railway station, once considered the model of southern Indian railways, has become a bad place now.

Recently, I landed here to board a train at 11 pm, by to my utter shock I found there was no announcement or display of the departure of any of the trains at the eastern entrance of the station.

Moreover, the platforms 5&6 were in total darkness with no vendors to provide the water or snacks. 

Added to these woes was  the nauseating smell of the human excreta in these platforms.

Why this gross negligence and mishandling of the station?

Will the authorities take action to restore the good name of yore?

Uncaring administration

We find that unused and abandoned vehicles are parked on the sides of many raids in Chennai city. These vehicles remain there for years together as no road repair or relaying is done by the local administrators. 

While the temporarily parked cehickes are towed away by the traffic dept, those stationed for a long period are not disturbed.

The reasons for such duality in administration are best known to the concerned administrators only.

Here the photo shows such unattended vehicles near the Ambedkar ground of Mogappair East.

Will the authorities do the needful? At least now.

Indifferent Administration

Recently, We went to  Hogenakkal to enjoy the beautiful waterfalls and the sylvian surroundings.
It was a Sunday, so naturally there was heavy rush to take bath in the falls which were in full flow.
However, we found the following glaring lacunae in the maintenance and management of the place by the authorities concerned though a good parking facility is provided.

- Garbage like clothes, plastic bags, paper and other wastes including the fish remnants was found lying in many parts of the area and in the water of the river.
- People were found cleaning and washing the fishes for their sale in the hotels.
- no good accommodation or hotel is available for the tourists.

- Only one bathing facility is provided which is inadequate as many people were made to wait for their turn. To add insult to the injury, the tourists are asked to bathe for 5 minutes only. Why don't the authorities provide more bathing space when there are many falls nearby?

- the fare charged for the boat ( Parisal) travel is exorbitant without any basis. Rs.750/- is levied for  each boat(Parisal) for 4 persons (maximum).

Diet breakfast

A hotel in Salem provides the diet breakfast for those suffering from sugar problem.

 Why don't hotels in other places follow this so that their customers can benefit?

Koyambedu Market

The concept of the exclusive complexes for selling of fruits, flowers and vegetables is excellent. 

However, the following deficiencies are found.

- no maintenance seems to take place regularly to repair and renovate the buildings and other installations

- Cleaning of the wastes is lacking.    garbage and debris of decayed flowers and other vegetable parts are flound dumped in many places

- the shopkeepers have reduced the walking space for the visitors by pushing their shops from their allotted  area and encroaching the passage .

- no trees or green cover planted in the plenty of open space around the complex.

- the roads and pavements inside the market are in poor damaged condition.

The shop keepers need to be educated about the need for discipline in confning their shop to the allotted space and for cleanliness.  

Why shortage of coins in City buses?

It's a common sight and everyday incident in the Chennai city buses that many of us experience.

The moment the passengers board, many of the conductors insist for getting the ticket by passing the money from one end to the other. Because the conductor does not move from his seat due to the crowd or laziness.

The moment the cash reaches his hands, he would demand the exact change to issue the ticket.

The puzzle is ; most of the conductors do have plenty of coins in their bags but deliberately not using them but demand change from each and every commuter.

Why these conductors behave like this? 

Is there any service condition by MTC that each person should bring a specific quantity of coins?

Or do these people earn commission by selling the coins to the businesses like Hotels, Shops, etc. 

Above all, it seems the MTC management ( whether it exists, i wonder) is least bothered about this allowing it like many other irregularities

Shops under the City Fly overs

Fly-overs are meant for smooth movement of traffic and for decongesting the important roads. However, we find that the space under and the pavements near the fly-overs are enrcoached by the hawkers. 

Especially, the Usman road bridge wears a very crowded and congested look always due to the make-shift shops on the platforms all along the bridge up to Pothy's. 

It's highly dangerous that if by accident( like the bus overturning on the Anna fly-over), any vehicle loses control and falls on the side of the bridge, the fatality

will be heavy.

Why the concerned authorities Not caring, foreseeing, and taking steps to vacate these enrichments to safer place?

Any prudent administration will avoid such mishaps and human losses.