Response to my E mails from the GHMC office

There has been no change in the nature of the E mail responses from the GHMC authorities. I have been E mailing them regularly and also calling them up but so far no action is taken.

Nov 16th

Smt. Kannan Garu,
The representation along with the endorsement of the Addl. Commissioner ofPolice, Traffic, Hyd., Sri V.S.K.Kaumudi, IPS was also been sent to theAddl. Commissioner (Planning), GHMC, vide this office outward No.742/3,dt.16-11-2007 for immediate action.
Thank you
with regards,
C&SOGHMC.

Oct 22nd

Smt. Kannan Garu
Thank you very much for bring the matter to the notice of the Commissioner& Special Officer regarding encroachments of payment at Mehdipatnam. Thesame has been forwarded to the Zonal Commissioner (Central Zone), GHMC fortaking appropriate action in the matter duly intimating the same to you.You are also requested to be contact with the ZC (Central Zone) on hermobile No.99499-94035 for further information.
Thank you
with regards
c&soghmc

Response to my E mails from ACP : Oct 20th to Nov 20th

These are E mail responses from the ACP. Nothing much has changed but at least the ACP responds to E mails and in fact even picks up his mobile. He is very keen to get rid of the mess but I think that he is waiting for the right time.

Nov 5th
Dear Madam,
Ref: Mail No. 272/2007
Thanks for your mail.

Efforts are being made to free the roads and footpaths of encroachments. Notices have already been served on the concerned for vacating the place.

Regards,
V.S.K.Kaumudi, I.P.S.,Addl. Commissioner of Police, Traffic,Hyderabad.

Oct 25th
Dear Madam,
Ref: Mail No. 264/2007
Thanks for your mail.
I have already instructed the ACP to see that commercial vehicles do not permanently grab parking place. Let me know if things don’t improve in a week.


Regards,
V.S.K.Kaumudi, I.P.S.,Addl. Commissioner of Police, Traffic,Hyderabad.NB: In future, please refer to the Mail No. allotted above.


Oct 24th
Dear Madam,
Ref: Mail Nos. 255, 257 & 260/2007
Thanks for your mails.
The matter has been examined. GHMC has been informed about the alleged illegal construction and encroachments on the pavement for appropriate action.

Regards,
V.S.K.Kaumudi, I.P.S.,Addl. Commissioner of Police, Traffic,Hyderabad.

Efforts made in the last two days : Nov 20th and 21st

I have contacted the 'Forum for Better Hyderabad' . I had sent them an E mail with regard to the conditions of pavements and also I have spoken to a few people from the organisation. I think that they are willing to take this up as a cause and fight for the pavements.

I have also contacted APSTRC. I have been reading in the papers that a number of pedestrains have been moved to death in the last couple of days by the buses. It is not that the bus drivers want to kill people. They are responsible human beings who want to save lives as much as possible. Today driving in the city has become a major problem and a health hazard for the drivers. Pedestrains too do not walk on the road because they want to get killed. They are compelled to do so because of the pavements being either dirty or encroached upon by hawkers or pavements being used for parking purposes.
The APSTRC ( Andhra Pradesh Road Transport)official seemed to interested to take up this cause and has said that he would get back to me.

My dream for Hyderabad

My dream is that the pavements of Mehdipatnam should become like a US town, (clean and fit for walking). Most of the pavements here are either encroached by people parking their vehicles on them or by people using them as a urinating place. Also I believe that the common man needs to be able to walk in his own part of the locality and not need to go to some park or fancy club. India is home to the largest number of diabetics and I think that the only solution to this is to help people walk from one place to another.
Pollution in India is reaching new heights thanks to the autos that have proliferated the towns. Instead of using autos for short distances if people could walk, the pollution levels are definitely going to come down.

I do know that this is not easy to achieve but I am going to give it a try for the next 20 years at least. My first job is to find out whether there are similar minded organisations that are already working for pavements in Hyderabad. Then net work with such people and then go ahead.

I have for the past 3 years tried to give petitions and also I have filed a PIL (Public interest litigation) in the High Court. None of this has worked. So I need to rework my plan and get it going.