Date: Feb 5, 2008 11:21 AM Subject: Re: [COMPLAINT} Refusal to accept and deal with RTI Application To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: The Public Authority National Highway Authority of India Sector 10, Dwarka, Pin: 110075 BY Email Date: 05-February-2008 To: Whoever it may concern:- 1) Sh. G.P.Chand 2) Sh. S.K.Pandey 3) Ms. Radhey Dua 4) Chairman NHAI 5) Sh. K.S.Money 6) Sh. Nirmaljit Singh ALSO NOTICE COPY IN PUBLIC DOMAIN TO SACKHIM YAHOO RTI INTERNET GROUP. Dear Sirs /Madam, I am constrained to send this communication to all the above named NHAI officers by email since the so-called "17 RTI Manuals" of NHAI as published on the website continue to refer to Sh.G.P.Chand as PIO of NHAI and give his email ID only. Kindly therefore take necessary action on this communication since I cannot locate Mr. V.K.Sharma - GM(Admn) & CPIO/NHAI's email ID on NHAI website. I have received yesterday (ie 4-Feb-2008) the letter no. 11041/131/2007-Admn.(Rep)/499 dated 24/31-Jan-2008 from Sh.V.K.Sharma. It is a reply to my RTI request filed on 31-Dec-2007 in person. However, I notice from the envelope of the said letter that it was only despatched by Speedpost on 01/Feb/2008 at 12:45 from Sansad Marg Post Office. As such the reply is desptached to me at least 1 day beyond the maximum period of 30 days allowed by RTI Act 2005 in any case. It is also pertinent that my RTI request was filed under "life or liberty" proviso which requires information to be provided within 48 hours - and few people died due to non reply of PIO. I note from CPIO's reply that I may visit HQ after fixing prior appointment to inspect documents (to be specified in writing). Accordingly I hereby request for appointment to inspect the following documents which I had already specified in my RTI request of 31/Dec/2008 and which I am setting out again for your ready reference. (As per my talks with Sh R.P.Indoria the information concerning NH-8 alone runs into well over 2,000 pages.) 1) The entire files / records of NHAI concerning my previous RTI request of 2/Feb/2006. 2) All the documents which Sh R.P.Indoria is alleged to have provided me consequent to the Appellate Order of First Appellate concerning my RTI request of 2/Feb/2006. 3) All the information provided to me free of charge on my previous RTI request of 2/Feb/2006. 4) All the information provided to me against payment of prescribed fees on my previous RTI request of 2/Feb/2006. 5) All the documents / records relied on by then CPIO to reply to my previous RTI request of 2/Feb/2006. These shall include:- a) The concerned engineering drawings b) The concerned commercial agreements c) The concerned Tripartite agreements d) The concerned Laws e) The concerned opinions f) The concerned orders g) The concerned file notings h) The concerned internal correspondence i) The concerned permissions from local or other competent authority j) The concerned correspondence between myself and NHAI and email records. k) Any other relevant document considered by Ld.CPIO to reply 6) All the documents / records relied on by the First Appellate Authority(s) of NHAI to decide First Appeal(s) I filed concerning my previous RTI request of 2/Feb/2006. These shall include:- a) The concerned engineering drawings b) The concerned commercial agreements c) The concerned Tripartite agreements d) The concerned Laws e) The concerned opinions f) The concerned orders g) The concerned file notings h) The concerned internal correspondence i) The concerned permissions from local or other competent authority j) The concerned correspondence between myself and NHAI and email records. k) Any other relevant document considered by Ld.Appellate to decide. m) Every proof relied upon by CPIO to deny me information (qv. sub-section 19(5) of RTI Act 2005) 7) Original reply(s) of CPIO to me on my previous RTI request of 2/Feb/2006. 8) Original decisions of First Appellate Authority(s) of NHAI on First Appeal(s) I filed concerning my previous RTI request of 2/Feb/2006. 9) Updates, if any, to the information which was requested by me on 2/Feb/2006. I am always at your disposal to clarify any of the specifics of information requested by me, which I have well set out above. It is pertinent that I am apparently blacklisted from entry into NHAI premises - so I cannot be more specific about the information I require and desire to inspect / get copies of. Finally, since PIO has not indicated the inspection charges / further fees in his reply, I beg to be allowed 1 hour of free inspection and as many subsequent hours as required which I shall pay for on the spot in cash. I am also given to understand from "17 RTI manuals" of NHAI website that NHAI is only collecting Rs.1 per page as xerox charges against the prescribed fees of Rs.2 per page and I hope that NHAI extends this beneficial facility to me also - since in any case I am entitled to information free of charge under the RTI Act due to PIO's delay in reply. Yours sincerely Er.Sarbajit Roy Dwarka, New Delhi 110075 On Jan 24, 2008 12:21 PM, sarbajit roy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > To: > The Public Authority > National Highway Authority of India > Sector 10, Dwarka, > Pin: 110075 > > BY Email > > Date: 24-January-2008 > > To: Whoever it may concern:- > > 1) Sh. G.P.Chand > 2) Sh. S.K.Pandey > 3) Ms. Radhey Dua > 4) Chairman NHAI > 5) Sh. K.S.Money > 6) Sh. Nirmaljit Singh > > ALSO NOTICE COPY IN PUBLIC DOMAIN TO SACKHIM YAHOO RTI INTERNET GROUP. > > Dear Sirs /Madam, > > I regret to say that I have received no communication whatsoever from > anyone in NHAI > concerning my previous emails about my pending (and now long overdue > since Feb 2006) RTI requests for information concerning design safety > of NH-8, NH-10 and other highways in Delhi/NCR. I am shocked that NHAI > is not even prepared to acknowledge the > Rs. 10 I paid on 31-12-2007 as application fee or give me a receipt > for the same. > > I am constrained to formally communicate to you that while travelling > in motor car yesterday at 8:21PM on the newly opened RTR flyover on > NH-8 connecting RTR to Dwarka link near IGIA domestic terminal we were > saved by god's grace from heavy vehicles travelling downhill at high > speed in the opposite direction against the flow of traffic. I > reported the same to Police Control room helpline #100 at 8:23 PM. It > is pertinent that this said flyover has not been constructed as per > drawings of my previous RTI request and there are gross deviations.. > > Today I read in the newspapers that many other persons faced similar > problems on these unsafe flyovers which have been hastily opened to > suit some politicians. I also saw photos in the newspapers of fleets > of camels using the flyovers which are meant for motor vehicles. It > seemed that these being Government owned Camels are allowed to use the > controlled access portions of NH-8 but privately owned camels are > banned. It is pertinent that I had been given an evasive reply in RTI > by NHAI (appealed against but other First Appellate of NHAI is > refusing to comply with orders of his brother officer) that no design > provisions had been made in NH8 for pedestrians and/or camels. The > same (including subject camels) is also subject of my subsequent RTI > request. > > In the meantime, the Appellate Mr.R.P.Indoria (GM-NH8 project) had > consented to meet me at Dwarka HQ of NHAI on last Monday 20/01/08, but > when I phoned him early on the said day to confirm our appointment, he > continually refused to answer my phone call. It is pertinent that he > had informed me that my information runs into over 2000 pages and he > could not give it since it would disproportionately waste his time or > suchlike. It is surprising that despite being > a First Appellate Authority Mr.Indoria only talks verbally but > communicates nothing > in writing to me concerning the previous order of HQ Appellate > Authority of NH-8 directing him to inform me properly on the safety > issues etc of NH-8 which Mr.Indoria is in charge of. > > Accordingly I desire a proper reply from PIO of NHAI and also a > RECEIPT for the Rs.10 > I gave to NHAI employee on instruction of Ms. Radhey Dua on 31/01/2007. > > I also wish to convey to you that I am reliably informed that several > files / documents > concerning my RTI requests have been hurriedly destroyed / "lost" > within NHAI - if true, the same is a penalisable contravention of RTI > Act . > > Yours faithfully > > Sarbajit Roy > New Delhi > > On Jan 14, 2008 9:45 AM, sarbajit roy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > To: > > The Public Authority > > National Highway Authority of India > > Sector 10, Dwarka > > > > BY Email > > > > > Date: 14-January-2008 > > > > To: Whoever it may concern:- > > > > 1) Sh. G.P.Chand > > 2) Sh. S.K.Pandey > > 3) Ms. Radhey Dua > > 4) Chairman NHAI > > 5) Sh. K.S.Money > > 6) Sh. Nirmaljit Singh > > > > Dear Sirs /Madam, > > > > It is a matter of considerable concern that the NHAI has not > > communicated with me in any fashion concerning my "life or liberty" > > RTI application filed on 31-December-2007 and which is now long > > overdue. > > > > I am also greatly disturbed to read in the newspapers that NHAI may > > shortly open certain unsafe sections of NH-8 in Delhi to the public. I > > wish to again inform you that these sections have not been constructed > > as per the drawings given to me in RTI - and the said sections have > > become even more unsafe. There are also problems in the Gurgaon > > stretch upto KM 42 and this highway ought not to be opened to public / > > motorists in this dangerous situation. > > > > I am always at your disposal and it is regretable that nobody from > > NHAI has contacted me till date especially when safety and life or > > limb are involved. > > > > Yours faithfully > > > > Sarbajit Roy > > > > > > > On Jan 11, 2008 12:14 AM, sarbajit roy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > To: > > > The Public Authority > > > National Highway Authority of India > > > Sector 10, Dwarka > > > > > > BY Email > > > > > > Date: 10-January-2008 > > > > > > To: Whoever it may concern:- > > > > > > 1) Sh. G.P.Chand > > > 2) Sh. S.K.Pandey > > > 3) Ms. Radhey Dua > > > 4) Chairman NHAI > > > 5) Sh. K.S.Money > > > 6) Sh. Nirmaljit Singh > > > > > > Dear Sirs, > > > > > > I wish to complain that your Public Authority (as defined in RTI Act) > > > is not properly accepting and dealing with RTI requests from the > > > public. > > > > > > On or about 31-Dec-2007 I visited your offices to file my RTI request. > > > The PIO designated on the website - Sh G.P.Chand spoke to me on the > > > internal intercom but denied that he was the PIO - however, he was > > > most courteous (and I have no quarrel with him) now that he is not a > > > PIO. The PIOs of NHAI, however, refuse to speak to or assist the > > > applicants as prescribed in the RTI Act. My RTI request was accepted > > > after great delay and without the mandatory assistance if sought, the > > > fee of Rs.10 was taken from me but no receipt was given - I am still > > > awaiting the information which was to be given by 2nd January 2008 > > > seeing as how it is a life or liberty request for information. It is > > > pertinent that 3 people were killed on NH-8 (subject of my information > > > request) the very day after I filed my RTI application to you due to > > > the unsafe design and construction of your highways. I personally a > > > few hours later was greatly affected by the poor design of NH-8 near > > > Rajokri - and the said stretch is shortly to be opened to the public > > > despite the rampant visibly dangerous design deficiencies which NHAI > > > engineers seem paid to overlook. > > > > > > Kindly acknowledge this communication, examine the matter and provide > > > me the information immediately. > > > > > > Yours faithfully > > > > > > Sarbajit Roy >
