Reserve Bank Of India (RBI) — SUBJECT:NON-PROVISION OF PARKING FACILITIES FOR CARS AND TWO WHEELERS TO CANARA BANK,CUSTOMERS AT KASTURIBAINAGAR,ADYAR CHENNAI BRANCH.

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Chennai, Tamil Nadu

A copy of mail addressed to Chairman and Managing Director, Canara Bank, Bangalore: Dear Sir, We have to submit with great regret to your knowledge the following for your information and urgent action: Your above branch was established sometime in early nineties in the present premise at No.4(O), First Main Road, Kasturibai Nagar, Adyar Chennai, a predominantly residential area.The premises is also having about 25-30 small and medium business/commercial establishments.After nearly 2 1/2 decades, the branch has grown several times in business volumes and clients base and their businesses.The customer profile have also grown and many are now possessing from cycles to two wheelers and two wheelers to cars, whereas, there is no provision to park even one vehicle either two wheeler or car in the branch premises from the beginning and forced to park on the road side opposite to KASTURIBAI NAGAR, ADYAR Branch CHENNAI.As the swelling customers could not find parking space in side the premises, the customers are parking all types of vehicles not only in the opposite road side but also on the gates of next building and even encroaching road, blocking free flow of vehicles on either side.The road width is only 9 1/2 yards, with two way traffic.Your institution has a social responsibilities and duty bound to provide parking slots to customers within your premises without inconveniencing the general public who are deprived of parking place when they visits friends and relatives residing in the Apartments in the area.Your customers have no right to block the gates of neibhoring apartments, which are causing law and order problems when objected to by the securities of the apartments.We therefore request you to either secure parking space for vehicles to your customers within the premises or shift to a new premises with adequate parking space to your customers.Many times your currency pick-up/delivery vehicle is also blocking the road for more than 1-2 hours.The matter had been to brought to the Branch heads orally for many years, but the Chief Managers were only changing without any change on the ground.Their only explanation for not shifting is high rental demand than existing rent being paid at the current premises. We hope you will realise the gravity of the situation and take appropriate action without delay We are endorsing a copy of this letter to the following for suitable actions: a-Ministry of Finance Department of Economic Affairs, GOI, New Delhi, b-Deputy Governor, controlling the overall operations of all banks c-Joint Commissioner of Police(Traffic), Chennai d-Commissioner of Chennai Corporation Yours Sincerely, kskasinathan President, 5 Kasturibai Nagar Residents Welfare Association President, Kasturibai nagar Ist Main Road Residents welfare Association Mobile:91-[protected]/[protected] [protected]