Dr. V.Srinivasan from Pocket-1, Mayur Vihar-1, Delhi-110091

This is to bring to your and the concerned authorities’ notice the appalling state of civic infrastructure in the national capital of India.

We have been living in the colony named Mayur Vihar-1, Pocket-1 for the last 20 years. This is concerning our block of houses from 13-16( applicable to nearby blocks also).

Here there are two drains on either side of the houses that are perpetually full of stagnant, dirty water. One can, on any day see thousands of mosquitoes breeding on the surface in broad daylight. This drain is meant for rain water which is only seasonal. Once upon a time it used to be dry now due to some faulty road engineering (somewhere!) there is no outlet for the water to drain consequently the stagnant water breeds mosquitoes and emanates foul smell. This season the houses have been swarmed by mosquitoes leading to mosquito borne diseases.

On a personal note I am a medical practitioner working in this area for many years. I am down with malaria and missing my pledged duty of seeing suffering citizens. In this year 2010 if this is the condition of our civil engineering skills where drains do not drain and we consciously breed vectors to spread disease, our dream of becoming a global power (super!!) at the end of the decade will remain wishful thinking.

P.S This condition persists despite numerous complaints to local municipal councilor and efforts of the local RWA. This problem has also been highlighted in the respected local citizen newspaper The Mayur Infomail.

I append the appalling state in picture form attached with the mail.

Dr V.Srinivasan

15-A, Pocket-1

Mayur Vihar-1

Delhi-110091

sudiyer35@gmail.com

Some comments from visitors

Sir,

I stay in VIVEK VIHAR C block. I really appriciate your effort,and hope now our problems will be solved.

Thanking you

Alka Gupta
C-15 VIVEK VIHAR
65951314

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JagranCityPlus / East Delhi

Solution to your civic problems is just a mouse click away Getting a solution or a suggestion for a civic issue will not require visiting the authorities several times anymore as an innovation by BS Vohra will ensure this doesn't happen. After seeing the immense impact of Internet, this gentleman has started a blog for people to get easy solutions of their civic problems. This new portal, http://www.rwabhagidari.blogspot.com/, is a common platform where RWAs of Delhi East District can interact and share problems being faced by them, as well as contribute their suggestions, ideas, opinions and a lot more. Though it's a private blog, it can be a link between RWAs and the Bhagidari cell of Delhi Government. "I have been attending RWA meetings a very long time and whenever I attended them, I saw that only prominent members of the association got a chance to speak and many members don't get an opportunity either due to lack of time or due to any other reason. This made me think of doing something so that I can create a network among RWAs across the city and civic authorities and they can share their suggestions, grievances or can seek for suitable advice sitting at home," said BS Vohra, an active member of Krishna Nagar Welfare Society. This blog was launched on Jan 1, 2010. The blog has been designed in a user friendly manner so that even a novice doesn't have to struggle hard while operating it. One just needs to subscribe to this new portal and he will start receiving latest updates of RWA activities. The blog is not restricted only for RWA members or media and authority but any residents can access it. The blog has many interesting parts, which can be summed up as follows: Search RWA bhagidari blog: The blog has this facility for people wherein whoever wants to search for any specific RWA of east Delhi area doesn't need to go through the entire pages to search for it. Only a pin code of that area is required to be mentioned in the column provided and then the entire list of RWAs that fall in that specific area will appear on the screen instantly. The list of the entire east district RWA members with their names and addresses are maintained according to their pin codes. Contributors: People can discuss about civic issues and can also seek suggestions. To make it informative people can also provide information or awareness messages which they think can be beneficial for the people. Two representatives from various RWAs can also upload the videos, photos and details about any event or complaints regarding any issue. Visitors' map: Visitors from any part of the world can be seen here. The red indicators on the world map signify the response that the blog receives from which part of the world. Blog archives: The updates by the blog are shown under this icon. Anybody can click on this icon and can easily view all the updates by the people. The blog has received more than 1500 hits from all over the world after its launch, which is again a commendable thing. BS Vohra is now also trying his best to make this blog popular among the civic authorities so that they can come to know more about the civic problems in the respective areas. —Tarun Khanna

Some compliments from RWA's

I have seen Mr.Vohra espousing problems of Krishan Nagar in Bhagidaari Meetings. My name is KK Ghei and have been attending meetings since 2006 as HONY.SECCRETARY and member of DOCHB S LTD MADHUVAN.

Now i attend meetings as a representative of MADHUVAN RWA AND society etc.
I am Joint seretary of Consortium of welfare of citizens. Kindly enrol me as CONTRIBUTOR. I do not know how to send photograph.The letter and photograph will be sent separately.
my e mail is kkghei@ffisindia.com and mobile is 9811868133

Some compliments from RWA's

respected sir

i read an article about your laudable efforts. the article talked about how the solution to our civic problems were just a mouse click away. I am not a member of a RWA but would like to highlight our problems as a resident of mayur vihar. I wanted to write something in your blog. can you tell how can i contribute by writing on the site ?

yours sincerely
sudha iyer
sudiyer35@gmail.com

Some compliments from RWA's

Dear Mr. Vohra,

I congratulate you for your excellent approach to bring bhagidari at a point where it seems it has started breathing after its birth & christening by our respected chief minister Smt. Shiela Dixit.

No doubt Bhagidari is a blessing of its own kind for the masses of Delhi & I Jeet Kumar, actively associated with East Delhi district of Bhagidariin in the capacity of Secratary for a few years in succession for Apartments owners' assocation Mayur Vihar Phase 1, Pocket 3, Delhi - 91.

I have read your requirements for/ as a/ contributors as below, but now I have resigned from position stated above.

Will you accept my information / writings / suggestions related to our Pocket 3 Mayur Vihar Phase -1 association ? Looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Regards
Jeet Kumar
anubhavagencies@yahoo.com

Some compliments from RWA's

Dear Mr. Vohra,

Our heartiest congratulations and compliments on this wonderful effort to provide a platform to the RWAs to express their views/comments and exchange our thoughts and bring to notice the problems being faced by them.

For this purpose, please let me know how to do this. We would like to know the e-mail address or can we address our views and grievances for redressal through e-mail address herein given!

We would also like to know that the other day I read a newsitem relating to DTC and invited to give suggestions on transport problems and they had given in the newspapers dic.nic.in but no e-mail address. Can you help us in this respect too!

With Season's Greetings and best wishes,

TK Balu

Hony. Secretary, Railway Board Employees' Cooperative Housing Society Ltd.,

Anand Vihar, Delhi-110092. Phone: Office: 22151278; self:22142726 M:9868172726 E-mail: baluteekay@yahoo.com

Delhi Aaj tak aired the protest against water tariff hike by RWABhagidari blog

On 1st January, 2010, on the very first day of new year as well on its launch, RWABhagidari blog raised its voice against the massive tariff hike in the water bills by Delhi Government. Mr. Anil Vajpai, President, Raghubarpura resident welfare association criticised the action of the Delhi Govt. Mr. Gurbaksh Singh from Krishna nagar requested the Delhi Government to extend the date for New meters. Mr. B S Vohra explained in details the use of the blog for the RWA's of east delhi. Many RWA's are showing great interest in the blog & likely to join it as contributors so that they could upload the contents. The detailed story was aired on Delhi Aaj Tak on 2nd January, 2010.

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RWABhagidari blog on Rashtriya Sahara

RWABhagidari blog on Rashtriya Sahara, dated 3.1.2010

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UPTO Rs. 500 /- being charged for the Nursery application forms by various schools of Delhi.

A common problem being faced by the parents in Delhi is the amount being charged by various schools on the Nursery Admissions. As per Directorate of Education (DoE), the charges for the application form should not be more than Rs. 25 /-. But it’s a well known fact that the schools are charging upto Rs. 500 /- for it on an official receipt of just Rs. 25 /-. May we request to our Education Minister Mr. Arvinder Singh Lovely, to please look into the matter at the earliest.

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