Govt Favours Vertical Growth In Cities, Relaxing Of FAR

Government on Friday said that it favoured a "vertical growth" of cities instead of urban sprawl, given the scarcity of land, and would encourage a relaxed floor-area-ratio regime.

"Vertical growth would be facilitated due to scarcity of land. Urban sprawl occupies more land in cities," Urban Development Minister S Jaipal Reddy said. He, however, wanted all civic facilities to be put in place before such a growth in cities like Delhi.

"We are ready for vertical growth except in the heritage zones like the Lutyen's Bungalow Zone. The regime of relaxed FAR (Floor-Area-Ratio) will be encouraged," he said.

A higher FAR --limit imposed on the ratio of the total floor area of the building to the size of the land-- will allow more storeys to be built in the houses.

Speaking at the national conference on 'Indian real estate' organised by the Assocham, he quoted from a report of the UN Habitat to point out that by 2050, one billion people of India will live in cities.

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Join the 'Earth Hour' by switching off all lights this Saturday - 8.30 PM - 9.30 PM. Just for one hour.

This Saturday, the symbols of our civilization, iconic buildings and landmarks from India to Australia to America, will stand in darkness, to help bring to light one of the biggest challenges of our generation-- Climate Change. The 'Earth Hour' that began as a show of solidarity against climate change has today become a global movement. It brings together a whole generation of humankind, from across the world and across all walks of life, in celebration and contemplation of the one thing we all have in common - our planet. It is a call to stand up, to take responsibility, to get involved and lead the way towards a sustainable future. This year over a billion people from over 90 countries and 900 cities will come together to mark the Earth Hour.

To know more and to pledge your support, log on to www.earthhour.in

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Krishna nagar - a posh locality with chaos every where.....

A posh locality, the first DLF colony but with scores of problems. We can say it's chaos every where in Krishna nagar. For Example :

Road number 57 intersection at Mandir marg : Any one from any direction, with or without helmets, without caring the traffic lights, can cross the road. Bikers from inner lane intersect the flow of traffic. You can find one sided traffic on both the sides of the divider. Barriers removed for 26th Jan Republic day parade are not yet back. Diggings have been done for installation of Over bridges on both the sides of the road number 57, but can be the cause of any major accident if work is not completed immediately or not covered properly in time.

Mandir Marg : The main & busiest road touching road number 57, is mostly jammed. Haphazard parking of vehicles on the road causes frequent traffic jams. The bottle neck at Vaishay Dharam Shala & Happy school intersection causes severe problems for residents. The pollution levels as well regular honking makes the life worst. Proper red lights with traffic police duty is the only hope for the residents. Gates have been installed by Inner lanes and many of these lanes are closed from both sides, 24 hours. This further aggrieves the traffic situation in the area.

Rainy season : During rainy season, every part of Krishna nagar, the first colony of reputed DLF is filled with knee deep water. You can find the floating beds in homes, filled with knee deep muddy water. Residents suffer heavy losses of furniture and other articles due to water logging in homes. Since last over 20 years this problem is existing. Nullahs have been made this time but so far not connected with each other & therefore have become the breeding ground for mosquitos.

Drinking Water : Though new pipe lines have been laid in some parts of the area, still the residents get smelly and dirty water in taps.

Dog Bites : The dogs in dozens, chase the school going kids, bikers, cars, as well morning walkers. Many instances of dog bite have been reported. In nights, these stray dogs bark so loudly, that the residents can't even sleep.

Thefts : Many incidents of Lock breaking of shops on Mandir marg have been reported in the last few days. Wheels of many cars have been removed from the cars parked outside homes on the Mandir marg.

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Budget And The Common Man

Price hike and the on coming games are the subjects on the lips of every body in delhi. Requirement of fund no body denies. Money is required for developmental works and also for upkeep of existing facilities.

Are we serious about collection of funds or we want to just hike prices ?

I have raised this question because MCD, DDA or delhi administration are not collecting legitimate dues. The whistle blowers are threatened with dire consequences including elimination.

Please seek answers to the following :

The land allotted about twenty years ago at throw away prices to establish primary schools to influential individuals…but now they are running colleges over couple of years and no completion certificate ever obtained.No attempt to recover land cost and like mobile towers erected without permission have caused crores of rupees loss.

This shows government is NON SERIOUS ABOUT FUNDS OR PUNISHING CRIMINALS WHO ARE ALLOWING PRIVATE CARS TO PLY AS TAXIS…..OR ABOVE MENTIONED ACTIVITIES. The list is endless.

Even DDA developed markets now handed over to MCD . The shops have been converted to two or three shops without any fear of law or god.

Why Delhi Administration is been upon loosing good will of common man baffles me. A person like me has no plat form to raise voice. But the party workers are knowing pulse of people. Neither they are engaging themselves in introspection nor they are encouraging public inter action.

Let us not befool our selves.. LET US ACT.

KK GHEI
Vice President
Madhu Van RWA
Madhuvan new delhi 110092

Yahoo - Facebook - password stealing viruses

Password-stealing virus hits Facebook

Hackers have flooded the Internet with virus-tainted spam that targets Facebook's estimated 400 million users in an effort to steal banking passwords and gather other sensitive information.

The emails tell recipients that the passwords on their Facebook accounts have been reset, urging them to click on an attachment to obtain new login credentials, according to anti-virus software maker McAfee Inc.

If the attachment is opened, it downloads several types of malicious software, including a program that steals passwords, McAfee said on Wednesday.

Hackers have long targeted Facebook users, sending them tainted messages via the social networking company's own internal email system. With this new attack, they are using regular Internet email to spread their malicious software.

A Facebook spokesman said the company could not comment on the specific case, but pointed to a status update the company posted on its web site earlier on Wednesday warning users about the spoofed email and advising users to delete the email and to warn their friends.

McAfee estimates that hackers sent out tens of millions of spam across Europe, the United States and Asia since the campaign began on Tuesday.

Dave Marcus, McAfee's director of malware research and communications, said that he expects the hackers will succeed in infecting millions of computers.

With Facebook as your lure, you potentially have 400 million people that can click on the attachment. If you get 10 percent success, that's 40 million, he said.

The email's subject line says Facebook password reset confirmation customer support, according to Marcus.

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A meeting of the RWA's of Delhi East Dist.

We are pleased to inform that we are on the way for A Meeting of the RWA's of Delhi East District. The purpose of the meeting will be interaction of RWA's as well to share the civic problems of the respective areas. We will try to invite the local elected representatives as well the media.

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Now, a plan to make Subhash Marg in Daryaganj one-way

New Delhi: Months ahead of the Commonwealth Games, there are plans aplenty to make Delhi picture-perfect for the hordes of tourists coming for the Games. One such plan doing the rounds is to make Daryaganj a one-way street.

Officials of the Shahjahanabad Redevelopment Corporation (SRC) revealed that the corporation is mulling a proposal to make Subhash Marg in Daryaganj one way. ‘‘There have been representations from traders and residents of the area to make the road one-way. We have forwarded the proposal to the traffic police and will hold discussions on the proposal to reach a consensus,’’ said Savitur Prasad, managing director, SRC.

The proposal came after issues of safety and security were raised. According to a senior government official, the idea behind making the road one-way is not only to reduce the heavy traffic movement in the area which leads to serious safety issues but also to ensure that the locality remains attractive and visitor-friendly, especially in view of the coming Commonwealth Games.

Delhi traffic police, meanwhile, are opposing the plan. Their contention is that if vehicles are diverted towards the Ring Road via New Daryaganj Road, it will lead to congestion at the Shanti Van crossing.
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बिजली की दरें भी बढ़ने की संभावना

राजधानी में बिजली की दरें बढ़ने की संभावना से इनकार नहीं किया जा सकता। यह जानकारी आज सूत्रों ने दी। हालांकि इसकी घोषणा हो ने में अभी तीन हफ्ते का समय लग सकता है।

डीईआरसी के एक अधिकारी ने बताया कि बिजली दरों में बढ़ोतरी को लेकर अभी कोई फैसला नहीं लिया गया है। इस पर विचार किया जा रहा है जिसमें तीन सप्ताह का समय लग सकता है। बिजली कंपनियों ने दिल्ली इलेक्ट्रिसिटी रेग्युलेटरी कमिशन (डीईआरसी) में पिछले साल दिसंबर में 2010-2011 एग्रीगेट रेवेन्यू रिक्वायरमेंट (एआरआर) फाइल किया था। इसमें एनडीएमसी को छोड़ते हुए तीनों कंपनियों ने घाटे का हवाला देते हुए डीईआरसी से बिजली की दरों में बढ़ोतरी करने की मांग की थी।

इसमें पिछले चार सालों से बिजली की दरों में बढ़ोतरी न होने की बात कहते हुए बीएसईएस यमुना ने ओवरऑल बिजली की दरों में 60.04, बीएसईएस राजधानी ने 69.60 और एनडीपीएल ने 52.48 प्रतिशत तक की बढ़ोतरी करने की मांग की है जबकि 2010-11 के लिए बीएसईएस की दोनों कंपनियों ने करीब 8 फीसदी और एनडीपीएल ने बिजली की दरों में तकरीबन 10 प्रतिशत तक की बढ़ोतरी करने की मांग की है। जानकारों का कहना है कि महंगाई की बढ़ती रफ्तार को देखते हुए लग यही रहा है कि बिजली की दरों में भी बढ़ोतरी की जाएगी।

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Rollback of 4% VAT likely on LPG

There may be a rollback of about Rs 12-15 on the cost of LPG cylinder in the national Capital. After public outcry, the Delhi Government is mulling rollback of four per cent of VAT rate from an LPG cylinder which may give relief of about Rs 12-15 per cylinder to consumers. The indication on the same came during the Budget discussions in Delhi Assembly on Tuesday.

Participating in the Budget discussion, Congress MLA Mukesh Sharma urged Delhi Government to waive four per cent VAT rate on the LPG cylinder to bring the cost of the cylinder at par with that in the neighbouring States of Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh.

Later, under attack for withdrawing subsidy on LPG cylinder and

increasing VAT on CNG and diesel, Dikhist said she was "open" to reviewing the budget proposals noting that her's is a "sensitive" government. "We are open to it," Dikshit said when asked whether government will review its decision on withdrawing subsidy on cooking gas and increased VAT on a number of items. "Our's is a sensitive government. We always try to address the problems of the common man," Dikshit said. The Chief Minister said that the Government has received several suggestions pertaining to roll back of four per cent VAT from LPG which may give relief about Rs 12-15 per cylinder. "The idea is good and the government is considering it," said Dikshit.

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"Govt To Loot 'Aam Aadmi' to Pay For The Games

The Delhi government on Monday presented a budget proposing to make bot- tled cooking gas, diesel and CNG costlier to fund the Common- wealth Games in October.

"This is a growth-oriented budget for the Games," said finance minister Ashok Kumar Walia, presenting his seventh budget. In plain English, Delhiites must pay more.

The government proposes to withdraw the Rs 40 subsidy on each LPG cylinder and increase VAT on diesel and CNG to hike prices by Rs 2.37 and Rs 1.09 a litre, respectively. If these pro- posals go through, expect hikes in taxi and auto fares.

"We'll demand increasing the fare of the first kilometre from Rs 10 to Rs 15," said Sobhran Singh Rajput, president, Bhartiya Tiphaiya Chaalak Sangh.

Walia justified the withdrawal of the LPG subsidy, saying: "We have been giving subsidies as long as it was feasible. They were costing us Rs 850 crore to Rs 1,000 crore."

This subsidy was announced in June 2008.
Taxes are going up on a host of other items such as high-end mobiles and apparel.

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