MCD Logs In To Facebook To Solve Civic Woes

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By 2030, Demand For Water will Exceed Supply By 50%

Water shortages are expected to aggregate 40 per cent in developing Asia by 2030 and in some countries like India, demand may exceed supply by 50 per cent, says an Asian Development Bank (ADB) draft report.

The report said that India's aggregate gap of 50 per cent across all basins was driven by very rapid growth in agricultural, municipal and domestic demand. Aware of the acute water deficit India may face in future, the government hopes to bridge the gap by increasing level of efficiencies in water utilisation and conservation.

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Bansal told Parliament last week that average annual water availability for the country had been assessed as 1,869 billion cubic meters (BCM) with estimated utlilisable water of about 1,123 BCM

Increase in population had resulted in per capita water availability, Bansal said in a written reply in Rajya Sabha, adding that while in the year 1951 per capita water availability was about 5,177 cubic metre a year, it worked out to about 1,820 cubic metre a year on the basis of the 2001 Census.

Increase in population had resulted in per capita water availability, Bansal said in a written reply in Rajya Sabha, adding that while in the year 1951 per capita water availability was about 5,177 cubic metre a year, it worked out to about 1,820 cubic metre a year on the basis of the 2001 Census.

with thanks : Tribune : link above.

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All Property Transactions On Website ?

The Central Information Commission is contemplating to make public all the property transactions taking place in the national capital and has sought the views of the Delhi Government on it. 

The case relates to RTI applicant S P Manchanda, who sought to know from the revenue department of Delhi Government the registration details of a property traded by him in 2000 but was informed that they do not maintain the property-wise list.

The department informed him that it would be impossible to locate from the records when the particular property was registered.

Manchanda then approached the Commission and said he wanted to inspect the records himself to get the information.

He suggested to the Commission that details of property transactions should be made public and put on the website for easy access.

"The Commission has been informed by the Respondent that after 2006 all property transactions are being maintained on computers. The Commission directs the Divisional Commissioner to send his views on the subject of putting the details of property transactions on the website to the Commission before December 25, 2010," Information Commissioner Shailesh Gandhi said.

He also directed the department to allow Manchanda to inspect all the relevant files.

with thanks :  NDTV : link above.

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Govt proposes New RTI Rule: Ask, But Only In 250 Words, On Only One Subject

The government has proposed new rules that require a Right to Information (RTI) application to be restricted to 250 words and only one subject.

  There's no word cap currently, and applicants can seek information on any number of subjects in a single application.

The 250 words do not include addresses of the Central Public Information Officer and the appli cant. The proposed rules require the applicant to pay postal charges above Rs 10 incurred by authorities in replying to the application.

Applicants do not currently pay postal charges. They pay Rs 10 when filing the application.

The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has uploaded a 10-page draft of the Right to Information Rules, 2010, on its website and has invited comments from the public by December 27, which is a procedural requirement before the rules can be enforced. Comments are invited to usrti-dopt@nic.in.
RTI activists said the proposed rules will dilute the landmark legislation. "By restricting the application to 250 words the government will make it difficult for the common man to seek information," said Noida-based RTI activist Lokesh Batra. "This act is meant even for illiterates, how can you expect people to follow such a tight word limit? Everyone is not capable of summarising thoughts so well."

Delhi-based Anil Sood said the proposal was a "clear attempt to create grey areas in a transparent law and allow scope for harassment of applicants". 

with thanks : Indian Express : link above.

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Cops See Red, Crack Down On Vehicles With Tinted Glasses

In view of the Sultanpuri rape incident, in which the accused drove around in a car with tinted glasses, the Delhi traffic police have decided to crackdown on vehicles with tinted glasses.

 

On Tuesday, the traffic police will carry out a massive drive against such vehicles across the capital.

Senior traffic officials say that this time around, they will not turn a blind eye to any government vehicles or low-floor Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) buses fitted with tinted glasses.

"We will make sure that no vehicle with tinted glasses is spared being challaned.

The drive will continue till we ensure there is no such car left in the city," said Satyendra Garg, joint commissioner of police (traffic).

"Using tinted glasses is a violation of traffic norms and poses a threat to women's safety," added Garg.

with thanks : Hindustan times : link above.

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MCD Steps Up Its Demolition Drive In City

Stepping up its drive against illegal structures, the MCD on Monday sealed 28 properties and demolished eight unauthorised constructions in east Delhi, where 71 people lost their lives in a building collapse incident last month.

 

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi has been conducting special drives against unauthorised constructions in Shahdara (South) Zone, taking action against 143 properties in the past one week alone.

"Demolition has been taken against properties in Shakarpur J-Extension of Laxmi Nagar and Pandav Nagar. We will continue to take action against illegal structures," said a senior MCD official.

The MCD has put a renewed focus on curbing unauthorised constructions after a multistorey building -with two illegal floors -collapsed in Lalita Park in Laxmi Nagar on the night of November 15.

In the first day of the drive in Lalita Park and nearby areas last week, violence erupted in the locality in which residents allegedly thrashed the local municipal councillor.

With thanks : Hindustan times : link above


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Why in delhi NO HIGH MAST LIGHTS BURNING IN PARKS

Dear Brothers and Sisters of DELHI
NONE will believe that high mast lights provided from COUNCILLOR OR MLA FUNDS will remain un attended and hence pitch darkness in parks for more than nine months now.
I have failed i admit that despite my personal visits to our area councillor of MCD PREET NAGAR WARD, and talking to all concerned...(to ensure burning of high mast lights in seven parks of Madhuvan) NO LIGHT IS BURNING, despite a couple of chain sntachings and vehicle thefts.
So is the status of water supply in Madhuvan.
There was 24 hours supply in Madhuvan and now not even for two hours.
Please let us meet urgently and decide our action plan for common problems.

kk ghei

senior vice president
EDRWASJF

We the citizens of delhi and MCD

There was justification for all illegalities (perhaps) from 1947 to 1960 when sudden influx of population in delhi resulted into unprecendented shortage of dwelling units.
But surely sixty years should have been sufficient to tackle this and other allied problems.But we are famed not to solve but to create multiple situations which could help to line up our pockets.
MCD or police are only two very visible icons of wrong doings.
Look at the parking lot at preet vihar community centre.
You shall find large number of buses and tempos parked just near police station.
The flooring near standard chartered bank is broken and now even commercial vehicles climb the tiles to unload water bottles.
Such situations and the one like LALITA PARK are the hunting ground for MCD BUILDING DEPARTMENT.
Can any body believe that such illegal buildings came up without willful co operation of building and police staff.
Let us act fast and make our elected leaders to see reason.

kk ghei

Councillor Beaten Up By Public

COUNCILLOR BEATEN UP BY PUBLIC

Sh. Sohan Lal Municpal Councilor was beaten up by Public while ceiling in the area was on.
MCD sealed the buildings which were below 15 meter heights and also beyond 300 meter away from Pusta.
Sh Sohan lal blamed and named Sh. Manish Garg who was not there while he was beaten up because his father being a Chairman of RWA (Delhi Govt. Bhagidari) raised the questions of illegal occupation of Govt. land being used as a parking and charging the money from public for last 8 years. This RWA has already filed a writ petition in the Hon’ble in High Court for misuse of revenue and illegal possession of Govt. land of Rs. 40 Crore. This unauthorized parking on Govt. land belongs to PWD.
A large number of the people of the locality went to Sohan Lal, the area councillor, that the buildings being sealed are the 15 meters less in the height and they are small kinds are out their home. The people of his own locality and his staunch supporters had a hot talk with him and on his shrewd behaviour he asked his parking guard to attack on the public and to oust them from the parking land.
This lead to a quarrel between above public & Sh. Sohan lal.

K.C.Grag
Chairman
Joint Action Committee
Laxmi Nagar Delhi.

Lalita Park incident

We have been informed by Mr K C Garg that in the yesterday's incident ( Mr Sohan Lal, Councillor, Lalita park ), his son has also been implicated though he was not at all present on the site. If any one of us could do anything, plz contact Mr Garg immediately. Mr Garg is the Chairman of RWA Lalita park.

FIR's ?

Dear Vohra ji

i have just read the incident with the RWA Anand Vihar and i want to earlier writup in this regard on the RWA blog that the FIR shall be diplayed on the web site of the delhi police now i want to send the suggestion to the police department that the Delhi Police also should display that on registered FIR what action has been intiated and which are pending and why and same may raise a concern to the senior official of the Delhi Police, National Crime research buero, Political freternity in Delhi and indian it may help to rais the voice against the pending FIR and action on FIR if not satisfactory,

ANIL MOHAN, ADVOCATE