Unsystematic ( pick & Choose) Survey / Sealing of Buildinds in Ward no.221

This is a very serious matter and need to be reacted immediately. One expert body from an Instituion originally was brough when the building collapsed in Lalita Park. Only dangerous buildings were to be taken questioned but it is correct that MCD are adopting their criteria creating a panic in the whole lalita Park. In my opinion, a meeting of all the affiliates should be called and dcide the strategy to stop this menace.

Thanks and regards.
Ashok Bhatnagar,
Jan Shakti Vikas Samiti,
Kailash Nagar,
Delhi - 110 031

Unsystematic ( pick & Choose) Survey / Sealing of Buildinds in Ward no.221

M.C.D. working in Question

Unsystematic ( pick & Choose) Survey / Sealing of Buildinds in Ward no.221

Lalita Park building collapse took the life of 70 people and wounded as much. M.C.D. come in action after the collapse of building and started surveying the buildings. In the 1st phase M.C.D. issued notice of sealing 38 Buildings of the area and then all of sudden action shifted on other buildings reasons best known to M.C.D. Authorities. M.C.D. appointed a team of engineers and others called survey team. It was undoubted clear that survey will be pick & choose method than MCD team was advised to arrange videography while surveying the area but for no result. The survey was so unsystemic that on 1^st day they sealed the buildings of Lalita Park Gali no 1 to 3 that is also without any criteria of distance from pusta, height of building. In 1 to 3 number gali on 1^{st day} they left the buildings of most dangerous Zone that is along with pusta and others buildings of Gali no 1 to3 (neary ten more buildings ).On 2^nd day MCD people leave the rest area of Lalita Park went to other area and after a week or so they came again to Lalita Park and sealed the building by pick and choose method up to gali No. 6 and most of building has not been sealed. This was repeated but area along with pusta was not touched and buildings in gali no 8to 12 were not touched.

The following questions are being raised by the public of the area of ward no 221 that is Krishna Kunj Municipal ward

1. What are the criteria of ceiling of the buildings?

2. Can the survey team included the area which is beyond 300 meters

3. Can the construction of 4^th floor ascertained with out entering in the premises

4. Was it not necessary to take in to belief the local RWA to know the owner / occupant of the Building?

5. Numbers of houses effected in survey.

6. Number of house not effected in survey.

7. Are the houses not served notice considered to be authorized?

8. The same number of buildings one building sealed another not sealed.

9. Any toll free or telephone number immediate complaint.

10. It is fact that dangerous zone area along with pusta of 186 houses which is adjacent to pusta has been left while surveying/ sealing if yes then reason there there of.

11. Were power given to sealing squad not to disclose the criteria of sealing when requested by senior citizens but to misbehave with them by saying 300 meters distance has not been measured by tape but taken as per their will.

12. Is it fact that buildings left in survey and ceiling has deposited rupees one lac to Rs. 2 lac per buildings as compound charges to the MCD.

In the end it intimated a local survey is being conducted by this RWA. The correct position will be available with us and we will display the same in our RWA Bhagidari Bog.

There seems to be great violation and remedy for this is to take survey/sealing team to the building not surveyed / sealed intentionally in front of public of the area .

If proved action be taken publicly or judicial enquiry in the probe be ordered.

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Property Tax Interim Report - comments awaited

Dear friends,

We had mailed you a copy of the Interim Report on Property Tax.
We are now awaiting your valued comments.

Best Regards
B S Vohra

Will Speed Up Work On Repairing Potholed Roads, Clearing Debris Next Fiscal: MCD

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Tuesday said more emphasis will be put on repairing Delhi's potholed roads by the Engineering department in the next fiscal year. The Works department of the civic body added that they will also come up with a new system to ensure quicker debris removal.

  The proposals were made at the Budget Session of the MCD on Tuesday, where the Budget from various committees were presented before the Standing Committee.

With regard to bettering infrastucture at MCD-run schools, chairman of the MCD Works Committee Jagdish Mamgain said 60 classrooms have been built in eight months since April last year, and work is on to construct 2,433 more. The civic body will focus on tackling all shortcomings to ensure permanent structures for students of MCD primary schools, he added. The Delhi High Court had recently rapped the civic body for failing to provide permanent buildings for many of its schools and running them from tents.

"From April 1 to November 30 last year, 13 school buildings were completed and 60 classrooms constructed. Work is in progress at 154 schools with 2,433 new classrooms," Mamgain said, presenting the 201112 budget for the committee.

with thanks : Indian Express : link above for detailed news.

Congratulations !

Dear shri Vohraji,

Congratulations on your successful completion of one year of website launch and being felicitated by Delhi CM in this period.I wish you all the best in your endeavor of selfless community service. Please keep it up.

In the past you have informed us all on highhanded unilateral attitude of Delhi Jal Board in raising its charges. In this connection I wish to bring to your notice that I have received bill No. 226637 dated 05.01.11 for Rs. 730 being the charges for the period from 27.07.10 to 09.11.10 including Rs.200 levied as ad hoc amount W.E.F. 01.10.10 for domestic non working meters. My meter No. RMCO DJB was installed by the DJB has not been working since long. As the meter was installed by DJB it is their responsibility to keep it running. In the event of its being defective they are required to replace it. On contacting them personally I was advised that DJB will replace all such defective meters which were installed by them. If it is there commitment I cannot understand why Rs. 200 for nonworking meter been levied when it is their meter and they are supposed to maintain it? It is likely that some of the residents in your area may have received similar bills.

Though I have paid the bill under protest I shall appreciate your taking up the matter with concerned authorities for reversing uncalled for levy. If it is not possible for them to do so they should inform for what period the ad hoc charges been levied and why?

Thanking you and with best regards

S.N.Malik

Lohri celebrations - Krishna Nagar RWA

Press statement issued by Media Advisor, Government steps against price rise

January 13, 2011 New Delhi The Government has been closely monitoring the inflation situation with a view to protecting the common citizen against abnormal price rise. Our experience in the recent past has been that while prices of most manufactured goods and services have been reasonably stable, food prices have frequently risen at unacceptable rates. 2. A year ago, the primary concern was with foodgrain prices which were pushed up because of the drought of 2009-10. We were able to bring foodgrain prices under control thanks to additional release through the PDS and a strong effort to increase production. The current bout of inflation is driven by a rise in prices of vegetables and fruits which is more difficult to manage because these commodities are not held in public stocks. The rise in prices is partly due to late rains, which affected the onion crop. There is also an underlying increase in prices of milk, eggs, meat and fish, which is the result of fast growth of the economy, leading to rising income levels, combined with the effect of several inclusiveness programme which put greater income in the hands of the relatively poor whose food consumption increases.  3. The only lasting solution to food price inflation lies in increasing agricultural productivity. Government has taken up important new schemes, and provided large budgetary support to these, with a view to boosting agricultural production not merely in cereals but also in pulses, oilseeds, vegetables and fruits, milk and milk products, and poultry etc. As incomes rise, demand shifts towards horticultural crops, dairy products. These are perishable and need sustained development of market facilities, cold storage etc, quite different from what is needed for foodgrain.  4. The Government has recently reviewed the position and is taking the following measures to moderate these price increases: (i) NAFED and NCCF shall undertake sale of onions at Rs 35/kg from their retail outlets in various locations, with suitable budgetary support to be provided for this purpose. The arrival of onions from Pakistan will also help cool prices. Import of 1000 tonnes of onion has already been contracted. Export of onions stands banned. (ii) Government will review import and export of all essential commodities on a regular basis and impose controls on exports and ease restrictions on imports, including tariff reduction where necessary, to improve domestic supplies. (iii) Public Sector Undertakings shall intensify purchases of essential commodities, particularly edible oils and pulses, for distribution through their retail network and also through the Public Distribution System operated by the State Governments. The existing schemes for subsidized distribution of edible oils and pulses will be continued. Exports of edible oils and pulses, as well as non-basmati rice, will remain banned. (iv) Government will take stringent action against hoarders and black marketers manipulating market prices, under the relevant legal provisions, so as to ensure that products reach the markets in a timely manner to moderate the prices. Cartelisation by large traders will be strictly dealt with. The States will be requested to ensure that such action is effectively taken under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, and the Competition Act, 2002. (v) Awareness campaigns will be intensified bringing out the availability of alternatives at cheaper rates such as yellow peas with a view to influence consumption pattern in favour of such alternatives. Special initiatives will be taken to involve Residents’ Welfare Associations and Self-Help Groups in distribution of essential commodities to address local shortages and ensure that the supplies reach the households with least intermediation cost. 5. Other measures involving a somewhat larger horizon include the following: (i) A scheme to support the state governments in the setting up of farmers' mandis and mobile bazaars and to improve the functioning of civil supplies corporations and cooperatives will be finalised urgently. (ii) The existing Public Distribution System will be suitably strengthened through computerization and other steps, including opening more procurement windows across the country. (iii) State Governments would be urged to review the Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) Acts and, in particular, consider exempting horticultural products from its purview thereby mitigating marketing and distribution bottlenecks in this crucial sector. State Governments will also be urged to consider waiving mandi tax, octroi and other local levies which impede smooth movement of essential commodities, as well as to reduce commission agent charges. (iv) Investment will be encouraged in supply chains, including provisions for cold storages, which will be dovetailed with organized retail chains for quicker and more efficient distribution of farm products and minimizing wastage. Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, Department of Food & Public Distribution and Ministry of Food Processing Industries and the Planning Commission will jointly work out schemes for this purpose. (v) Suitable support will be extended to facilitate stocking of the bumper Kharif 2010 crop, including by augmenting storage capacities and modernizing/ upgrading the godowns and other infrastructure. 6. An Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG) has been set up under the Chief Economic Adviser, Ministry of Finance to review the overall inflation situation, with particular reference to primary food articles. The IMG will, inter alia, review production/ rainfall trends and build an institutional machinery to read warning signals, assess international trends, recommend action on fiscal, monetary, production, marketing, distribution and infrastructure fronts to prevent price spikes, and suggest measures to strengthen collection and analysis of data and forecasting. 7. The Committee of Secretaries under the Cabinet Secretary will review the prices situation with individual States, and advise the Departments concerned of the Central Government to maintain close coordination with State agencies to get direct feedback with a view to taking suitable remedial measures on a fast-track. 8. The Government is watching the situation closely and is committed to containing the adverse impact of any inflationary pressures on the common man.
Source :  Prime Minister of India : Press Release.

B S VOHRA in the service to the RWA Community

After years of working with the RWA's, On 1st January, 2010, B S Vohra had launched RWA Bhagidari blog with the sole aim of making it a Common Platform for the RWA community so that they could interact amongst themselves to share the local civic problems, regularly faced by the residents & RWAs of respective areas. After a gap of twelve months, the blog has thousands of worldwide hits, over a thousand of postings & a good number of RWAs as its members as well readers.

In this period, B S Vohra received twice the Appreciation letters from the Delhi CM. He & the blog ( www.RWABhagidari.blogspot.com ) was covered regularly by many prominent TV Channels as well almost all of the prominent News Papers in English & Hindi.

 

 
The blog is also visible on Facebook, Twitter as well Youtube.

On 15th August B S Vohra launched the RWA web portal ( www.RWABhagidari.com ), which included a Directory of RWAs of Delhi East as well many more features.

In order the further strengthen the bond of RWA cooperation, he decided to launch the EAST DELHI RWAs JOINT FRONT. A good number of RWAs showed great interest in this Joint Front & willingness to join it. As per B S Vohra, “ I intended to raise the issues of RWAs directly with the Authorities, in addition to uploading on the RWABhagidari blog.” A good number of RWAs of Delhi East have already joined this Joint Front which is on the stages of Registration in the very first week of January, 2011.

B S Vohra says, “ we are thankful to all those, who joined us in our endeavour to raise the common civic issues of the residents.”

“ We are sure, even this Joint Front will be a great success as the cream of the RWA community from Delhi East has already joined us,” says Vohra while wishing a very happy new year to one & all.


with thanks : SikhsIndia Blog

PROPERTY TAX INCREASE ?????

If you are concerned, please go through the Interim Report & let us have your valued comments at the earliest. If you still don't have a copy of it, please feel free to mail us NOW !

Regards

B S Vohra
East Delhi RWAs Joint Front
www.RWABhagidari.blogspot.com
www.RWABhagidari.com
rwabhagidari@yahoo.in

THANKS FOR THE UPDATE! NEED NOT READ NEWSPAPERS!!

Dear Shri Vohra ji,

THANKS FOR THE UPDATE! NEED NOT READ NEWSPAPERS!! LET'S ALL TAKE UP THE ISSUE RELATING TO INCREASE IN PROPERTY TAX (I have already taken a copy which you had circulated earlier) and improving the sewer lines. In this context we would like to mention that in our last meeting with the Chief Engineer along with other officials, he had promised to widen the gauge of the sewer pipe line and cleaning of the pipelines with a machine to flush out the entire sediments etc. Let's hope they do it with this sanction instead of wasting them on obliging the people's representatives pet constituencies alone!

Thanks and with best regards,

TK Balu

Secretary/RBECHS/Anand Vihar