Message from Mayur Vihar

Dear Mr.Vohra,

Many residents of our Pocket-3, Mayur Vihar Phase-1 join me to express our THANKS to you for Lesioning and projecting our civic- Municipal, Security and very poor lay out  of OPEN- Drains and sewerage designing in our Flats.

Problems being faced by all of us since we started living in these Flats in the year 1981-82, No elected member of our area has ever come forward to help us in any way: so we hope our joint efforts may give a" wake-up call" to our MP - MLA and other authorities.

Let us hope for some more meetings in these matters.

Regards
JEET KUMAR

Lights .....

There has always been this problem of maintanence of high mast lights,here also there is multiplicity of authority,park lights are maintained by MCD and street lights by BSES and high mast lights fall under whom God only knows.Two such lights were installed were by Shri Yoganand shastri in 2004 in Masjid moth parks but they have been non functional for more than five years now.Its really sad that even if some projects are implimented nobody is responsible for their upkeep.

 

Another case to point is the plantations done along the roads during CWG crores was spent ,we need to question the horticulture dept as to how many plants have survived.One can see broken net and dried twigs of plants on many roads.

 

Mrs Ranju Minhas

Shield,citizen,s initiative

Lights.....

At present, street light maintenance is no body's baby. High mast lights installed out of councillor and MLA fund in parks have not been functioning during last ten months. This is well in the knowledge of area councillors and MLAS.This is the position in Madhuvan.nirman vihar and preet vihar. Not only parks are shunned by ladies ,children and senior citizens but is also a source of unsocial activities.There has to be a single number so that residents can bring it to the notice of maintenance wing.

kk ghei

Corporates .....

Dear Shri Vohra ji,

I was immensely happy to read this news item and at the pioneering initiative and step being taken by Corporates - builders and developers - in beautifying East Delhi in particular! Can you organize in a systematic way so that the RWAs will be benefitted!!

As far as Anand Vihar is concerned, I would suggest the following for your consideration and if you could help us, we would be ever grateful to you:-

1. Beautifying the main entrance gate with our colony's name in prominence and welcome/swagatam written on sides with of course the logo of the corporate.
2. Construction of security huts which will be placed at vanatage places where entry/exit gates to the colony exist and advt. thereon.
3. Taking up the beautification of a few handful parks with children play equipment
4. Display of colony map at a prominent place outside our Society's office.

These are certain stray thoughts where both - the RWA and the sponsor corporate - will get due mileage. Kindly consider and confirm to proceed further.

With best regards,

TK Balu

Secretary/RBECHS/Anand Vihar

Hindustan Times - HT Live - East Delhi

with thanks : Hindustan Times :

B S Vohra
East Delhi RWAs Joint Front

Hindustan Times - Noida live

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B S Vohra
East Delhi RWAs Joint Front

Discoms To Take Care Of Streetlights

Getting a non-functional streetlight repaired near your house would not be difficult now. Delhi Cabinet on Monday gave its go-ahead to bring streetlights of the entire city under the ambit of the power distribution committees. According to senior Delhi government officials the civic agencies are often blamed for poor upkeep of streetlights and they will now handover the job of maintenance and repair of streetlights to the power discoms that supply electricity to those lights.

"It is necessary in view of the safety of the common man. Discoms will take over this work as they have ample workforce and technical infrastructure to provide a better and well-managed service," chief minister Sheila Dikshit said.

Officials said there are about 3.5 lakh streetlights in the Capital managed by several agencies. All lights, except the ones managed by Delhi Development Authority (DDA) and National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) will be transferred to the discoms.

with thanks :  Hindustan Times : link above for detailed news.

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Cos may have to invest 2% of net profit in CSR

NEW DELHI: The government is considering to make it mandatory for all companies to invest 2% of their net profit in corporate social responsibility (CSR). The ministry of corporate affairs plans to incorporate it in the new Companies Bill, an official in the ministry said. The oil ministry has already made it mandatory for state-run oil companies such as ONGC , IOC , BPCL and HPCL .

The proposal of the ministry is tabled in the Parliamentary Standing Committee. It will be debated threadbare as private companies have opposed the idea of any mandatory social spending limit. They want the contribution to remain voluntary.

“Every year at least 2% of its (companies’) average net profits during the three immediately preceding financial years shall be spent on CSR activities,” the ministry said in an statement.

The new provisions may apply to companies having a net worth over Rs 500 crore, or a turnover over Rs 1,000 crore, or a net profit of over Rs 5 crore in a year. While the idea to mandate a minimum spending on CSR front is still being debated, what appears certain is that companies will have to make specific disclosures of their social spends in their annual report. 

 

with thanks : Economic Times : link above for more detailed news.

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Water users must pay up: HC

NEW DELHI: In a ruling that will immediately affect over five lakh defective water meter connections, the Delhi high court on Wednesday ordered their replacement and said proper metering of water supply is compulsory in the city. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Sanjiv Khanna, while hearing a PIL, ruled that it is the fundamental duty of a citizen to pay for the water consumed. It gave the Delhi Jal Board four weeks' time to begin the process of removing defective meters.

The bench rejected the demand of the petitioners, who had filed the PIL, that DJB be asked to replace the old water meters with new ones. The court pointed out that in most cases citizens were paying less and consuming more water solely due to absence of a proper meter due to shortage of the same with DJB. It's the consumer who must foot the bill to purchase and maintain a meter, the court held.

The bench further asked Sumeet Pushkarna, counsel for DJB, to bring out a list of licensed outlets from where consumers can purchase a water meter along with a list of plumbers who shall be provided by DJB to residents for installing the meter.

with thanks : Times of India : link above for detailed news.

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Privilege Cards Distributed To 1,500 Senior Citizens

Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit launched `Sewa Privilege Card' for senior citizens of Delhi here this weekend. The launch of the card is part of a holistic care programme for senior citizens of Delhi that has been devised by Sharp Sight Medfort in association with Confederation of Senior Citizens Associations of Delhi. More than 1,500 senior citizens were presented the Sewa Card on the occasion.

"Among the elderly, the focus should not only be on reducing disease-related morbidity and mortality, but also on promoting optimal health and ensuring disability free years. Today we need more such initiatives that focus on overall health of the senior citizens and provide holistic care. Also, the idea of introducing the card for the senior citizens is first-of-its-kind activity which will ensure that eye care needs of the elderly are looked after properly," said Ms. Dikshit.

with thanks : The Hindu : link above for detailed news.

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Circle Rates Doubled In City.............................

The new circle rate regime, intended to tackle the black market, is all set to come into effect from Tuesday. In keeping with the decision of the Delhi cabinet led by chief minister Sheila Dikshit, the office of lieutenant governor Tejendra Khanna has notified the new rates that are double those of the existing rate structure.

 

The minimum (Circle) rates for valuation of lands and immovable properties for registration in Delhi have been revised, a statement from the office of Minister of Revenue Raj Kumar Chauhan stated late on Monday evening. The new rates will come into force with effect from Tuesday.

Chauhan said that the revised rates shall be taken into consideration for registration of instruments relating to land and immovable properties in Delhi by all the registration authorities under the provision of the Indian Stamp Act at the time of registration of instruments under the provisions of Registration Act.

with thanks : times of India : link above for detailed news.