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Saturday, July 30, 2011

RESIDENTS DEMAND CAG AUDIT OF DERC

Delhi,East Delhi Edition
Date of Publishing: 16 Jul 2011

A protest against BSES tariff hike was carried on July 12 at BSES office in F block, Krishna Nagar. A number of RWAs and traders from various parts of east Delhi participated in the protest. It was supported by the BJP. MLA Dr Harshvardhan, councillors Dr V K Monga, Neema Bhagat and Nirmal Jain addressed the public.
Dr Harshvardhan informed that the technical and commercial losses of Discoms have come down from 57% maximum to around 14 - 20%. Dr Monga said that the deposits made to BSES will not be a security deposit but permanent fixed deposits in their hands. BS Vohra, president East Delhi RWAs Joint Front raised various factual points on all the three issues i.e. tariff revision, additional security deposit and variable charge collection plans of BSES. "We request the DERC to opt for the CAG audit so that the actual position of these Discoms could come into open," said Vohra.

MOCK ELECTIONS HELD

Delhi,East Delhi Edition
Date of Publishing: 30 Jul 2011

In the East Delhi area, mock elections were held to check the new machines for voting. New facilities have been introduced this time. The elections were carried out in 6 to 7 areas in East Delhi where various RWAs from different areas participated. The new system enables triple verification and is simple to use.
The elections were carried out at Karkari Morh, Kiran Vihar, Suraj Mal Vihar, Anand Vihar, IP extension, Preet Vihar and Mandawali. The RWAs liked the concept and praised the mock elections. The event started from 8 in the morning and carried on till 4 pm. BS Vohra, president, East Delhi RWA Joint front says, “It’s a very good initiative and it’s a dual process. It’s a little time consuming as well. Let’s see how it works.”