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Thursday, November 10, 2011

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Two faces of Mandir marg, Krishna Nagar : must view

Now covered Drains are being built on the Mandir Marg with an Aim to remove the rainy water during monsoon & we hope that, there will be no more water logging in the coming season.

The Traffic jam is still a major problem. One can view honking Ambulances, Fire Brigade vehicles as well Police vans during the jam. It requires an immediate attention of one & all.

East Delhi RWAs Joint Front

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Install CCTV cameras !

with thanks : Hindustan Times : link above

Seasonal Flu

with thanks : Hindustan Times : link above.

MCD overpays ?

with thanks : Hindustan Times : link above

New Hospitals

with thanks : Hindustan Times : link above

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Letter to DERC

Dated: 8-11-2011

The Secretary,
DERC,

Malviya Nagar,
New Delhi.

Subject: Public Notice inviting Objections/Suggestions on Draft MYT Regulation 2012 to 2015.

Dear Sir,

Even earlier we were called by your office on the name of Public Hearings but we are sorry to say that inspite of various objections raised by us, as well by our fellow RWAs, nothing suitable happened & the public was crushed under the weight of 22% rise in the power tariff.

All of our objections as submitted earlier, are still there. Veracity of figures as shown in various annexures on DISCOM websites, was the main cause of concern for us.

OUR MAIN OBJECTIONS NOW :

1. When the CM has agreed for CAG Audit, why DISCOM's are not waiting for the CAG report ?

2. How the NDPL is able to supply the Power at almost half the prices to the New Delhi area ?

3. Why such a discrimination in the prices for two different sections of people in the same city ?

4. Why can't we take a connection from NDPL to safeguard our pockets ?

OUR REQUEST TO CM, DERC, DISCOM's :

Let the CAG report come & let the CAG decide about the future course of Power Tariff. Till than not even a single paisa should be increased & till than even the hike of 22% must be rolled back.

We have high hopes that DERC will look into the objections raised by the RWA community & will work in the Public interest.

Thanks & Regards

B S Vohra

President

East Delhi RWAs Joint Front

( A Federation of RWAs of Delhi East )

Krishna Nagar, Delhi - 51

Public Notice inviting Objections/Suggestions on Draft MYT Regulation 2012 to 2015.

Dated: 8-11-2011

To,

The Secretary,
DERC, Viniyamaki Bhawan, C-Block,
Malvya Nagar,
New Delhi.

Subject: Public Notice inviting Objections/Suggestions on Draft MYT Regulation 2012 to 2015.

Sir,

The Public Hearing should be a forum to address the genuine suggestions/inputs of the Public, rather than an exercise to showcase a facade of Inclusive Process. We the RWA's have been in the past submitting our concerns and have always tried to give constructive support to arrive at a fair decision. There seems to be an attempt to keep the public involved in paper pushing, where as our previous objections and suggestions are yet to be addressed. I see no reason to keep parroting our objections.

The ground situation has not changed and most of our earlier objections still stand unanswered. We seek a single common Public Hearing in a large hall so that all the stake holders can voice their concerns together and exchange views and research.

A few of our earlier concerns yet to be suitably addressed are :-

1. DISCOMS keep asking for tariff hike but remain quite about reducing tariffs on account of reduction in Distribution losses. Distribution losses should be borne by the DISCOMS as it is their responsibility to curb theft and leakages. We can grant them a nominal 3% cost on account of Distribution loss as per international practice.

2. There should be no tariff enhancement till CAG Audit establishes the true state of Finances and Institute of Chartered Accountants (ICA) establishes the inventory and Tariff Determination Procedure. DISCOMS will be in no hurry to furnish records to CAG and ICA and will try to delay the process and keep earning heavy profits.

3. They are also charging Twice under the same head by way of Fixed Charge for having incurred capital expenditure and getting 16% return on capital expenditure. Earlier this was Minimum Charge and was adjusted if the consumption exceeded minimum usage. All the infrastructure is in place and even after charging the recent Load Enhancement Security Deposit, DISCOMS have collected Crorers of Rupees and have not installed higher load meters nor have they changed any wires/cables. Therefore Fixed Charge should be abolished as we had demanded in all previous Hearings.

4. 11 years on they have yet not adhered to the Performance Standards on Quality, Stability, Reliability, Cheaper Power, Curbing Theft (in theft prone areas), Beautification of city (ugly over head wires still dot the skyline) and Setting up Power Plants. First they should perform as per the agreed Performance Standards then only we look at any other demand.

5. Rampant power cuts are keeping the Inverter Industry alive and the consumer foots the bill for charging and maintaining inverters amounting to average Rs. 1200/- per month.

6. Independent investigation involving RWAs into the compatibility of distribution technology and the design of electronic meters vis the use of Common Neutral for separate connections and residual flow being recorded and charged to the consumer.

7. Field Survey/Awareness Campaign involving RWAs to establish if they have matched the Absolute Earth Potential to the Neutral for stable power supply as per relevant Act/Code. Consumers are paying a heavy price due to expensive equipment being burnt and burdened with the additional cost of buying, running and maintaining stabilisers.

8. Field Survey/Awareness Campaign involving RWAs to establish that DISCOMS have provided separate neutral to each consumer up to the Metering Point as per relevant Act/Code.

9. Transparency in the DISCOMS procurement/tendering process for equipment and Power Purchase. DISCOMS should place on website details of power purchased ie. Source, Price, Quantity etc. so that consumers can keep track of competitive prices from the Power Exchange.

10. End Monopoly and invite more DISCOMS for healthy competition, which should have been done year 2005 onwards. Renegotiate the terms of Partnership Agreement.

The list is long ....... WHY SHOULD WE KEEP ON APPEARING BEFORE DERC IF THE ANSWERS STILL ELUDE US. We cannot be a party to the Pretence of Public Hearing and according Credibility to a Regulatory Mechanism that the Government and DISCOMS have no regard for.

This is without prejudice to any other submission that may be submitted at the time of hearing.

Warm Regards,

sd/-

Rajiv Kakria

Chairman, E-Block GK-I, RWA

Greater Kailash-I, New Delhi-110048

Toxic Air

with thanks : Hindustan Times : link above

"Second Italian-Indian Bilateral Dialogue" in Milan,Italy

Second Italian-Indian Bilateral Dialogue was held in Milan on 7th November 2011 at Palazzo Clerici under the patronage of the President of the Republic and with the patronage of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.It was sponsored by Universita Carlo Cattaneo,the European Foundation Italians and by ISPI.
Honourable Mr.Sanjay Kumar Verma(Indian Consulate General of India in Milan)& well-Known politician Shashi Tharoor (a former Minister of State for External Affairs and now an elected member of the Indian Parliament from the Thiruvananthapuram constituency in Kerala),Bhaskar Chitrapu Uday (National Maritime Foundation,New Delhi)& Biswa Nath Bhattacharya( President,Asian Development Bank Institute,Tokyo)were amongst other dignitaries/ speakers.