कंज्यूमर क्यों झेले 'एक्स्ट्रा' करंट?

नई दिल्ली।। बिजली का नया टैरिफ तय करने की प्रोसेस में दिल्ली इलैक्ट्रिसिटी रेगुलेटरी अथॉरिटी ( डीईआरसी ) के पास लोग सुझाव भेज रहे हैं। अगले महीने इस पर पब्लिक हेयरिंग होगी , जिसमें कई इशू उठाए जाएंगे। इसके बाद ही तय होगा कि दिल्ली में बिजली के नए रेट क्या होंगे। कई आरडब्लूए बिजली की खरीदने पर भी सवाल उठा रही हैं।

एक्स्ट्रा पावर का बोझ क्यों ? : डीईआरसी को भेजे सुझाव में जीके -1 आरडब्लूए प्रतिनिधि राजीव काकरिया ने कहा कि ' ओवर प्रोविजनिंग ' से कंस्यूमर की जेब पर एक्स्ट्रा बोझ पड़ा है। ओवर प्रोविजनिंग का मतलब है जरूरत से ज्यादा बिजली की खरीद। बिजली कंपनियों के पास ऐसे सॉफ्टवेयर हैं जिनसे पीक डिमांड का अंदाजा लगाया जा सकता है। इससे 2-3 पर्सेंट ज्यादा बिजली खरीदी जा सकती है। लेकिन अभी 24 घंटे बिजली देने के नाम पर डिमांड से बहुत ज्यादा बिजली खरीदी जा रही है। जिससे बाद में दिखाया जाता है कि खरीदी गई एक्स्ट्रा बिजली को कम दाम में बेचा गया और घाटे की भरपाई के लिए कंस्यूमर की जेब खाली की जाती है। इसके बावजूद दिल्ली में बिजली गुल हो ही रही है। अगर अचानक डिमांड बढ़ती है तो कंपनी कुछ बिजली महंगे दाम में खरीद सकती हैं।

ज्यादा बिजली खर्च करने वाले चुकाएं ज्यादा दाम  : सुझाव में कहा गया है कि जिन लोगों की वजह से ज्यादा बिजली खरीदनी पड़ती है , उन्हीं से एक्स्ट्रा दाम लिए जाएं। अभी खरीदी गई बिजली का बोझ सारे कंस्यूमर्स पर डाला जाता है , चाहे वह 300 यूनिट बिजली खर्च करे या 1500 यूनिट। जो कंस्यूमर महीने में 1200 या इससे ज्यादा बिजली खर्च करते हैं उनसे ज्यादा कीमत ली जाए ताकि लोग कम बिजली खर्च करने को भी प्रोत्साहित हों।

मैकेनिजम हो ट्रांसपेरेंट : ईस्ट दिल्ली आरडब्लूए जॉइंट फ्रंट के बी . एस . वोहरा ने कहा कि पावर फाइनेंस कॉरपोरेशन के आंकड़े दिखाते हैं कि बिजली कंपनियों को फायदा हो रहा है जबकि कंपनियां कहती हैं कि वह घाटे में हैं। वह कहां से कितनी बिजली खरीदते हैं यह जानकारी वेबसाइट पर डालनी चाहिए। ऊर्जा संस्था के सौरभ गांधी ने कहा कि पावर परचेज कॉस्ट अडजेस्टमेंट के नाम पर कंस्यूमर से ज्यादा बिल लेने का जो ऑर्डर दिया है वह गैर कानूनी है और इसे वापस लिया जाना चाहिए। 

with thanks : Nav Bharat Times : March 18, 2013 : Link 

RWAS say budget is ‘please-all’

Resident welfare associations across the Capital expressed their unhappiness over the 2013-2014 budget.

According to BS Vohra of the East Delhi RWAs Joint Front, the budget provides no relief for the common man. “There is no relief in prices of petrol, diesel, electricity and power.What will the common man do with decrease in taxes on desi ghee and kite flying? This is not a good budget at all,” Vohra said. 

The budget has proposed a one-time grant of Rs. 1 lakh to those RWAs who offer space to keep health equipment such as treadmills and will run the facility on non-profit basis. “This will be of no use as there will be infighting and politics over the allocated amount,” he said.

Rajiv Kakria, a member of a Greater Kailash I RWA, said it was a “please-all budget with little substance”.


with thanks : Hindustan Times : LINK

1L for RWAs to start gyms

TIMES NEWS NETWORK 

New Delhi: In this election year, the government is willing to nudge Delhiites towards fitness with grants to their welfare associations for buying equipment. Under the proposal, RWAs will get onetime grants of Rs 1 lakh each if they offer space to install equipment like treadmills, undertake to maintain them, and let residents use them for nominal fees. The money for the RWAs will be part of ‘My Delhi I Care Fund’. 

    “It is a heartening development that many progressive RWAs of Delhi are organizing free yoga classes in nearby parks voluntarily. I propose to support such efforts,” said CM Sheila Dikshit in the assembly on Wednesday. 

    RWAs welcomed the announcement but sounded skeptical about its implementation. “The scheme sounds good but we are not sure how they expect RWAs to offer space? The land belongs to either DDA or the municipality. I hope the scheme does not get entangled in technicalities,” said M K Gupta, member, Greater Kailash-I RWA. 

    B S Vohra of East Delhi RWAs Joint Front also raised concerns over its implementation. “One can’t put a treadmill in a park. Government should ask MLAs or councillors to give money from their funds for construction of a room to be used as gym.”

 

with thanks : Times of India : LINK 

60 + Street lights not working since last one year ! ( not edited ).

Plz inter fair this complaint .because every one complaint to bses but no any solution . resonantly. I am complaint to bypl and bses then his customer care executive says that i am not short out this complaint because that is main road street light not working something 60+street light are not working within 6 km for last 1 year.Its mcd departmental area works .so you are complaint to mcd not bypl and bses. so plz strictly instruction to mcd staff for as soon as short out this issue.because that area is a crime area last 10-15 years. then new sonia vihar police station open between that area.but crime is inc-rig .mostly problematic are create at night bethought light. Regards, sumant kumar

Heavy mosquito breeding in kapoori thakur jj camp sri niwas puri

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Open conference on water privatisation

The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) had launched three pilot projects for 24-hour water supply in the city under the PPP model and based on its results the scheme would be applicable to the entire national capital.  

Delhi is set to host a conference wherein activists such as Medha Patkar, Vandana Shiva and Himanshu Thakkar will speak at a day-long conference on 'Water Privatisation: Learning from Indian and International Experiences' on Tuesday. 

The conference will be open for public. A team from Bolivia, which has seen privatisation of water supply and its effects, is likely to make a presentation.  

Along with the activists, Ajay Kumar (Member of Parliament, Jharkhand Vikas Morcha), Arvind Kejriwal (Aam Aadmi Party), Naresh Sirohi (BJP) who are set to deliver 'political opinion' on 'Water as Human Right: Governance and Social Issues'.     

"India is also promoting PPPs in water sector despite being a signatory to the UN Resolution of 2010, which recognises 'Right to Water as a Human Right'," said SA Naqvi of Citizens Front for Water Democracy. 

The Front along with Focus on the Global South in partnership with PEACE and Water Workers Alliances are organising the day-long conference to be held at Indian Social Institute, off Lodi Road. 

The activists will discuss and debate the PPP model in water sector in India and learn from different states' experience and plan strategies to "protect water as a common good, which cannot be privatised and commodified", he said. 

The recently revised National Water Policy 2012 also foresees the minimisation of the government's role in water services and promotes the involvement of private parties through PPP model, encouraging commercialisation of water services. 

with thanks : Hindustan Times : LINK

STRAY DOGS PROBLEMS IN NAVRACHNA APPARTMENT EAST ARJUN NAGAR WARD NO 225

RESPECTED SHRI VOHRA JI

 

I AM RESIDENT OF NAVRACHNA APPARTMENT EAST ARJUN NAGAR WARD NO 225 OF MCD SIR DUE TO YOUR HELP THE ROADS OUTSIDE DR HEADGEVAR HOSPITAL WAS CONSTRUCTED YOU HAVE PUBLISHED THAT WITH HEADING CIVIC PROBLEMS OF EAST ARJUN NAGAR. 

 

NOW WE ARE FACING STRAY DOGS PROBLEMS IN OUR APPARTMENT. NOW THESE DOGS  HAVE STARTED ATTACKING CHILDREN IN THE APPRTMENT ONE GIRL A RESIDENT OF C-8 WAS ATTCKED BY 10 DOGS AND SOME HOW SHE WAS RESCUED BY BRAVE WOMENS. 

 

IN THE ABSENCE OF RESIDENT WELFARE ASSOCIATION THERE IS NO ONE TO REPRESENT THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER A COMPLAINT NO 5757 WAS LODGED WITH MCD CONTROL ROOM ON 09.03.2013 BUT NO ACTION WAS TAKEN PLEASE HELP US IN SOLVING THIS PROBLEM.

 

WITH REGARDS 

CHANDER MOHAN 

C-13 NAVRACHNA APPRTMENT 

EAST ARJUN NAGAR 

DELHI-110032

बीजेपी के मंच पर आरडब्ल्यूए!

 

नई दिल्ली।। पावर की लड़ाई में आरडब्लूए अहम कड़ी हैं। फिर चाहे पावर ( बिजली ) का मसला हो या फिर पावर ( सत्ता ) का। इसलिए पॉलिटिकल पार्टियां आरडब्लूए को साथ लाने और दिखाने में कोई कसर नहीं छोड़ना चाहतीं। बिजली की लड़ाई लड़ रहे आरडब्लूए के जाने पहचाने चेहरे बीजेपी प्रदेश अध्यक्ष विजय गोयल के साथ एक मंच पर आए तो चर्चा तेज हो गई कि आरडब्लूए किसके साथ हैं ? हालांकि आरडब्लूए प्रतिनिधियों ने मंच साझा करने का मतलब बीजेपी को सपोर्ट होने से इनकार किया है। लेकिन बीजेपी नेता इसे अपने सपोर्ट के तौर पर ही देख रहे हैं और पब्लिसिटी भी कर रहे हैं।

विजय गोयल के साथ मंच पर जीके -1 के आरडब्लूए प्रतिनिधि राजीव काकरिया , ईस्ट दिल्ली आरडब्लूए जॉइंट फ्रंट के बी . एस . वोहरा , ऊर्जा संस्था के नॉर्थ एरिया कॉर्डिनेटर सौरभ गांधी और चेतना संस्था के अनिल सूद मौजूद थे। ये लोग लगातार बिजली के दाम कम करने की लड़ाई लड़ रहे हैं। बिजली कंपनियों के फर्जी अकाउंट से लेकर डीईआरसी की मिलीभगत का खुलासा लगातार यही लोग करते रहे हैं। 

 बीजेपी के साथ मंच साझा करने के बाद यह सवाल उठ रहा है कि क्या वे बीजेपी के साथ आ गए हैं। प्रेस कॉन्फ्रेंस के दौरान जब यही सवाल इनसे पूछा गया तो बीजेपी अध्यक्ष ने खुद जवाब देना मुनासिब समझा और इन्हें मंच से जवाब देने का मौका नहीं मिला।

बाद में आरडब्लूए प्रतिनिधियों ने कहा कि मंच शेयर करने का यह मतलब कतई नहीं है कि हम बीजेपी वाले हो गए या बीजेपी को सपोर्ट कर रहे हैं। हम मुद्दे को सपोर्ट कर रहे हैं और जो भी पब्लिक की दिक्कत दूर करने की बात करेगा हम उसकी मदद करने को तैयार हैं। इन्होंने बताया कि वे अरविंद केजरीवाल के साथ भी जा रहे हैं और उन्हें भी डॉक्युमेंट्स दे रहे हैं। 

 
हालांकि जब विजय गोयल से यह पूछा कि क्या ये आरडब्लूए बीजेपी को सपोर्ट कर रही हैं तो उन्होंने जवाब दिया बिल्कुल , वह हमें सपोर्ट कर रहे हैं। बीजेपी नेताओं ने यहां तक कहा कि अगर यह बीजेपी को सपोर्ट नहीं कर रहे होते तो वह बीजेपी ऑफिस में मंच साझा करने की बजाय कहीं और प्रेस कॉन्फ्रेंस रखने की बात कर सकते थे। 

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Random check of Mobile Towers for Radiation in East Delhi

Press Release :

The World Health Organisation's International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) says radiation from cellphone handsets and towers is "possibly carcinogenic to humans" and may cause glioma, a type of brain cancer. It says, Towers are more dangerous than handsets because they emit greater-intensity of radiation 24X7.

Therefore, we thought of checking the Radiation from various Mobile Towers in East Delhi. COAI co-operated with us for a random check of few Towers in East Delhi on 9th March, 2013. The readings measured by NARDA equipment were all within the norms of 0.45 w/m2. 

However, we have been informed by the experts from Radiation field, that, from health point of view, safe value is less than 0.0001 W/m2 = 0.1 miilwatts/m2 for 24x7 exposure, and DOT as well our Govt. must look into it and change the norms suitably.

Thanks

B S Vohra

President

East Delhi RWAs Joint Front ( Federation )
www.RWABhagidari.com
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Living in constant din : HT Live East

Krishna Nagar and Geeta Colony residents seem to be living in din constantly. The constant rush of vehicles to and fro has become a headache for them and they want the problem to be addressed on priority. 




 

The traffic police responsible for maintaining a semblance of order on the roads are accusing people for the situation. So there seems no respite in the near future, feel most people. 




Several meetings of the residents and Delhi Police traffic department have been held and despite lengthy discussions nothing came out of it. 




Last month, traffic personnel assured us that they would increase the timings on signal lights so as to easily clear the traffic but it has not been done so far. 




“We have been demanding better traffic management and proper signal lights at every big crossing, but no one is interested in listening to our grievances,” says Shyam Sundar Gulati, a shopkeeper. 




Krishna Nagar and Geeta Colony are hubs of activity during the day. The streets remain clogged. 




Many shops and business establishments are haphazardly located surrounding the residential colonies and the shopkeepers and visitors park their vehicles on the main roads, which leads to a lot of chaos on the roads. 




The movement of heavy vehicles worsens the situation. For two-wheelers, negotiating the dense traffic is a big task. So is the job of crossing the roads for pedestrians. 

Apart from heavy vehicles, DTC buses and RTVs also ply through some roads, which are not wide enough. So it leads to a lot of congestion and chaos on the roads. 

Many shops have been extended up to the road and they have eaten up a chunk of road space. The footpaths too have been usurped by the small time vendors and encroachers. 

Residents say that politicians talk about everything else except traffic management. No political leader wants to include such problems in their manifesto, nor does anybody bother to do anything concrete for them, they add. 

Better traffic management, wide roads, maintained footpaths and proper traffic signals are the basic need of the colony, say residents. 

“Several meetings with traffic police have been organised but no permanent solution seems to be in sight to control the traffic congestion,” says Sonia Vohra, resident, Krishna Nagar. 

“The roads have not been developed properly and electricity poles have still not been removed from the middle of the roads,” says Ravinder Singhal, shopkeeper. 

“We are trying to decongest the main roads and streamline the traffic. We have received some suggestions from RWAs regarding traffic management,” said Rajesh Kumar, area traffic inspector.