Delhi Jal Board admits error, gives 30% rebate on bills

NEW DELHI: Accepting that the meter readings collected by them were different from the actual readings in many cases, Delhi Jal Board is giving arebate of 30% on bills dated till March 31, 2013, and paid by January 1, 2014. This, however, does not cover many bills issued in June and July which in some cases are running into lakhs.

Officials said the billing had stabilized after they switched to a new billing system, but it is only after the third billing cycle that the difference will be evident. "We have been getting complaints of high bills.

In areas where private companies have taken over billing, a difference can be seen in the readings. They are recording the actual reading whereas the DJB database shows incorrect readings. It was our fault that the data wasn't recorded correctly so we have decided to give them a rebate and extended the period for payment," said a senior official.

The private companies have also been asked to reasses the bills and charge consumers on the basis on their actual consumption during the period. "If this does not work, they will work out an average consumption and charge accordingly. The new billing system has worked in many areas and consumers have started getting regular and correct bills. We were averaging a four-month billing period earlier, but this financial year, we have completed two billing cycles and are about to start the third," said an official.

with thanks : Times of India : LINK

Enviro Chips !

Treatment of Dengu ( डेंगू का उपचार ) :

डेंगू का उपचार: आजकल डेंगू एक बड़ी समस्या के तौर पर उभरा है, पुरे भारत में ये बड़ी तेजी से बढ़ता ही जा रहा है जिससे कई लोगों की जान जा रही है l 

यह एक ऐसा वायरल रोग है जिसका माडर्न मेडिकल चिकित्सा पद्धति में कोई इलाज नहीं है परन्तु आयुर्वेद में इसका इलाज है और वो इतना सरल और सस्ता है कि उसे कोई भी कर सकता है l 

तीव्र ज्वर, सर में तेज़ दर्द, आँखों के पीछे दर्द होना, उल्टियाँ लगना, त्वचा का सुखना तथा खून के प्लेटलेट की मात्रा का तेज़ी से कम होना डेंगू के कुछ लक्षण हैं जिनका यदि समय रहते इलाज न किया जाए तो रोगी की मृत्यु भी सकती है l 

यदि आपके आस-पास किसी को यह रोग हुआ हो और खून में प्लेटलेट की संख्या कम होती जा रही हो तो चित्र में दिखाई गयी चार चीज़ें रोगी को दें : 

१) अनार जूस 

२) गेहूं घास रस 

३) पपीते के पत्तों का रस 

४) गिलोय/अमृता/अमरबेल सत्व 

अनार जूस तथा गेहूं घास रस नया खून बनाने तथा रोगी की रोग से लड़ने की शक्ति प्रदान करने के लिए है, अनार जूस आसानी से उपलब्ध है यदि गेहूं घास रस ना मिले तो रोगी को सेब का रस भी दिया जा सकता है l

- पपीते के पत्तों का रस सबसे महत्वपूर्ण है, पपीते का पेड़ आसानी से मिल जाता है उसकी ताज़ी पत्तियों का रस निकाल कर मरीज़ को दिन में २ से ३ बार दें , एक दिन की खुराक के बाद ही प्लेटलेट की संख्या बढ़ने लगेगी l 

- गिलोय की बेल का सत्व मरीज़ को दिन में २-३ बार दें, इससे खून में प्लेटलेट की संख्या बढती है, रोग से लड़ने की शक्ति बढती है तथा कई रोगों का नाश होता है l यदि गिलोय की बेल आपको ना मिले तो किसी भी नजदीकी पतंजली चिकित्सालय में जाकर "गिलोय घनवटी" ले आयें जिसकी एक एक गोली रोगी को दिन में 3 बार दें l 

यदि बुखार १ दिन से ज्यादा रहे तो खून की जांच अवश्य करवा लें l 

यदि रोगी बार बार उलटी करे तो सेब के रस में थोडा नीम्बू मिला कर रोगी को दें, उल्टियाँ बंद हो जाएंगी l 

ये रोगी को अंग्रेजी दवाइयां दी जा रही है तब भी यह चीज़ें रोगी को बिना किसी डर के दी जा सकती हैं l 

डेंगू जितना जल्दी पकड़ में आये उतना जल्दी उपचार आसान हो जाता है और रोग जल्दी ख़त्म होता है l

VIRENDER GROVER

Govt to act on discom dues after elections

NEW DELHI: The government plans to get strict with the Reliance discoms, BSES Rajdhani and BSES Yamuna, from December for their failure to pay the generation companies, IPGCL and PPCL, and also the transmission utility, Delhi Transco. Sources say unless the discoms clear their dues, the government will have to regulate supply to them.

Similar threats have been made in the past, but this time the government is waiting for the elections to get over as snapping power supply could lead to blackouts across the city. Power department officials say the companies owe approximately Rs 2,800 crore to the generating companies and another Rs 1,100 crore to Transco, and . Over the past few weeks, they have paid Rs 200 crore to the gencos. But, officers point out, the two firms have defaulted on payment since 2010-11 unlike the third discom, Tata Power Delhi.

"The discoms have a lot of regulatory assets piled up which have just been accumulating and this has to be addressed at the proper level," said power secretary R K Verma. "At the same time, they have been defaulting on current dues, and if they fail to pay immediate outstanding dues, we will be left with no choice but to take action."

Verma hinted that the action could be on the lines of Delhi Metro's takeover of the Airport Express Line after Reliance stopped operations. "We have sent a number of me-morandums to the discoms to discuss a payment schedule but they never have an answer. They only talk about their outstanding dues," said Verma, adding, "DERC has directed that the August-September dues have to be cleared but the discoms have not paid. If they are in such a precarious financial situation, why doesn't their promoter, Reliance Group, bail them out?''

with thanks : Times of India : LINK : for detailed news.

GK-II residents hit with hefty water bills

NEW DELHI: Shubhra Banerjee received a water bill of Rs 4.23 lakh for a period of two months this year. Banerjee lives with her mother in a flat in Greater Kailash-II. Averaging about 35 units a month, their consumption for the period between April and June is an astounding 8,740 units. Complaints to Delhi Jal Board (DJB) have yielded no results.

Darshan Lal Madan, a resident of GK-II's E-block, has to pay a bill of Rs 3 lakh for a period of three months while Ajay Gupta, another resident of E-block, has to pay a bill of Rs 1.27 lakh.

DJB claims that its billing system has improved substantially after it implemented a new system last year and the consumers can bid farewell to elevated bills by the end of this year. This, however, has not made any difference to several consumers who have been slapped with bills running into lakhs.

Banerjee says that she has been chasing DJB officials but the only response she has received is a DJB staffer asking for Rs 30,000 to "settle the matter". "I had been calling their office and all I was told is that they are looking into my case," she added.

Reflecting more poorly on DJB's consumer records, Banjeree's connection is in the name of one Jaswinder Singh. "We brought the property from him in 1976 and have been writing since then to the water utility to change the name in its records. Again, nothing has happened," she said.

Contrary to what some DJB officials said might be a result of meter change, residents who have complained of escalated bills say their meters have not been changed and this is a most likely a result of incorrect meter reading.

with thanks : Times of India : LINK : for detailed news.

After 5 years, power promises remain on paper

NEW DELHI: Power remains a vexed issue for both politicians and citizens ahead of the assembly polls. In the past five years, the government made several promises, including round-the-clock supply and enhanced internal electricity generation. TOI reviews how well it has kept them.

Generation deficit and gas shortage

In 2008, Delhi generated approximately 1,600MW from five power stations and sourced the rest of its requirement from central sector power stations. New plants—Pragati Power Phase II in Bamnauli and Pragati Power Phase III in Bawana—were due to come up ahead of the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Additionally, the Delhi government tied up with Aravali Super Thermal Power Station to get 750 MW.

But the 2010 Games came and went by, and the promised power plants could not start generation. Gas shortage crippled the new plants and, even today, Delhi gets barely 250MW from the 1,500MW power plant in Bawana. The Bamnauli project has been shelved indefinitely.

Discoms like Tata Power (formerly NDPL), meanwhile, tried to supplement generation by setting up their own plants but they were also hit by the gas crisis. The 108MW plant in Rithala was conceived to help the discom source peak power at the height of summer and winter. But ever since it became operational, it has barely produced 10-20% of its installed capacity.

Officials say keeping the plant running with less gas turned out to be costlier than expected. Discoms have also refused to buy power from the Aravali station claiming it is too expensive.

"In reality, generation has hardly improved since 2008. The Indraprastha power plant was shut down and new plants like Bawana can barely produce any power with the gas crisis. Delhi is still forced to procure most of its power from outside states," said an expert.

With thanks : Times of India : LINK : for detailed news.

Health Camp

A Health Camp has been organised by Mrs Meera Sabharwal at Geeta colony, today, timings 10 AM to 2 PM.

Inflation 2013 !

School children's plying with own life ?

Today at 7.37 am near pusa road, I had seen some school children's were playing with his own life. They were hanging on the back side of the DTC Bus. Is there no check to stop them by traffic police ? Are we waiting for any mishap to happen ?

Ajay Gupta

How to register RWA ?

If you want to get your RWA registered, you have to do as below :

Minimum of 7 persons can form the RWA. First decide a name & make the Mamorandum of association & Rules of regulations. These are to be submitted duly attested by a notary alongwith two affidavits to the Registrar of societies. Remember you have to attach a copy of voter ID / Pan card of all the desirous persons / office bearers list added as above.

Specimen of mamorandum of association, Rules & regulations, affidavits can be viewed at

http://www.rwabhagidari.com/registerRWA.htm

Water front : Press cuttings : S A Naqvi