Friday, July 18, 2014
Thursday, July 17, 2014
Why not involve RWAs, corporates to maintain parks? HC
The Delhi High Court today suggested roping in of Resident Welfare Associations (RWA) and corporate firms to manage the parks in the national capital as the civic agencies do not seem equal to the task.
"Why don't we involve RWAs and corporates to maintain parks? They (civic agencies) are not doing the needful," a bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice R S Endlaw said while hearing a plea on the issue of poor conditions of children's parks in the city highlighted in a letter written by Supreme Court judge Justice Kurian Joseph.
The court also invited suggestions from senior advocate Nidhesh Gupta appointed as amicus curiae to assist the court.
During the hearing, Gupta submitted photographs of various parks in the city and said that except two, at India Gate and Sarojini Nagar, the rest are in poor condition.
He also said the status reports of New Delhi Municipal Council and North Delhi Municipal Corporation stating that the parks have been repaired and are functional and the pictures attached by the civic agencies, both are incorrect and misleading.
He also cited the standards followed by various countries in maintaining parks and such amusement facilities and submitted that it is the responsibility of the central government to take care of upkeep of such places.
Earlier, he had told the court that "facilities in parks are like death traps. Almost all the swings, slides and other facilities are in pathetic condition. In some of them, nails are coming out."
He had made the submission after visiting parks at various places including Vasant Vihar, Vasant Kunj, Greater Kailash and India Gate.
In his letter, Justice Kurien had mentioned India Gate children's park and the Lake park at Sarojini Nagar but the high court had expanded the scope of the PIL by including all such parks in Delhi and had asked the agencies to give details regarding the number of such places and their proposed action plan to upgrade, maintain and repair facilities there.
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DERC approves 8.32% power tariff hike across Delhi
दिल्ली में पॉवर टॅरिफ 8.32% - 9.52% बड़ाने के साथ DERC ने अब तक लगने वाला 6 - 8% का PPAC ख़तम कर दिया. इसका यह साफ साफ मतलब निकलता है कि दिल्ली में अब तक लगने वाला PPAC बिल्कुल नज़ायज़ था या फिर इस बार पॉवेर टॅरिफ बड़ा दिया गया है और तीन महीनों के बाद एक बार दोबारा से PPAC लागु कर दिया जाएगा. पोवेर टॅरिफ के लिए एक और slab ( > 1200 units @ 8.75 pu ) का बड़ा देना भी बिल्कुल गल्त है. इस महंगाई के दौर में दिल्ली की जनता ज़रा से बोझ को भी बर्दाश्त करने के मूड में नही है.
DERC has raised the Power Tariff in Delhi by 8.32% - 9.52% for various distributors. Besides it has removed the PPAC of 6 - 8% being charged upto now. It clearly means that the PPAC being charged till date was totally unjustified OR this time they have raised the power tariff and sooner or later they will reimpose the PPAC ? Moreover the imposition of another slab of over 1200 units @ 8.75 per unit is also absolutely unjustified. In any case Delhiites are not willing to bear any more burden on the whims & fancy of DERC.
B S Vohra
East Delhi RWAs Joint Front
Wednesday, July 16, 2014
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Sunday, July 13, 2014
Suggestions are very precious and practical
Mr Vohra ji,
The suggestions are very precious and practical; these could be taken up with the LG and other cocerned authorities.
The minimum that the PWD/MCDs could do, to begin with, is to instal a notice board indicating the project work, estimate, date of completion, name of contractor, JE/AE etc.
What they do is instal a notice board indicating the name of the councillor/MLA/MP with whose efforts the work is being done. It is totally unjustified on the part of the politicianss.
There should be transparency and responsibility at every stage of the project work . There must be certain mechanism whereby the work is taken up and participation and involvement of the people is ensured.
M M Lal Bhasin
President,
Delhi Electricity Consumers Society Regd
& Patron, RWA D Blk.Ashok Vihar
Saturday, July 12, 2014
Officials to inspect if RWAs harvesting rain
My dear Vohra Ji,
It is strange. Govt. officials with little knowledge keep on issuing baseless directives without studying the problem. Rain water harvesting is such a proposition. In small flats, First of all they should find out the way as to how and where the water could be harvested. After that they should provide technical know how and funds, only after which the RWAs come in picture.
S.K. Chandan.
RWA, Janakpuri,
Friday, July 11, 2014
Officials to inspect if RWAs harvesting rain
Dear Vohra Ji,
I fully agree with you. Let the Govt Team come. When they give the date & Time of the visit to a colony, the Colony should inform this to every one on your blog as well as on URJA & Joint Front groups. We should all join up and explain the Govt Officials, the sorry state of affairs.
regards
Col Shivraj
President
Munirka Vihar Welfare Association
Officials to inspect if RWAs harvesting rain
Dear Mr. Vohra ji,
You are right and always ! It is true how the RWAs could be held responsible? Notwithstanding, I would like to mention that when the MCD (now EDMC) constructed the storm water drains in our colony, we had suggested two things (i) to give a slope to the entire drain-line so that the water could be channelized properly and will lead to a greater storage space and thereby save the precious rain water and (ii) punch the concrete base of the drainage so that the accumulated water could drain itself to mother earth, which is also a measure of rain water harvesting. Despite repeated pleas, they had not listened to either of the suggestions. As a result water gets accumulated in the storm water drains with silt and become a fertile breeding ground for mosquitoes which has been shown to the authorities concerned as well! At our repeated request they(the EDMC) do some cosmetic treatment by taking out the silt under the drainage accumulated over a period of time, before the onset of monsoon and claim that they have done an wonderful service by doing so!
Even now the EDMC instead of doing all this useless work under the banner of 'rain water harvesting' (when there is no rain at all), punch the base of the storm water drains already constructed with a concrete base on sides as well as at the bottom, the accumulated water could seep down to earth and only silt has to be removed from time to time to make it functional. Will the authorities listen to this suggestion! We pray to the Almighty!!
Incidentally, I would like to mention yet an another important aspect relating to 'colony security'. Is it not the sole and whole responsibility of the Police authorities to ensure the 'safety and security' of people and their properties? If so, why the RWAs are forced to make their own arrangements to secure the colony by engaging 'security guards - chowkidars', put up iron gates at the entry and exit points of the colony and guard them too, arrange to provide CCTVs at vantage points etc. In case the Police dept. is having a shortage of personnel to do its sole and basic job, which plea they often take without any logic or base and which has been questioned too by Courts, let them reimburse the expenditure being incurred by the RWAs on this account which is substantial and has to be squeezed from the residents with a beggars bowl by the RWAs! Will it not be constitute a justifiable PIL before the court. Your comments pl. I would suggest this cause should be taken up collectively with the authorities concerned and pleaded in the Courts of Law!
With deep regards,
TK Balu/Anand Vihar
Officials to inspect if RWAs harvesting rain
You have very rightly said Vohra ji, RWAs have not been given any authority despite their repeated appeals in various meetings with the CM, DC(Revenue) and the Commissioner, MCD/EDMC. Even, our request that RWAs should be consulted before starting any development work in their respective areas, has not been heard. Policies and decisions are made in air-conditioned rooms without knowing the ground realities.
Empowerment of RWAs is an important issue being raised by different RWAs for a long time. I think it is time that we raise it with the LG, if the government wants a positive support and participation of RWAs. Bhagidari was an avenue to raise our problems and concerns, that too has been scrapped.
R. N. Gupta
Priyadarshini Vihar RWA
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