Onion & Potato for Direct sales through RWAs !

Today we got 4 vehicles containing Nasik Onions. These vehicles covered various areas of Krishna nagar. Monday / Tuesday onwards we are expecting over 25 to 30 such vehicles at various RWA names forwarded by us. Today, the Nasik onion was sold by them at Rs 30 /- per kg, while the Price of SAFAL is 35 /- The quality seemed best. RWAs can expect Potato as well Tomato also in the coming days.

RWA भी चाहती हैं पार्कों से दूर रहें पेट्स : NBT

PARKING PROBLEM IN COLONIES

Parking, in fact, is a serious problem. Every day you see some news or the other about fight over parking in different areas. One more reason for lack of parking space is conversion of single storey houses in to four-storey buildings, meaning four families in place of one or 8-10 cars in place of 2. The problem is compounded when the stilt parking in these multi-storey buildings is illegally used for commercial purposes and the cars are parked on the road.  It is high time, government/MCD has to formulate a policy to tackle this problem and then strictly implement it.

R. N. Gupta

Priyadarshini Vihar RWA 

Solution to the parking problem

Dear Mr. Vohra ji, My immediate reaction and solution to the parking problem is as follows based on my experience in our (Anand Vihar) colony. - Identify in each block/area vacant spaces like nursery plots, parks/tot lots etc. for conversion into parking lots where the compound walls can be raised, high mast light installed, gates are provided and secured with a chowkidar who could look after the vehicles day/night and clean them also and thereby earn his livelihood from the charges (of course it has to be nominal on a monthly basis) recovered who park their vehicles based on the numbers and type of vehicles; -kitchen gardens and encroachments in front of the houses to be demolished to make space for parking of vehicles; -service lanes where provided have to be gated on both sides and vehicles of owners of the houses at the back of service lanes could profitably be used by adjustments where found necessary. -All residents who have parking space (stilt parking area) below their flats should be forced to park their vehicles when they are no longer required -identify the places for parking duly marked in front of markets, like Vikas Marg etc. for parking of vehicles who come to shopping in those areas; Hospitals/Schools etc. should identify the spaces for parking of the vehicles of visitors etc. failing which no permission should be granted to do their business. As and when they are established parking area should be made compulsory as an integral part of building sanction by the authorities concerned. Roads etc. should be widened and wherever obstacles are found they have to be removed by the authorities concerned. All the above require a coordinated approach by the Police/MCD and such other authorities to identify and take further course of action. As a long term measure, the authorities concerned have to get constructed underground parking space below the parks, nursery plots etc. inside the colonies. Registration of vehicles should be restricted like in many countries i.e. Singapore, Japan etc. Public transport like EMUs (Railways)/bus/metro should be encouraged and planned out in phases so that vehicular traffic on roads could get reduced considerably. With deep regards, TK Balu/Anand Vihar

Meeting for Direct supply of Onion & Potato to RWAs of Delhi

On behalf of Delhi Government, SFAC is arranging for the supply of Onion and Potato, directly from Farmer Producer Organization (FPO), for sale to consumers at the RWAs. 

In this context, SFAC is organizing a meeting of the prominent RWA's of Delhi for supply of Onion and Potato through Mobile Vans. You are requested to please communicate your contact number / contact details so that we can inform you about the date & timings of the meeting. 

Please revert with your mail to : rwabhagidari@yahoo.in

No Parking policy : Hindustan Times

10% of city eaten up by car spaces : Times of India

NEW DELHI: Finding parking space in Delhi is like a treasure hunt. The growing number of cars has led to a scramble for vacant slots and frayed nerves. Rajinder Bhatia's death in west Patel Nagar underlines a larger issue and a crime pattern that needs a closer look. According to a study by the Centre for Science and Environment, parking takes up nearly 10% of the city's space, just 1% less than the green cover. Delhi has 82 lakh registered vehicles and the addition of cars, many of them superfluous, will only compound parking problems in future.

With the lanes in residential areas always packed, fights have become routine. Ambulances, police vehicles and fire tenders often get stuck. "The area needed for parking vehicles is now double of what is taken up by slums in Delhi. The social inequity, shrinking of common areas and unhealthy environment will only get worse," said Anumita Roychoudhary, executive director, CSE.

To tackle this problem, some RWAs have restricted entry of cars, others have proposed parking lots beneath the parks. Many are using colony parks and vacant plots to squeeze in their cars. "There is no policy to curb purchase of cars.

Anyone can buy any number of cars without showing parking space. There is no policy," said Manjeet Singh of South Extension part-I RWA.

Another reason for the mess is the commercialization of residential roads. Banks, nursing homes, gym and departmental stores are essential but daily fights over parking outside houses are also taking their toll. Deflating tyres, towing and damaging cars has become common in such colonies

Since 2005 civic agencies have been collecting conversion charges from these areas. They had to provide parking facilities from this money.

"Not a single parking lot has come up. Where has the money gone?" said Rajiv Kakria of GK-I RWA. Of the 41 parking lots planned by the corporations since 2007, only three have been completed. Vasant Vihar residents' proposal for a parking lot beneath a park was shot down.

Unauthorized colonies as well as congested areas like Karol Bagh and Walled City are worse off. "The lanes are so narrow but people keep buying cars.

We need a policy or more people will be killed over parking rows," said B S Vohra of East Delhi RWAs Joint Front. Experts had suggested charges for street parking but political pressure put them in cold storage. "Public transport needs to improve to reduce reliance on cars," said Ashok Bhasin of North Delhi Residents Welfare Forum.

Quoting Tom Vanderbilt, author of Traffic, "Why we drive the way we do, equates with jungle laws", Roychoudhary summed it up pithily: "Humans hunt for parking the way animals hunt for food."

with thanks : Times of India : LINK

Policy on rooftop solar power generation for Delhi soon !

After years of wait, the decks are finally being cleared for rooftop solar power generation in the Capital. The Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission is expected to notify the proposal, which will see solar units fixed on rooftops, in two weeks’ time. The initiative envisages individual households producing solar power for their own consumption and also decreasing the peak time load on the power network.

The DERC is in the process of finalising regulations about its proposal to introduce net metering for rooftop solar power generation as per the guidelines laid down by the Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.

After the policy is notified, the Delhi Government will initiate putting of solar plants on government buildings, colleges and hospitals. It may be later followed at individual level. In fact, the Delhi Government may announce “production-based subsidy” and other incentives for solar power generation.

So far, Delhi doesn’t have a solar policy, a fact that is an obstacle in accessing incentives for producing solar energy.

with thanks : The Hindu : LINK : for detailed news.

Skyscanner - Travel plan

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Now i wish to go to China. Wanna see the Great wall of China, Wanna see the markets & industry of China. Wanna see that how they could sell everything at rates lesser than, our cost of that product in India. Wanna see how they produce at such lower costs & ruin the markets of other countries. Skyscanner offered an opportunity to travel free of cost to anywhere in the world and i am ready to crack it. Yes, i wanna go to China now and no where else.

I came to know that skyscanner can help me to get the best fares and so i searched a lot on the Skyscanner.com, about flights, about hotel bookings, about car bookings, about bus bookings, about everything. Atlast i got the best route at the best prices, thanks to Skyscanner.

Best Travel deal that i could find for myself was through SKYSCANNER i.e. www.skyscanner.com i.e. from Delhi to Guanzhou with China Southern Airlines for Rs 33,333 (return fair), departure 15^th August 23.10 pm & Reaching canton at 06.50 am. & back on 26^st August, i.e. 07.30 am & reaching Delhi at 10.50 am i.e. 10 days, PLUS a stay at Guanzhou Halyue Hotel for 10 days @ 6,665 comes to 66,650 = 99,983. 

What a Trip to enjoy CHINA for 10 days as well to look into other business opportunities and to have a great view of our competitors. It can be a great opportunity in less than Rs. 1 Lakh, only through skyscanner. Thanks a lot SKYSCANNER for offering such an opportunity.

This post is a part of Skyscanner travel wizard activity at BlogAdda.com  and i have really tried my best to get this opportunity. Thanks Blogadda for making it possible.

Kargil Vijay Diwas !

Status of parks or green belts !

Dear Mr. Vohra ji,

MCD/DDA are all hoodwinking us and giving a false and untrue picture to the Courts of Law regarding the status of parks or green belts etc. I would only vouchsafe about the pitiable condition of parks and green belts being (supposed to be) maintained by the said agencies. Their officials and workmen never work at the field i.e. ground level, but drawing sumptuous salaries with little contribution for the development and maintenance of such parks. For instance Anand Vihar colony has 14 parks, 5 tot lots, (all of MCD) 2 green belts and 1 NH park (of DDA). You can't ask for more! But apart from the 1 NH park, which is being maintained tolerably well by the DDA, rest of them are in a horrible condition. In fact most of them are being looked after by the local residents around such parks by paying hefty amounts to the private mallies. The MCD/DDA mallies are never to be seen in such parks and their supervisors are getting 'commission' from them for marking their presence. Corruption is rampant but not reported as the 'share' goes to everyone, right from the supervisory level to up! 

Now is the time for plantation, watering, manuring, leveling the ground with additional sweet earth etc. but rare to find in any of the parks. The parks are full of filth, broken swings, benches etc. the trees/plants are never pruned, watering is never done, but their attendance is being marked! I quote an instance. I have taken up the issue relating to 'pitiable condition of the green belt' being maintained by the DDA more than 2 years back with the highest authorities i.e. LG/Delhi, who is the Chairman of DDA, and constantly pursuing it at various levels, but no tangible result so far. You could well imagine what else an individual could do for improving the situation for the benefit of all residents over here. The issue had also been taken up by the RWA. Despite all this, It is a pity that the officials concerned don't reply at all, not even an ack.! Where to go?

You must have also read the news item today in HT that Govt. starts inspecting RWAs for rainwater harvesting! Again, I quote, the MCD had constructed in concrete the 'storm water' drainage system in Anand Vihar colony, covering all houses/blocks etc. but forgot to give a 'slope' for the flow of the water! Consequently, the water stagnates in the drains making them a fertile ground for mosquitoes' breeding! The Society had been pleading at the time of construction to give a slope or not to build a concrete surface, so that the water could seep into mother earth, but did not listen, as the contractors had to do the job as per contract with a built-in provision for commission to the officials concerned! Later, the Society had been pleading with them i.e. MCD as well as the DJB to punch the concrete base at several places so that the accumulated dirty water could seep through, but turned deaf ears. This being the ground situation how the Govt. will start inspecting the RWAs for rainwater harvesting! Are the RWAs against it? A point to ponder over! The RWAs are not the 'executive body' to carry out 'rainwater harvesting'! Are they not aware of it? Whom they are fooling - the people, the courts and themselves!

TK Balu/Anand Vihar