‘Swachhta He Seva’ Turns Into ‘Selfie With Garbage’ As Sanitation Workers Go On Strike

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Swachch Bharat’ campaign is nearing its fourth year anniversary on October 02, however, a ‘selfie with garbage’ campaign seems to be gaining more prominence in the national capital.

A certain section of sanitation workers in New Delhi has been on strike since the past 17 days because their demands remain unaddressed by the local and civic authorities. While many workers demand that their salary hasn’t been increased, many contractual workers haven’t been made permanent despite working for decades.

The female sanitation workers allege that they don’t have proper toilets and others are demanding arrears. As a result, piles of garbage can be seen lying in the open, in front of medical clinics, shops, marketplaces, at a time when people are falling prey to a record number of dengue cases.

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A joint front from East Delhi’s residents' welfare association has, therefore, started the‘selfie with garbage’ campaign where annoyed residents are posting pictures with heaps of squalor around their residential areas.

Geeta Colony, Krishna Nagar, Dharampura, Vikas Marg markets, Kailash Nagar and Gandhi Nagar are witnessing alarming levels of filth and dirt. B S Vohra, who heads RWA Bhagidari Movement told TOI, “No solution is in sight. The corporation says it has no funds. The Delhi government says it has released funds.”

The corporation claims that it is facing an acute financial crunch as the Delhi government has refused to allocate funds as per the fourth Delhi Finance Commission’s recommendations despite an order from the high court.

Many sanitation workers who have been working since 1998 deserve regularisation. The money will come later but administrative approval should be given, said the president of the workers’ union, Sanjay Gahlot.

Though, mass regularisation is not an option since it would generate a hefty amount of salary bills as well as arrears. Meanwhile, Corporation commissioner Ranbir Singh said they had been talking to the protesting unions.

with thanks: IndiaTimes: LINK

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B S Vohra
President,
East Delhi RWAs Joint Front - Federation
www.RWABhagidari.com
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SELFIE WITH GARBAGE - IT'S THE PROTEST AGAINST THE DIRTY POLITICS OF EAST DELHI

SELFIE WITH GARBAGE - IT'S THE PROTEST AGAINST THE DIRTY POLITICS OF EAST DELHI. 

अगर आपको भी इस कचरे से तकलीफ़ है तो अपना मोबाइल उठाइए, सेल्फिे लीजिए और हमें सेंड करिए, वरना किसी कोल्हू के बैल की तरह आँखों पे पट्टी बाँधे घूमते रहिए. मर्ज़ी आपकी. बिना रोए तो माँ भी बचे को दूध नही देती, ये तो गंदी राजनीति है. ALL THE PICS ARE BEING UPLOADED AT - https://twitter.com/rwabhagidari

Pathetic condition of the residents of east Delhi

- 8 strikes of sanitation workers in less than 4 yrs

- trending now

- garbage littered all over east Delhi

SELFIE WITH GARBAGE IS A SERIOUS PROTEST

AGAINST THE NON ACTION OF AUTHORITIES.

The SAD STATE OF AFFAIRS...... BS Vohra

18 दिन हो गए पूर्वी दिल्ली की सड़कों पर झाड़ू लगे हुए. जगह जगह कूड़े के ढेर, बदबू, मच्छर, क्या कोई है जो की जनता की सुध लेगा या फिर अगले चुनावों तक सब कुछ ऐसा ही चलेगा? दिक्कत तो इस बात की है कि 17 दिन बीत जाने के बाद भी, कहीं कोई आशा की किरण नज़र नही आ रही. MCD बोलती है कि फंड्स नही हैं. दिल्ली सरकार बोलती है कि पूरे फंड्स दे दिए हैं, और जनता है कि कुछ बोलती ही नहीं. आँखों पे पट्टी बँधे, किसी रहेट के बैल की तरह चुप चाप चली जा रही है.

Getting so many pics on WhatsApp. Can not upload all those as it will become SPAM in the account of our Leaders. Already uploaded around 25 pics. Now onwards will upload only the selected pics. However, keep on sending your pics. Our protest will continue until the strike is over.

Thanks

B S Vohra

President,

East Delhi RWAs Joint Front - Federation

www.RWABhagidari.com

Click your Selfie with Garbage and share it with RWA BHAGIDARI

If you are a resident of East Delhi, you must click your Selfie with Garbage and share it with RWA BHAGIDARI for forwarding to our Elected Representatives from 11 am onwards, tomorrow morning. Join us as this will be our way of Protest against the Kachra Rajniti.

17 दिन हो गए पूर्वी दिल्ली की सड़कों पर झाड़ू लगे हुए. जगह जगह कूड़े के ढेर, बदबू, मच्छर, क्या कोई है जो की जनता की सुध लेगा या फिर अगले चुनावों तक सब कुछ ऐसा ही चलेगा? दिक्कत तो इस बात की है कि 17 दिन बीत जाने के बाद भी, कहीं कोई आशा की किरण नज़र नही आ रही. MCD बोलती है कि फंड्स नही हैं. दिल्ली सरकार बोलती है कि पूरे फंड्स दे दिए हैं, और जनता है कि कुछ बोलती ही नहीं. आँखों पे पट्टी बँधे, किसी रहेट के बैल की तरह चुप चाप चली जा रही है.

NO IF, NO BUT, AS IT IS THE PROTEST.

B S Vohra,
President,
East Delhi RWAs Joint Front - Federation
www.RWABhagidari.com

#sanitationstrike#garbage #kachrarajniti #eastdelhi

Now pay less for the sanctioned power load changes

CONGRATULATIONS !!!!!

We had raised the issue in a big manner and as directed by CM office over a month ago, pleased to inform that DERC has issued the following orders. Now DISCOMs can charge the security deposit only on the Additional Load and not on the Total Load at the prevailing rates. Moreover, in case, they have charged it wrongly, after 1.9.2017,  i,e. before the passing of this order, the excess collected will be adjusted in the bills of the Consumers.

ORDER:

(3) The sub-Regulation (8) of Regulation 20 of Principal Regulations shall be substituted as under:-

“(8) In case of upward revision of sanctioned load or contract

demand of consumer, the consumer shall be liable to pay the

additional security deposit corresponding to additional load at

prevailing rates of security deposit on the date of enhancement.”

{Explanation: The additional load shall be the “Total Load after enhancement” minus “Existing Sanctioned Load or Contract Demand as the case may be”.}

Note: After 1.9.2017, in case if the enhanced security deposit is taken based on total load, the balance amount after adjusting as per sub- Regulation (8) shall be adjusted in the ensuing bill(s) of the consumer.

Will keep on raising the issues in public interest.

Best regards,

B S Vohra

Meeting with Dy CM Mr Manish Sisodia over the Strike of Sanitation workers in East Delhi

पूर्वी दिल्ली मे सफाई करंचारियों की हड़ताल के मदेनज़र, आज, ईस्ट दिल्ली RWAs जॉइंट फ्रंट - फेडरेशन की तरफ से एक डेलिगेशन ने दिल्ली के डेप्युटी CM मनीष सिसोदिया से मुलाकात की और उन्हें हालातों से अवगत कराया. उनको बताया गया कि लोग किस कदर बुरी हालत मे कूड़े व कचरे के ढेर के साथ जीने को मजबूर हैं. बदबू के मारे बीमारियों के फैलने का अंदेशा है.

उनको बताया गया कि  EDMC फंड क्रंच की वजह से कोई काम नही करवा रही है. EDMC का कहना है कि उनको दिल्ली सरकार से सिर्फ़ 590 करोड़ मिले हैं जो की नाकाफ़ी हैं.

इसके जवाब मे मनीष सिसोदिया ने बताया की EDMC गेम  खेल रही है जबकि उसको पूरा फंड दिया जा चुका है. उनका कहना था कि वो एक आद दिन मे RWA फेडरेशन के साथ EDMC को दिए गए पूरे  फंड्स का ब्योरा शेयर  करेंगे. उनका कहना था की EDMC को अपनी इनकम बड़ाने के बारे मे सोचना चाहिए. EDMC जो पैसा बिल्डर्स के ज़रिए कलेक्ट करती है, वो किधर चला जाता है. 

उनका कहना था कि एक बार वो EDMC को दी गई पूरी पेमेंट की डीटेल RWA फेडरेशन के साथ शेयर कर दें, उसके बाद फिर से इस बारे मे बात करेंगे.  उन्होने ये भी कहा की मामला कोर्ट मे है और दिल्ली सरकार सारी डीटेल्स कोर्ट मे सब्मिट कर चुकी है.

इससे एक बात तो सॉफ है कि इस समस्या का कोई भी हल् जल्द नज़र नही आ रहा है और शायद पूर्वी दिल्ली के लोगों को अभी कुछ और दिन इसी तरह के बुरे हालातों मे गुजरने पड़ सकते हैं.

B S Vohra

President,

East Delhi RWAs Joint Front - Federation

www.RWABhagidari.com

Garbage collection in east Delhi sees a dip

The record shows a decline in the average collection since Sept 15

With residents complaining about mounting piles of garbage on the streets of east Delhi, corporation records show the amount being collected has seen a dip this month.

The average amount of garbage collected this month till September 15 stood at 2,212 metric tonnes (MT). Garbage collected since then has been consistently below average, with the exception of September 18 when it was 2,225 MT.

An EDMC official said on Tuesday, “About 80% of garbage is being collected — whatever comes from households — but garbage thrown on the streets is not.”

Garbage collected on September 22 was just 1,068 MT. An official said this was because safai karamcharis were demonstrating that day at the spot where collection trucks were parked.

“Garbage collection for Tuesday is likely to be low because they demonstrated at the same spot once again. But the number will be available only on Wednesday,” he added.

EDMC safai karamcharis have been on strike since September 12 demanding timely payment of salaries, arrears and regularisation of contract workers.

Meanwhile, east Delhi residents took to social media to complain about garbage and filth accumulating in their areas.

Tweeting pictures of overflowing drains and piles of garbage on the street, East Delhi Residents’ Welfare Associations Joint Front president B.S. Vohra said, “Till when will we have to live like this in filth? Till when will they [safai karamcharis] not get their salaries and till when will the streets be filled with garbage?”

In a press release, Leader of the Opposition in the Delhi Assembly Vijender Gupta warned against the threat of spread diseases because of the garbage piled up.

He also condemned Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for not releasing funds to the corporation to pay the workers.

with thanks: the Hindu: link

Sanitation Strike in East Delhi - Dainik Jagran

Sanitation Strike in East Delhi - Dainik Jagran

Ambulance in Traffic jam - It happens only in India ?

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