Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Water Problem in the area of Shalimar Park, Shahdara

We are facing difficulty water problem from 02.12.2013, Reliance company had damaged the DJB Pipe Line in our area Shalimar Park on 02.12.2013. I have also logged complaint at CCR on 04.12.2013 at about 5.30 A.M. I have also inform this problem to Dr. Narender Nath, MLA of our area.
I had also talk with you on 07.12.2013 at about 8 A.M in this matter on the telephone. DJB team came with Shri Brij Lal ( Z.E.) on the same day at about 10.30 A.M. and repaired the Pipe Line, but water supply has not done O.K. till today.
I have logged Complaint No. 21487 dated 07.12.2013 at CCR & 1426 dated 08.12.2013 at Jagriti SPS Emergency Centre. I have also talking with Mr. Tyagi J.E. Mr. Brij Lal Z.E. and Mr. Sudhir Chauhan E.E. continuously in this matter, but no response/result.
I had also demanded the water tanker in our area on 0812.2013 & 09.12.2013 from the Emergency at Jagriri S.P.S. Mr. Giri Telephone operater told me on the telephone tanker has been sent at your area on both the days, whenever no tanker has come in our area. 
I had also contact Mr. Rajesh (J.E.) emergency and its Mat Mr. Narender.Kindly look the matter personally and solve the the above problem in the largest interest of publik.
Thanking You,

(D.K.Gupta, Advocate)
President- Jharkhandi RWA Shalimar Park, Shahdara, Delhi-110032

Your valued opinion plz : A, B, C or D as below ?


A hung assembly in the visibility, with fresh elections almost 6 months away, may we know about your opinion that what you are looking for ?

A : Fresh Poll
B : Formation of Govt by BJP / AAP on common minimum agenda
C : Congress to support BJP or AAP in the formation of Govt.
D : BJP / AAP to support Congress.

Plz mail us your opinion at the earliest.

Thanks

Team
RWABhagidari

Sunday, December 8, 2013

देश की जनता अब जाग चुकी है

यह जो वोट पड़ा है यह केवल Anti Incumbency का वोट नही है, बल्कि यह वोट है महंगाई के खिलाफ, बिजली के बिल के खिलाफ, गंदे पानी के खिलाफ, भरष्टाचार के इल्ज़ामों के खिलाफ जिसके लिए शायद कॉंग्रेस पार्टी ने कभी विचार ही नही किया. सिर्फ़ फुड सेक्यूरिटी बिल पास कर के अगर आप सोचते थे की आप चुनाव जीत जाएँगे, तो वो ग़लत था. जब आग पेट में लगी हो, अपने घर में लगी हो तो लोगों को मजबूरन उसे बुझाने के लिए उठना पड़ता है और उसका नतीजा है की एक नई नवेली पार्टी ने बड़े बड़े नेताओं को धूल चटा दी. अब सरकार बने या दुबारा चुनाव हो, इन नेताओं को जनता के बारे में गंभीरता से सोचना पडेगा वरना यह सच है की देश की जनता अब जाग चुकी है.

Thursday, December 5, 2013

BELIEF


Our " Vote Delhi Vote " campaign on Social Media

For the Delhi Assembly Elections, we started our, " VOTE DELHI VOTE ", campaign on 7th November & in less than 30 days, we uploaded over 30 banners on our Social network sites. Purpose was just the promotion of VOTING. Our Vote Delhi Vote banners can be viewed, all together at : http://www.rwabhagidari.com/VoteDelhiVoteBanners.htm

DERC invites ideas for solar power metering

NEW DELHI: Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission has invited suggestions and feedback from stakeholders on a proposal to introduce netmetering for rooftop solar power generation as per guidelines laid down by the ministry of new and renewable energy. 

The commission claims that, with about 300 sunny days in Delhi a year and around 30 lakh households, Delhi has more than 700 sq km of built-up area for installation of photo-voltaic systems. With net metering, the commission will be able to keep an account of how much self-generated solar power the consumer will retain, how much they will pass to the distribution grid and how much they will draw from it. 

"Net metering will help in keeping account of the power produced from the solar panels. We are waiting for consumer feedback on the proposal before we proceed to fix up solar power tariffs," said an official. 

Senior officials said introducing solar power policy in Delhi has become a priority for DERC though the proposal has been stuck in red tape for years. "If somebody wants to generate solar power for their own purposes, they may do so and, if they produce more, they can then have an arrangement with their power supplier BSES or Tata to send the excess power in the distribution grid. The consumer can simultaneously draw solar power from this grid," DERC chairperson P D Sudhakar said. 

Renewable energy analysts, meanwhile, have had mixed responses about DERC's draft net metering proposal. Some clauses may not be very encouraging for people who plan to have solar rooftop facilities. 

Manish Ram, renewable energy analyst with Greenpeace India, says it's a "good initiative" to have a net metering proposal but adds "DERC's policy says that the capacity to be allowed for each distribution transformer shall not exceed 15% of the capacity of that transformer. I am not sure why there is such a limit. If people have rooftop space they must be allowed to instal bigger capacity solar generation facilities". 

Delhi doesn't have a solar policy, a fact that may constrain people from accessing incentives for producing solar energy. Delhi's environment department has prepared a draft solar policy that upholds "production-based subsidy". This means the government will pay for the units of energy one saves by using solar power. People who plan install solar roof-tops can also enjoy a 30% subsidy on solar panels from the ministry.


with thanks : Times of India : LINK



Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Experts warn taxpayer of power tariff burden


NEW DELHI: Electricity tariffs in Delhi have become the biggest selling point for political parties in Wednesday's polls. While new entrant Aam Aadmi Party has promised to cut tariffs in Delhi by 50% if it comes to power, the BJP manifesto has assured a 30% reduction. However, power sector industry experts say that, with discoms already defaulting on payments and unable to pay generation companies, the only way out would be increasing government subsidy.

Delhi discoms BSES Yamuna, BSES Rajdhani and Tata Power Delhi have been complaining to regulatory body DERC over unrealistic tariffs for the last several years. The financial situation of discoms has reached a point where they claim they are surviving only on bank loans and borrowings.

Reliance discoms, in fact, have been regularly defaulting on payments to NTPC, Damodar Valley, IPGCL and PPCL. DERC has also accepted that tariffs in Delhi are below par and have announced a series of hikes over the last few years to meet costs. In this scenario, promises by political parties for a tariff reduction could only come at the cost of the taxpayer if government subsidies are increased, say experts.

Tata Power Delhi CEO Praveer Sinha said, "Reduction in tariffs is only determined by DERC and the government or political parties have no role in this. The only way to reduce tariffs is by giving more subsidies. Discoms have to be financially sustainable and there is no clear cut way to reduce tariffs and can only come down by the subsidy mechanism. Even DERC knows that unless generation costs go down, power tariffs cannot reduce and it is the commission's responsibility to make the power sector sustainable."

"Unless there is some subsidy proposed by the government, with the current financial situation of the discoms, a tariff reduction is not possible. Companies are already not able to meet costs," a top official from east Delhi discom BSES Yamuna said. DERC officials, meanwhile, declined to comment on promises made by political parties and said they had no interaction with any party and were not involved in any party's agenda.

While AAP claims that a CAG audit of discoms will automatically show how discoms are actually in profit, BJP has come out with its own formula including bringing in more distribution utilities to end the current Reliance/Tata monopoly and bring down tariffs. "One of the ideas proposed is reducing surplus power. What parties do not understand is that surplus power is essential to ensure 24/7 availability of power in the city. To meet peak hour demand, surplus is sometimes necessary in certain time slots," explained a BSES official.


with thanks : Times of India : Link

Thanks Delhiites for BREAKING the RECORD - it's in between 65 % to 70%. Final figures awaited.


Voted ?


Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Must vote today if you don't want a HUNG HOUSE !


MUST VOTE : 4th December : Vote Delhi Vote :

दोस्तो, 

पाँच सालों के बाद एक मौका मिलता है, अपनी वोट डाल कर अपनी मनपसंद सरकार को चुनने का. हम यह नही कहते की किस पार्टी को वोट डालो बल्कि हम तो सिर्फ़ इतना चाहते हैं की आप अपने मत का सदुपयोग करो, अपने वोट का पर्योग करो और अपनी मनपसंद सरकार को चुन लो. 

क्या आप इस मौके का सदुपयोग नही करोगे ? क्या सारा दिन सिर्फ़ व्यर्थ में खराब कर दोगे और फिर बाद में कलपोगे की यह नही हुआ या वो नही हुआ ? 

अभी भी समय है, उठो, जागो, सवेरा होने वाला है, सूरज निकलने वाला है, आप खुद भी वोट डालो और अपने सभी दोस्तों, रिश्तेदारों को भी बोलो कि वोट ज़रूर डालनी है. 

आप भी इस देश के ज़िम्मेदार नागरिक हो. हम उम्मीद करते हैं की कल Delhi वाले पिछले सारे रेकॉर्ड तोड़ कर वोट डालने का एक नया कीर्तिमान बनाएँगे. 

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Monday, December 2, 2013

Vote Delhi Vote : must Vote on 4th December :


RWAs appeal to the residents of Delhi for a Decisive Mandate :

Plz refer all the Elections related survey reports on various TV channels & Print media. Most of these are clearly showing the HUNG DELHI ASSEMBLY.

Do you think, we can afford, another Poll after a month, as even the Political permutations & combinations, seem impossible, due to reasons known to everyone.

If we want to come out of this upcoming Political Mess, we must use our brain & not just the heart alone, while casting our valuable vote.

Therefore, we hereby appeal to the DELHIITES, to come out on 4th of December, in huge numbers, with friends & relatives, to cast our most valuable Vote, and BE ASSURED, we will give a DECISIVE MANDATE on 8th of December.

Thanks

B S Vohra
East Delhi RWAs Joint Front, ( Federation ),

Are we heading for a HUNG HOUSE ?





















With Thanks : Hindustan Times

Saturday, November 30, 2013

BJP opposes DERC move to initiate process to hike power tariff


Opposing the move by  Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) to hike power tariff,  today said the regulator is working in a doubtful manner. 

Delhi BJP chief Vijay Goel alleged that the DERC's move was in collusion with the power discoms. 

He said there was no need for an increase as BJP was convinced that power tariff in Delhi can easily be slashed by 30 per cent. 

"The DERC is working in a doubtful manner to hike power tariff in Delhi. The consultants have been appointed and advertisement has been given for the purpose. The BJP strongly condemns this attempt to hike power tariff. The party is committed to reduction of power tariff by 30 per cent, if elected," Goel said. 

He said BJP has been raising the issue of transparency in tariff setting by DERC and also process of tariff determination. 

"The fact that the consultants appointed by the DERC were also either statutory auditors or were working for one or the other discoms, it constitutes a breach of trust on the part of the DERC. There is clear conflict of interests on part of the consultants," Goel said. 

Questioning the move, he said that DERC seems to be in a hurry to hike tariff while the election was around the corner. 

"Whatever policy decision was to be taken regarding revision of power tariff should be taken by the new government. But, the DERC's action reflects collusion between the regulator, which seems to be acting at the behest of the Congress government and the private discoms," Goel said. 

The BJP had raised the issue in March, when he along with Member of State Advisory Committee of DERC Anil Sood and other experts met the DERC Chairman. 

The DERC Chairman then admitted that the regulator committed mistake in the appointment of the consultants and assured the delegation to rectify the mistake soon, he said, adding but, the advertisement released by the DERC on November 28 and appearing in newspapers shows a totally casual and careless attitude of the DERC. 

"On the one hand the discoms were likely to submit the Aggregate Revenue Requirements (ARR) and on the other, it is extending the date for submission of Request for Proposal by the Consultants. This means the DERC was not at all ready to review the ARR and undertake the exercise of True-Up," he said.


with thanks : Business Standard : LINK

Friday, November 29, 2013

Pics with Dr.Prannoy Roy, NDTV







Strange but True !

No tap water for 25% of Delhiites


NEW DELHI: As Delhi heads for polls, some key issues are agitating the common voter although these may not be felt as much by the city's well-heeled sections. One such issue is water. According to Census 2011, about a quarter of the city's 1.67 crore population does not get treated piped water. That's about 42 lakh people dependent on water tankers, hand pumps, tubewells etc.
Delhi Jal Board (DJB) produces 818 million gallons per day (mgd) of water while the demand is 1,025 mgd. That's a shortfall of more than 20%.
Delhiites who do get water supply are only slightly better off. In most colonies, the supply lasts for 2-3 hours. In summers, it gets worse. According to a survey done by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) last year, out of 111 resident welfare associations that responded to queries, 64 received less than two hours water supply in summer and 59 felt that water was unfit for drinking.
For the past 20 years, Congress and BJP have run the state government and the municipal corporations between them. Yet, they have been unable to deliver this basic entitlement to the people.
A deal was signed in 1994 to deliver water Delhi from three dams to be built in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. After 19 years, the dams are yet to be built. Two of them, Kishau and Renuka, have not even got clearances.
DJB has water treatment plants at six places with a combined capacity of 690 mgd. The CAGfound that at Chandrawal, pumps and flow meters were not working properly, the pond was silted with mud and waste water was leaking all over from 57-year-old sluices and gates. The pumps that push the treated water out were connected to pipes with smaller than optimal diameters, making the pumps less efficient.
Delhi has a very imbalanced and unjust water distribution set up. The CAG report points out that the whole water delivery system is mismanaged, inefficient and weighted in favour of some areas. For instance, the water treatment plant at Nangloi produces 40 mgd for a population of 23.47 lakh. That works out to about 77 litres per day per person.
However, the supply ranged from 3.36 litres per capita per day (lpcd) for 2.5 lakh people in Daulatpur to 225 lpcd for 1.9 lakh people living in Nangloi, according to the CAG report. Some areas in Vikaspuri get just 42 lpcd while others get more than 212 lpcd.
While DJB itself supplies about 128 mgd of groundwater through its network, the population left out of its network depends mostly on groundwater. This has led to a serious crisis of quality. According to the Central Ground Water Board's quality checks, parts of several districts have high nitrate, chloride, fluoride and salinity.
In 2009, 400 million cubic metres (mcm) of groundwater was being drawn out every year while availability was 290 mcm. Twenty blocks spread across the city were 'over-exploited' and five were semi-critical. Water table is falling at the rate of 40 to 100 cm per year.
So, not only is safe water unavailable to a large section of Delhiites, the future looks bleak too. Population is expected to grow while supply cannot keep pace, and groundwater is fast disappearing.
with thanks : Times of India : LINK

Water Front : S A Naqvi ji



"CHECK-UP-WITH-JOY"

Bharatiyam, (registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860) a national level society is seeking assistance for their project "check-up with joy".They are in a need of volunteers to support aged and needy citizens of Delhi who are enrolled for CGHS benefits, but are not able to avail the facilities due to their age related and other inabilities. Volunteers can choose CGHS dispensary/hospital and also a day of their choice for providing support / service to the elderly and needy. Please see the following link.

http://bharatiyam.co/check-up-with-joy.html


Kindly  directly contact Mr.Ahmad Belal, Project Coordinator, BHARATIYAM , Mobile :9718263037

Thursday, November 28, 2013

strange but True !

No sewers in 2 out of 5 Delhi homes


Here is a statistic from Census 2011 that will leave you shocked : 40% of Delhi's population - about 67 lakh people - lives in homes that do not have closed drains to take away waste water. In fact, they are not connected to the sewerage system at all. Toilets in these homes are mostly connected to septic tanks, and waste water from bathrooms etc flows into open drains.
Where are these people? Most of them live in the vast northern periphery of Delhi. In North East district, 73% of the population lives in homes with open drains. In North West district, 45% don't have closed drains. In the South district too 40% don't have proper drains. It is only in the central core of Delhi that the situation is somewhat reasonable.
Living near open drains, which probably get clogged and overflow periodically is a severe health hazard that hits quality of life. In 2001, 65% of the urban population of Delhi was covered under sewerage network. This declined to 55% in 2011, according to analysis done by National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB).
There is another side to this dismal story. According to NCRPB, Delhi generates about 4,528 million litres of sewage every day but the sewer network manages to intercept only about 2,280 million litres. The reason is fairly straightforward - the sewer network does not reach about half of Delhi's population. So, the unintercepted sewerage flows straight into water bodies or reaches the Yamuna river through storm water drains.
The 31 sewage treatment plants (STPs) in Delhi, which have a combined capacity of 2,475 million litres of sewage per day, actually treat only 1,589 mld. Between 2001 and 2011, the amount of sewage treated has increased from 1,500 mld to 1,589 mld - just 6%.
The reason why these expensive STPs are lying idle is simple. The sewage just does not reach the plants. A recent report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) pointed out that Delhi Jal Board (DJB) spent Rs 2,715 crore building STPs and sewers. The CAG criticized DJB, saying that increasing capacity of STPs was beyond justification.
In 2008, a new idea was floated. If homes could not be connected to sewers, at least some of the sewage flowing in the storm water drains towards the river could be collected and treated. Called the 'interceptor sewer system', it was hoped that by this means another 31% of Delhi's population would come under sewerage system, though indirectly.
What happened next is typical of Delhi's callousness. Engineers India Limited was appointed to prepare a project, which it did. The report said the project could be finished by September 2010. The government sat on the proposal for three years and it was finally awarded in July 2011 to be completed by 2014. Meanwhile, it turns out that STPs may find it difficult to treat the intercepted sewage during monsoon months as a large amount of rainwater would be mixed with it.

with thanks : Times of India : LINK 

Friday, November 15, 2013

Railway Pensioners Welfare Association

Railway Pensioners Welfare Association (Regd.) 7/15, Tilak Nagar New Delhi. 110018, is holding its meeting at Arya Samaj Mandir, Anand Vihar on the 24th. November, 2013 Sunday at 3.30PM. 

Apart from other information for the interest of the Railway Pensioners, we are also releasing 2014 Calender through the benevolent presence of Shri C L Kaw Ex Chairman Railway Board along with other big retired officers from the Railways.  

ALL ARE REQUESTED TO KINDLY PARTICIPATE AND DERIVE ADVANTAGE AND BECOME MEMBERS.  

THANKS.........
R K Nanda
President

First time in East Delhi Saint Morari Bapu's Ram Katha

Dear Mr. Vohra ji,

I would request you to kindly arrange to put it on your website the following for information / guidance of all members of our East Front which has since carved a niche in the East Delhi map and is becoming a popular front all over!

"First time in East Delhi Saint Morari Bapu's Ram Katha will be held from 23rd November to 1st December, 2013 as per programme given below:-

23.11.13 - 11 a.m. Shubh Kalas Yatra from Sri Ram Mandir/Anand Vihar to Katha Sthal
23.11.13 - 4 p.m. onwards Sri Ram Katha by Morari Babu followed by Prasad
24.11.13 to 1.12.13 -  Sri Ram Katha (contd.) from 10 a.m. 2 p.m., daily, followed by Maha Prasad.

Venue: D.D.A. Ground, Near Karkarduma Metro Station, Delhi-92
Organizers: Sneh Darshan Foundation - Phones: 011-22054300; 22054500 Fax: 22527488
E-mail: snehdarshanfoundation@gmail.com Website snehdarshanfoundation.com 

27.11.13 at 7 p.m. - Bhajan Sandhya - Shri Vinod Agarwal - Venue: DDA Ground, Near Karkarduma Metro Station, Delhi

Chairman: Shri Pramod Goyal (9811076449) Secretary General: Shri Dinesh C. Gupta(9810006926)"

Thanking you and with best regards,

TK Balu/Anand Vihar

Thursday, November 14, 2013

Vote Delhi Vote. No excuses please !


Supply of contaminated and Yellow Water





























Sir,

Residents of Pocket-C, Mayur Vihar II are complaining supply of contaminated and Yellow Water by BD Block UGR. Fear outbreak of epidemic jaundice etc. Request immediate action.

Complaint already sent through letter on November 8th with copy endorsed to Grievance Cell CM Delhi.

we have sent the Water samples taken from various Flats to The JE (Puneet Kaushik), Jal Board Offiece, Mayur Vihar-II, toady, photo of the samples is attached for your kind refrerence. 


Anil Grover

President,
Resident`s Welfare Society (Regd.No.S/18577(1stJan1988)
Pocket-C, Mayur Vihar-II, Delhi-110091

Monday, November 11, 2013

Plz be our friend on Facebook also !












We are sure all of you are on FaceBook. Please be our friend on Facebook also. It will be much more easier for all of us to interact with each other in adition to our regular activities on the RWABhagidari Blog. Our FaceBook link is as below : www.facebook.com/rwabhagidari

Please like our New Page on FaceBook which is presently promoting  our VOTE DELHI VOTE campaign for the Assembly Elections in Delhi. Link of our new page VOICE OF DELHI is as below : www.facebook.com/VoiceofDelhiRWAs

Looking forward to meet you on FaceBook.

Thanks