Community Development Meet

Delhi Water Bodies Go Under, Almost

In a blow to conservation efforts, of the 629 water bodies identified by government agencies, as many as 232 cannot be revived for various reasons.

A reply by Delhi's Urban Development department to a query by Vinod Jain under the Right to Information (RTI) Act provided a break-up of the status of 629 water bodies, along with one that was later added to the list under the Irrigation and Flood Control department (I&FC).

 

A majority of the 175 that cannot be revived come under the Delhi government's I&FC department, apart from 16 others, where legal disputes have prevented any work to be taken up.

Further, it mentions that 37 water bodies under Delhi Development Authority (DDA) and four under Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) cannot be revived for various reasons.

"I needed to check the number of water bodies that have been revived and those that cannot be revived. After all, the authorities are putting in so much of money and time into it," said Jain, from NGO Tapas, who had filed a PIL in the Delhi High Court for the revival of Delhi's water bodies.

with thanks : Hindustan Times : link above for detailed news.

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Power Firms To Raise Load And Bill You

In a development that could mean a more stable power supply in future, though possibly at a higher cost, the Capital's power companies on Wednesday got the legal go-ahead to enhance the load of those consumers in the habit of using more than what is sanctioned to them.

The Appellate Tribunal on Electricity ruled in favour of the companies, who have been fighting the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission for the right to enhance load on their own.

Typically, each household has a sanctioned load of 1-2 KW. But nearly all of them use 3-4 KW, due to the use of appliances such as geysers and ACs. This causes overload and breakdown of the grids and transformers, leading to power supply disruptions and faster wear and tear of infrastructure.

"This will help us build a more robust network that sees fewer breakdowns due to overloading and the life of our infrastructure will also improve," said Gopal Saxena, CEO of BSES Rajdhani, But for this to happen, Delhiites may have to pay a slightly fatter power bill.

with thanks : Hindustan times : link above for detailed news.

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Hearing in chamber of chairman PGC

I attended the hearing in chamber of chairman PGC at IP ESTATE NEW DELHI DDA representative had carried out joint inspection with me on 4th january 2011 but did not submit report, where as joint inspection report was prepared at site and signed.

MCD submitted a report that complainant not present. Immediately i told that it is a blatant lye as i was not informed about this inspection.Further, i submitted that joint inspection was to be carried out by  MCD AND DDA along with complainant.

Kindly recall that 11 biswas of chunk of land allotted to DOCHB SOCIETY LTD MADHUVAN had been merged by preet nagar chbs ltd, but this was the part of land allotted to Madhuvan in 1971.Preet Nagar society came much later.At present above land is under occupation of Universal Public School.

Chairman PGC has fixed next date of hearing on 14 th march 2011.

KK GHEI

Unleveled Roads and by-lanes in Keshav Nagar

KESHAV NAGAR JAN KALYAN SAMITI (REGD)
B-246/4, Keshav Nagar, (Mukti Ashram) Burari Road, Delhi-110036
Phone: 9910405512, Fax 01127732787

Ref. No…………… Dated 02.02.2010

To,

The Hon’ble Sh. Jai Parkash Aggarwal Ji,
M.P. North East Delhi,
Delhi

Subject: Regarding leveling of Roads and by-lane (Gali) of all block
Keshav Nagar (952).

Respected Sir,

I, the undersigned, on behalf of the residents of Keshav Nagar encroach upon your valuable time to bring in your kind notice the untold sufferings and great difficulties being faced by the thousand residents of Keshav Nagar due to unleveled Roads and by-lane (Gali) of all block Keshav Nagar (952) Colony. We are enclosing the detail of A to F Block (By-Lane/Gali) to be levels as under:-

1. Main Road Mukti Ashram to Gurudwara Road Turning.
2. From T Point at Mukti Ashram Road to ward A Block and it’s by
lane/gali no. of 10.
3. Block Total Gali No. 5.
4. C-Block Total Gali no. 4.
5. D-Block Total Gali No. 4.
6. E-Block side by of Gurudwara Road, total Gali no 12.
7. F-Flock Ttotal Gali no. 15
8. All out let with nala in all block A to F Blocks.

We request to your good self kindly look in to the matter on priority basis in the interest of poor residents, hope for early action please.

Thanking you.

Yours Sincerely
For KESHAV NAGAR JAN KALYAN SAMITY REGD.



(CHANDER SINGH KATARIA)
General Secretary
Copy to:-

1. The Chief Engineers,
Irrigation & Flood Control Department,
ISBT Building. Kashmere Gate,
Delhi-110006

2. Sh. Deepak Tyagi ji,
Former candidate Burari Vidhan Sabha.

DTP against overloading of school vans and buses

Dear Mr Vohra,

            

You must be aware about the drive started by DTP against overloading of school vans and buses.Kindly take up the issue with Transport dept to increase the number of special school buses during school hours.With a likely hike in petrol prices this month coupled with DTPs long overdue corrective action the school transportation charges are going to go up.Education department should coordinate with transport dept to ease the situation.This will help, not so well off parents and furthermore it wont be one of the deterrants in the Govt vision of realising the dream of education for all.

 

Regards

Mrs Ranju Minhas

SHIELD,citizen's initiative

Residents to help councillors in deciding funds

It is an excellent idea and people will shower their blessings. People's confidence will boost up and ensure that the money is well spent. This will also ingrain in their minds that govt. is responsive and receptive to their woes. The million dollar question is will it be translated into action or it will become like any other public announcements to get mileage in the media! Let's watch and comment!

TK Balu

Secretary/RBECHS/Anand Vihar

Residents to help councillors in deciding funds

NEW DELHI: With an aim to connect better with residents of Delhi, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is launching a new initiative - resident ward committee - under which RWAs will assist councillors in deciding expenditure for development work in their wards. The initiative will be launched by Delhi Mayor P R Sawhney on Wednesday.

"This will ensure better coordination between resident welfare associations and MCD. RWAs are better informed about the pertinent problems. They can provide quality inputs when it comes to the development of the ward," said Sawhney.

It will be mandatory for all councillors to conduct a monthly meeting with all RWA representatives from his/her ward. The minutes of the resident ward committee meeting will be sent to the Mayor's office. "Councillors will be expected to prepare a list of important development work which needs to be done in their respective areas. Depending on the priority list, councillors will allocate funds. When MCD is spending so much money for the development of the city, we should take into consideration the problems faced by our citizens and try to solve it.,'' said Sawhney. 

 

with thanks : Times of India : link above for detailed news.

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How To Stop Pesky Calls And SMSes

Don't want to be annoyed by unwanted commercial calls and SMSes? Here's all that you should know about Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's  (TRAI) new regulations to give your mobile phone a little rest.

 

The new guidelines set by TRAI was supposed to be effective on February 1, 2011. The initial deadline of January 1 was extended by a month. Now TRAI has further pushed it to March 1.

A new set of guidelines became necessary due to the limited success of TRAI's earlier initiatives. The National Do Not Call Registry was somewhat effective in reducing the number of unsolicited calls but indirectly led to an increase in the number of unsolicited SMSes landing in consumers' inboxes.

Under the new guidelines consumers can choose their preference to receive or not to receive commercial communication from seven pre-defined categories. Users also have the option to either block all commercial calls and SMSes or to block only commercial calls while receiving SMSes of their choice.

Consumers have two choices, they can register in one of the two categories:
1. Fully blocked category: Consumers will not receive any commercial communication on their phones either as voice calls or SMSes.
2. Partially blocked category: Consumer will not receive any voice calls, but can choose to receive SMSes on any or some or all from seven pre-defined subjects:
a. Banking/insurance/financial products/credit cards
b. Real estate
c. Education
d. Health
e. Consumer goods and automobiles
f. Communication/broadcasting/entertainment/IT
g. Tourism and leisure

with thanks : IBNLIVE.in : link above for more details.

Forget Cards, Now Shop All You Want Using Your Cellphone

 

Airtel subscribers in the city no longer need to fumble through their wallets for their credit or debit cards to make a payment. Paying for a transaction is now as simple as dialing a number from your mobile. For, the telecom giant has chosen Gurgaon as cell. India for the launch of Airtel Money, a mobile wallet service.

 

The service, which was launched in Gurgaon on Monday, enables a consumer to pay their utility bills, recharge their accounts, shop, book tickets and even pay for their groceries.

Airtel Money will subsequently be launched in Delhi-NCR and other cities in India in a phased manner.

 with thanks : Times of India : link above for detailed news.

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Circle Rates Hike May Double As Centre Clears Air Over Issue

Circle rates in the city are likely to double very soon. The Central government has finally settled the controversy over the revision of property rates after the issue had reached a deadlock with chief minister Sheila Dikshit, and lieutenant governor Tejendra Khanna locking horns over the matter. It is learnt that the Union home ministry on Monday evening conveyed the legal view to the state that the subject of circle rates falls under the transferred list of subjects and hence the L-G has to act with the aid and advice of the council of ministers of the state.

 

 

This means that the decision of the cabinet prevails and the state government's decision to double the existing circle rates is likely to become a reality soon. The L-G's role is limited to giving a formal approval in this case, considering the fact that the state has been unrelenting on its stance.

Smarting from the L-G's ticking off that she was wrongly claiming credit for the success of the Commonwealth Games, Dikshit had turned the circle rate issue into a case of Raj Niwas' overbearing behaviour. The CM had apprised the Union minister for home affairs, P Chidambaram, on the issue of circle rates in November.

with thanks : times of india : link above for detailed news.