Tussle between RWAs and Samitis over Environmental Hazards from Puja Celebrations
With the Durga Puja less than a month away the Residents’ welfare associations (RWAs) of Delhi’s Chittaranjan Park are caught in a tussle with the puja samitis over environmental hazards arising from the celebrations. The RWA of K Block, where the “Milan Samiti” organised pujas in the last nine years, declared a ban on the celebrations this year.
Residents have also expressed concern over the safety aspect of such pujas. “The park is surrounded by houses on all sides. I have never even seen a basic fire extinguisher there. Last year, a cylinder burst in the park. Though nobody was injured, why should we face such as risk?” asked Dr Mitra, a K Block resident.
The organisers of the puja, however, are learnt to have struck a deal with the residents of J Block. They have been promised that plants bordering the park will not be uprooted, and the organisers will pay the RWA Rs 50,000 for upgradation work after the puja.
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