RWA
New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has decided to provide gymnasiums to its colonies’ residents. There are in total 37 colonies under NMDC. But there is plan of construction of these fitness centres in 14 residential colonies. “As per the proposal, we will be constructing ports cabins which will be equipped with treadmills, cross trainers, exercise [...] Continue Reading »
An average household that consumes 50 kilolitres of water (around 5,000 buckets) every two months and is charged R1,800, is paying R1,960 since January 2011. Till 2014, every year, the bill will go up by 10% of the amount paid in December. Delhi Jal Board (DJB), the city’s sole water utility, increased the water charges [...] Continue Reading »
All of Delhi will now pay the same amount for hike in power tariff and residents of New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) areas are, predictably, not pleased. Though citizens of the area agree that they don’t suffer from erratic power supply or frequent faults, this sudden steep hike is not justified, they say. “We pay [...] Continue Reading »
Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) demolition drive kicked off on Thursday to clear several encroachments, including roadside shops and squatters, in two sectors in Gurgaon. HUDA officials, accompanied by over 100 policemen, reached the Sector 12-A market. The team then reached Sector 14 market where the RWA had complained about the illegal vegetable market that [...] Continue Reading »
Power tariff has been increased in 15 states in the past one year. In eight of those 15 states, the increase has been between 8 and 12%. Delhiites would have to pay more for power from now on. However, Resident Welfare Associations (RWA) have been opposing any hike alleging fudging of accounts and the figures [...] Continue Reading »
An unhappy mayor has asked all the councillors to conduct a survey in their respective wards and has formed committees for each zone to check on the Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon’s claims of funds spent. The councillors have already started the groundwork for the survey. Many of them have claimed that there have been several [...] Continue Reading »
Private contractors dump the construction waste and garbage on the vacant plots and disputed lands of Sector 12, one of the oldest HUDA sectors in Gurgaon. The main road in this sector, which connects the bus stand and the Sheetla Mata Road is in a pathetic state with construction rubble dumped by the roadsides and [...] Continue Reading »
The opening of upcoming Savitri Cinema at Greater Kailash – II has been a source of discord with residents alleging it would result in traffic chaos and parking problems. A meeting was organised regarding this between representatives of more than 30 residents welfare associations (RWAs), officials from various civic agencies and police about the issue. [...] Continue Reading »
The Delhi High Court has asked the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to comply with its earlier order to send two of its officers to the disputed site of alleged encroachment for inspection on a plea by the Resident Welfare Association (RWA). According to the RWA, in 2003 on the complaints of the residents an FIR [...] Continue Reading »
