RWAs
Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has decided to fund the local Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs) for daily expenses. Prior to municipal elections which is to be held in April, this initiative has been taken. A fund of Rs 12000 will be given annually by MCD for daily office expenditure. The allocations of funds were earlier [...] Continue Reading »
Protests are high in Kodungaiyur against Chennai Corporation over a dumping ground. The residents urge the corporation to shift the yard to another place as it poses health hazard to whoever residing around. They have also decided to make a human chain near the dumping place to initiate a protest. Around nineteen residents welfare associations, [...] Continue Reading »
Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has allocated budget for next fiscal year. The same budget was rejected before in a meeting of Standing Committee. The proposals in the budget may not be used as the civic body is being divided into three bodies in April. A sum of Rs two crore has been kept for [...] Continue Reading »
Residents of Noida are not understanding the purpose of paying a fee for the polls. Noida RWAs have been demanded an amount of Rs 50000 as a fee for the upcoming elections. The amount has been demanded by the Deputy Registrar of Firms, Chits and Societies in Meerut for the upcoming polls. The residents are [...] Continue Reading »
Who would think Noida and Greater Noida as two different cities when they come under Delhi-NCR! Still, it is becoming impossible to bring both the Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs) of the twin cities under one roof. There has been a legal barrier between the two even after six months of registration. Since June, 2011 the [...] Continue Reading »
Recent power tariff hike has been protested by the Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs) across Delhi announced by the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC). Delhi Medical Association and other organizations are considered roping in to support them. Delhi Medical Association president Dr Vinod Khetrapal said, “At least 15,000 doctors of the Delhi Medical Association are supporting [...] Continue Reading »
RWAs across New Delhi demanded that a campaign be started to protest against the 22% power tariff hike. They met for a Jan Sunvai on power tariff hike at Chelmsford Club on Saturday. A meeting between United Residents Joint Action (URJA) and Delhi RWAs was held to seek people’s opinion on the recent tariff hike [...] Continue Reading »
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 [...] Continue Reading »
Vigilant Citizens Welfare Association says Tondiarpet zone, in which Kodungaiyur falls, generates only 320 tonnes of garbage a day, but 4,000 tonnes of waste from seven zones is disposed here. Though the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) marked the area for a government institute, it was turned into a dumpyard 16 years after the residential [...] Continue Reading »
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 »
