RWAs
Residents’ welfare associations (RWAs) have spoken out strongly against the power hike, calling it arbitrary and illogical. A power tariff hike in the middle of an anti-corruption movement has only made the matters worse. A regular middle class person is also feeling helpless. Even a member of DERC’s trade advisory committee, Anil Sood, has called [...] Continue Reading »
Members of Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs) from Greater Kailash-I, Safdarjung, Defence Colony and Masjid Moth had gathered in the morning and painted posters for about two-three hours in support of Anna Hazare’s anti-corruption campaign. Later, several people put in their signatures to mark their support to the cause. With the help of alumni members of [...] Continue Reading »
The government version of the Lokpal Bill has draconian provisions to silence the voice that points out corruption. The bill gives enough time to the corrupt to destroy evidence and trap the complainant. Residents’ Welfare Associations (RWAs) from all over the city, including Defence Colony, East of Kailash, Vasant Kunj, Dwarka, Rohini, Rajender Nagar, Gandhi [...] Continue Reading »
A day after Anna Hazare was taken to Tihar jail complex, the NCR witnessed protests, sloganeering, human chains, candlelight vigils and strikes undertaken by people from all professions and strata of society. The effect of Anna Hazare’s mass movement was felt in Gurgaon for the second consecutive day on Wednesday. Over 100 supporters of Anna [...] Continue Reading »
Bangalore city’s RWAs and urban experts took part in an interactive session organized by Namma Bengaluru Foundation here on Saturday.The experts panel comprising ABIDe member Ashwin Mahesh, Solid Waste Management Round Table member Meenakshi Bharat and Champion of Gandhigiri protest (Sachidanand Nagar RWA) Shankar Prasad discussed various civic issues of the city right from garbage [...] Continue Reading »
A gate costs around Rs 40,000 to Rs 50,000 and a Sector in Panchkula will require 8 to 10 gates. A house hold has to shell out Rs 1500 to Rs 2,000 for the gate. Residents should not share the burden of erecting security gates. It is the duty of the administration to provide security [...] Continue Reading »
Residents Welfare Association representatives met Noida Authority CEO Balwindar Kumar to discuss the problems plaguing the city.The primary topics of discussion were cleaning of drains, stopping the spread of dengue, quality of water and water pressure, water harvesting and maintenance of parks in the city. Noida Authority officials explained that the meeting took place so [...] Continue Reading »
Social group People’s Action wants the Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon (MCG) to be made stronger with better infrastructure, otherwise development work will be affected as its staff keeps shifting from one department to another. So it asked for a Residents’ Ward Committee (RWC) for Gurgaon on the lines of Delhi to improve civic governance and [...] Continue Reading »
In Lajpat Nagar III, New Delhi, the pipelines are very old and were laid nearly 25 years back. Over a period of time they have rusted and sewage water gets mixed with drinking water which is supplied to the area. While residents have been complaining to the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) but they claim till [...] Continue Reading »
Delhiites’ demand to get power companies’ accounts audited by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) gained momentum on the second day of the public hearing on tariff petitions, as more Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs) thronged the hearing to lay stress on their objections. But the discoms are not willing to budge. BSES has said that [...] Continue Reading »
