Resident Welfare Associations

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding waste disposal in Ghazipur drain, Delhi, 28/05/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Residents Welfare Association Savita Vihar Vs Irrigation & Flood Control Department & Others dated 28/05/2025. The applicant raised the grievance against throwing of construction debris and sewage obstruction in the Ghazipur drain. According to the applicant this drain flows behind …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding noise and dust pollution resulting from laying down of railway line by DMRC, 20/07/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Resident Welfare Association Vs. D.M.R.C. & Others dated 20/07/2017 regarding noise and dust pollution resulting from laying down of railway line by DMRC. Counsel appearing for D.M.R.C. states that the premises in question, has already been vacated and it is …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding installation of RWHS in Residential Welfare Association in Delhi, 01/09/2016

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vikrant Kumar Tongad Vs. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. dated 01/09/2016 regarding installation of RWHS in Residential Welfare Association in Delhi.

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding stoppage of commercial vehicles from entering the residential area of Sector 50, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, 24/05/2016

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Madhu Sharan & Others Vs Noida Authority & Others dated 24/05/2016 regarding stoppage of commercial vehicles from entering the residential area of Sector 50, Noida, Uttar Pradesh. The applicants are seeking exclusive use of the said lane by the local …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding tree felling in a green belt area, Delhi, 28/04/2016

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. Tripta Sood & Anr. Vs. Govt. of N.C.T. of Delhi & Others dated 28/04/2016 regarding tree felling in the stretch located along Mehrauli-Badarpur Highway in south Delhi's Saket area. The DC of South Zone (SDMC) is directed to convene …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding air pollution in Lajpat Nagar, New Delhi, 22/07/2015

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Kasturba Niketan Complex Social Welfare Association & Anr. Vs. State of NCT of Delhi & Anr. dated 22/07/2015 regarding air pollution in Lajpat Nagar, New Delhi. The Counsel appearing for the Corporation as well as representative …

Affidavit filed on behalf of Govt of NCT of Delhi regarding installation of rainwater harvesting systems, Delhi, 09/09/2014

Affidavit filed on behalf of Govt of NCT of Delhi and Delhi Pollution Control Committee regarding the installation of rainwater harvesting systems in hospitals and Resident Welfare Associations in the National Capital Territory of Delhi, 09/09/2014.

In South Delhi experiment, RWAs to keep public toilets clean

The stench and squalor in public toilets seem to have prompted the South Municipal Corporation’s commissioner to propose a public-private partnership model to keep these conveniences, especially in marketplaces, clean and “usable”. As part of the proposal, commissioner Manish Gupta has planned to rope in market unions and residents’ welfare …

RWA supports PWD plan to build parallel RTR flyover

New Delhi: The Vasant Vihar RWA has dashed off a letter to Delhi’s PWD minister, Raj Kumar Chauhan, saying that it was “distressed” to learn that the lieutenant governor had asked for examination of an alternative to the PWD’s plan to build a three-lane flyover parallel to the existing flyover …

Flat-owners on forest land to pay up for clear title

MUMBAI: Fed up of waiting endlessly for a final resolution, residents on private forest land have decided to pay the differential amount that has been demanded of them by the state government. The decision has been taken following an assurance from revenue and forest department principal secretary Pravin Pardeshi that …

E-bins for electronic waste

The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has launched an awareness campaign for the Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs) and Market Traders Associations (MTAs) on the issue of collection and disposal of electronic waste (e-waste) in environment friendly manner. The NDMC has decided to provide e-bins for e-waste collection to all RWAs …

Bangalore garbage system: New plan, old problems

Starting October 1, Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagar Palike hopes, Bangalore residents will start segregating waste at their doorstep. The initiative comes after weeks of garbage rotting both on the city streets and landfills around it, and followed a nudge from the Karnataka High Court. The move to codify the policy on …

Water privatisation: Govt approves; RWAs disapprove

After several failed attempts in the past, the water distribution system in the city is likely to undergo a complete transformation with the state government approving the privatisation of its management in Malviya Nagar, Vasant Vihar and Mehrauli of South Delhi amid protests of Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs). A pilot …

Ban not official but govt cracks down on plastic

New Delhi: Even though the plastic bag ban in Delhi is yet to be formally notified, government agencies have stepped up their drive against it and also issued challans in some cases. The formal notification on the new ban that includes manufacturing of plastic bags as an illegal activity is …

RWAs to oppose water privatisation if not consulted

Resident welfare associations (RWAs) of south Delhi, the area where the pilot project to privatise the water supply has been implemented, said that they would oppose the project unless the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) consults them through resident ward committees and councillors. United Residents Joint Action (URJA), a collective wing …

Protesting publics in Indian cities - The 2006 sealing drive and Delhi’s traders

The bazaar or intermediate classes have remained outside the predominant research imagination on urban change. Delhi's wholesale and retail traders, the primary subjects of this paper, are a subset of this bazaar world. This paper uses a case study of the Supreme court ordered sealing drives of 2006-07 to investigate …

Enumerating the semi-visible - The politics of regularising Delhi’s unauthorised colonies

While unplanned colonies retain a negative image for most city planners, pragmatic reasons favour their regularisation. A large number of Delhi's residents live in such unauthorised colonies, most of which are now being regularised. But just how many people, and what changes for them through regularisation? This process does not …

No licence to builders using ground water for construction in Gurgaon

In a move to check the rampant mining of underground water in Gurgaon, the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Monday barred issuance of any fresh license for construction activity unless builders give an undertaking that underground water would not be drawn by them. The court also asked the Haryana …

New construction in Gurgaon put on hold to tackle water problem

Nod Only For Builders Who Agree Not To Use Groundwater. The Punjab and Haryana high court on Monday restrained the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) from issuing new licences to developers in Gurgaon unless they give an undertaking that groundwater would not be consumed for construction work. In a potent, …

BRT mess continues as babus sit on court relief

A week after the Delhi High Court directed the Delhi Government to open the BRT corridor for mixed use, the authorities are yet to comply with its order. The traffic on the BRT route continues to flow in the dedicated lane pattern. While the officials of the transport department are …

Volunteers conduct first tree census

Take Stock Of Trees In Sarvodaya Enclave; Note Causes of Waning Green Cover. It took an entire year but residents of Sarvodaya Enclave in south Delhi finally know more than 90% of the trees planted in the colony; their location, species, height, girth and condition. This is thanks to a …

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