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 …
Struggling with the power crises and water shortage, presidents of different Residents Welfare Associations (RWAs) of posh Sushant Lok Phase-I and II, DLF Phase-1 and II, Sun City on Thursday approached PC Meena, District Magistrate (DM) of Gurgaon to look into the matter and look for immediate solution to tackle …
Equitable distribution of water in Delhi is need of the hour. This was stated by the Chief Minister, Sheila Dikhit. Towards this end, pilot projects in certain areas under the public private participation (PPP) model are proposed to be undertaken to improve Delhi Jal Board's (DJB's) existing water supply and …
New Delhi: After the transport department sought views on a hike in parking rates, most people seemed to agree that a “proper” parking policy was needed. And while many have suggested various ways of implementing the hike, an overwhelming majority has apparently shot down the special task force’s (STF) recommendation …
Over 50 Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs) of south Delhi localities will hold a symbolic candle light march demanding to scrap the Bus Rapid Corridor which is responsible for causing perennial traffic woes. Local residents are exasperated with the Transport Department’s passivity to implement the Delhi High Court’s order to revert …
NewDelhi: Even as the capital faces an acute shortage of water in some areas and engages in a tug-of-war with bordering states, the monsoon — a major source of natural water — is round the corner. Though most of the water that comes down as rain is wasted, some colonies …
New Delhi: As the water crisis continues unabated, residents have been compelled to take desperate measures. While many are spending sleepless nights waiting for water to trickle in, others have been forced to bank on roadside taps for their daily fill. At Sant Nagar in north Delhi, residents are faced …
Putting a serious question mark on Delhi government’s sincerity in resolving the issue of BRT mess, Delhi Transport Minister Arvinder Singh Lovely was conspicuously absent in the meeting of Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and various Residents Welfare Associations (RWAs). The meeting was held at Dikshit’s residence on Monday morning. …
New Delhi: More than 10 years after rainwater harvesting was made compulsory in Delhi, chief minister Sheila Dikshit on Thursday accepted that it had not been successful. With the city’s groundwater levels falling consistently and surface level sources restricted, she said it was necessary to ease the processes under which …
New Delhi: People living in the capital want Delhi Development Authority to address the issue of parking in residential colonies in the revised master plan of Delhi. At the third open-house meeting called by DDA on Tuesday, residents demanded multi-level car parking in residential areas. Though the civic agencies in …
Who is to be blamed for water scarcity during summer months? Are the developers making necessary arrangements for rainwater harvesting? These are very important questions and deserve serious answers The sweltering summer is back and, now, one can feel the heat, quite literally. Also, it is a truism that people …
Campaign Against Bad Streets, Overflowing Garbage New Delhi: ‘No Water No Vote’ — this is the message the residents of Dwarka want to convey to the political parties. Deprived of basic civic amenities for years, residents of the fastest growing residential hub in the capital have decided to come out …
New Delhi: After Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) failed to keep the city clean, south Delhi RWAs have taken upon themselves to make things work. Now, residents of Green Park have decided to introduce the concept of model ward — when residents monitor the condition of the ward — in …
The works committee of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) today gave approval to various schemes of Rs 100 crore. The chairman of the committee, Jagdish Mamgain, said the scheme includes permission for construction of roads and drains in 24 unauthorised colonies listed in 1,639 unauthorised colonies. The colonies include …
Several Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs) and activists have strongly criticised the Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit's recent statement on another power tariff hike in the Capital, terming it totally anti-people. "Just a few days before the earlier power tariff hike, she had similarly hinted and suggested a power tariff hike …
The festivities like Dussehra, Durga Puja and Divali will serve another purpose this year apart from celebrations as they will be used by the Resident Welfare Organizations (RWAs) to stage protests against the power tariff hike. The main features of the festivals will include showcasing Durga killing the demons of …
Fuelled by the Delhi government’s move to allow a CAG audit of power discoms, protests by the city’s Residents’ Welfare Associations (RWAs) against the hike in power tariff have been growing. On Sunday, the Delhi RWA Forum organised two meetings, in Jama Masjid area and Paschim Vihar. A day earlier, …
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed the plea for shifting of proposed solid waste treatment plant at Jhuriwala in Panchkula. Resident Welfare Association of Sector 26 and Vijay Bansal, President of Shivalik Vikas Manch and INLD leader, requested relocating the proposed site for construction of solid waste management …
Around 60 Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs) across south Delhi and east Delhi have decided to force Delhi Electricity Regularity Commission (DERC) and Delhi government to roll back the recent 22 per cent hike in power tariff. They are not going to pay the increased charges in the coming billing cycle. …
Trouble seems to be brewing in Delhi’s Chittaranjan Park with the Durga Puja less than a month away. Known as the hub of Delhi’s pujo celebrations with 10-15 community programmes, puja samitis and residents’ welfare associations are caught in a tussle over environmental hazards arising from the celebrations. A meeting …
Following Delhi High Court’s intervention, the air safety regulator has prescribed maximum permissible noise levels in the vicinity of the Indira Gandhi International Airport. It has also put the onus of monitoring and reporting of erring airlines on the airport operator, on a monthly basis. The Directorate General of Civil …