Dwarka Parichay News - Info Services: DWARKA WILL BE MODEL SUB-CITY IF PROMISES ARE FULFILLED

M K Gupta,

Media Advisor, Dwarka Forum

If all the assurance are fulfilled, the Dwarka sub-city will be a model in Delhi. Mr. Rajesh Gahlot, Dy. Mayor and Member, DDA announced while inaugurating the grand first ever public interaction that the master plan and service roads will be dense carpeted in about 4 months. The work was delayed due to the pending handing over to MCD by the DDA and in view of work of laying of water pipelines. Work of constructing Community Centers will start in about 4–5 months and the areas of the Centres have been increased to 2,000 sq. metres from 600 earlier. New Community Centers will come up in Sector 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 16A 17, 18, and 23 (near village Pochanpur) and informed that the Community Centre at Sector 15 is almost ready. He was speaking at the first ever interaction between Civic Authorities and Dwarkaites organized by Dwarka Forum and informed that MCD Zonal Office looking after engineering work has been shifted in Dwarka in Sector 19 near Kargil Appts. A separate Disaster Management Centre for Dwarka has already been approved. Three more Sport Complexes will be developed in Sector 8, 17 and 23 and the work on the Complex at Sector 8 will start in 4-5 months.

DDA Session

Rajesh Gahlot also directed the officials to ensure that the existing streetlights work and provide the streetlights from Metro Stations to main roads on top priority basis. Dy. Mayor also directed to take up the work of connecting the NH-8 to NH-10 i.e. Rohtak Road on top priority basis. He also directed the officials to take up the matter of removing the tress in between the roads with the Forest Department to avoid any mishapping. He said that the Dabri mor should be widened for get rid of traffic jam on urgent basis. Work of boundary walls on Bharat Vandana Park, a match for Japani Park in Rohini, will also start shortly. The work of covering the drain of Madhu Vihar will start after obtaining the No Objection Certificate from the Air Port Authorities of India as this is required because this will also have the provision for fishery. He said that every big park will have the provision of light and tube well and, in fact, tenders for light in the parks of sector 5 and 23 have already been floated. Decorated gates will be constructed for every park and the drawings for this are on the approval stage.

MCD Session

Starting the discussion for DDA session, Mr. S.R. Solanki, Chief Engineer assured that for the development of Dwarka, DDA is with the residents and DDA will give due importance to the suggestions given by the residents during the discussion. He said that a portion of the main road connecting Fly-over with Dwarka Mor will be repaired and the DDA has taken consultancy from CRRI on this. The DDA is also taking consultancy for proper road alignments etc. from CRRI. He assured that in a month’s time, all the pot-holes will be filled. On demand from the Dwarka Forum, he agreed to paint corner stones of pedestrian paths/central verge instead of white washing them. On water scarcity, Mr. Solanki, CE informed that the Water Treatment Plant at Sector 16 is likely to be ready by the end of this year. He said that the DDA will consider foot over bridges for crossing with safety on road between sector 1 and 7 and at other spots on road number 201.

Delhi Police & Traffic Police

On the lack of entertain facilities in Dwarka, it was informed that two Social Cultural Centres on the lines of India Habitat Centre would come up at Dwarka and one of them will be at Sector 11. On the complaint of bad condition of DDA flats, Rajesh Gahlot, also a Member of DDA said that the DDA for the first time will undertake the repair of common areas of flats and the work will start in four months. A plot has been earmarked for the law college in Sector 23. It was informed by the officials that Dwarkaites will get all the facilities within the sub-city. It was informed that a big Railway terminal will come up near Sector 21 and Dwarka get all type of connectivity viz. rail, road and AIR.

In case of delay by the BSES in providing streetlights for road connecting metro stations to main roads, Rajest Gahlot said that the tender should be immediately flouted by the DDA for this work. Mr. P.K. Bhandari, Supdt. Engr, Electrical, DDA informed that underground cables will replace overhead cables but the work is slow due to the certain reasons like provision of road restoration work after laying the underground cables. He said that there are about 4,900 streetlights in Dwarka adding that on the Master Plan roads; about 98% lights are working adding that now the lights on the left out roads will be provided and asked the BSES to take up the matter. He expressed concern on the stolen of fittings and cables and said that now these will be replaced. Mr. Panwar of BSES told that the BSES has given estimate to the DDA for streetlights in Dwarka. DDA official said that another Department will construct the 750-bed hospital and according to M.K. Gupta of Dwarka Forum, the work has been assigned to CPWD. Issue of voters I-cards raised by Ms. Yukti Tripathi was also discussed and noted for action. Under the Housing Area Facilities, night shelter, dispensaries, vegetable market and other conveniences will be provided. Dy. Mayor informed that since the matter of mobile towers is before the Court, MCD cannot remove them till a decision of the Court.

RWA-CGHS members raising their queries

Mr. Rajesh Khanna, Supdt. Engineeer, MCD appreciated the initiative to organize such interaction between Authorities for bridging communication gap. He said that there is a shortage of Asst. Sanitory Inspectors and the process for their recruitment has been initiated. He agreed to the demand of the Forum for providing the list of the sanitary workers which will be uploaded on the newly launched DF website. He said that the MCD is not satisfied with the working of private contractor DEMS entrusted with the work of sanitation and has also imposed penalty on it. In case of failure, MCD will have to look for some other suitable system.

Speaking on the occasion, President of Dwarka Forum, Rejimon CK said that he dreamt of Dwarka competeting with the areas like Chanakya Puri and said that the Forum is not for raising complaints only but is a part to find solutions to the problems plaguing the residents. ON THIS OCCASION, WEBSITE OF DWARKA FORUM WAS ALSO LAUNCHED and its address is www.dwarkaforum.org. This site has provision of allotting free website for Group Societies and RWA pockets. Rejimon thanked the authorities for attending to the discussion and to the DDA for planting flowers at the Central verge of roads at Dwarka.

A Large number of public participation

After the Lunch, at the start of MCD session, Rajesh Gahlot, Dy. Mayor announced that in future, House Tax payers will have an account number and they will be able to check status of tax paid by them. He also directed the MCD officials to update House Tax accounts on priority basis and refrain from asking for the receipt of house tax paid from the tax payers. Officials of Property Tax, MCD said they they can organize House Tax Collections camps in Housing Societies and DDA Pockets if substiantial numbers of residents are willin to pay the tax at these camps. It was also informed that the MCD has appointed a contractor for de-silting with latest technology and machines to clear chocked sewer. Mr. Gahlot informed that sewer system is being looked after DDA and the MCD has no role in that. He also suggested the residents to start using the parking developed in Sector 10, behind Shakuntalam Apptts for overcoming the parking problem in sector 6 and 10 market. He also said that no hindrance like boards on the zebra crossings will be allowed for the convenience of pedestrians. However, DDA has no provision for CGHS and societies should take care of sewer themselves.

MCD officials informed that the work of replacing missing slabs over drains is in progress. The issue of disposal of construction malwa was also discussed and an assurance was given to earmark some sites for this. He said that is any truck downloads malwa in the area, residents should at least note down the number of the truck.

Mr. Chandra Shekhar Ray has drawn the attention of the authorities to the pathetic condition of park Plaza at Sector 6 and informed about the anti-social elements and wine drinking after the sun-set.

Dwarka Forum Team

In the police session, problems concerning law and order and traffic were discussed. In a departure from normal practices of complaining only, Dwarka Forum honoured officers present at the interaction in recognisation of their contribution for the betterment to Dwarka. During the meeting, DF collected abujt 100 suggestions and grievances which will be submitted fo the concerned authorities for Redressal. The programme was organized on 26.2.2011 was attended by over 500 residents at Gokul Garden in Sector 7 wherein officials of DDA, MCD, Delhi Police and Traffic Police, BSES, DEMS (private agency hired by MCD for sanitation) were present. Apart from this, Robin Sharma of Dwarka Vypar Mandal, Asok Kumar of Association of suffering members of CGHS, Mrs. Cicily Kodiyan of Neighbourhood Association, officer bearers from various CGHS’ and RWAs, Ms. Anita Bhargav and Dwarkaites in large number actively participated in the discussion which came to close after the light refreshment. From Dwarka Forum, Rejimon, Rajiv Solanki, Sushil Kumar, Anoop Rohera, M K Gupta, Ms. Sudha Iyer, Sunil Sareen, Sanjay Mishra and others attended the meeting and worked tirelessly for its success.

Dwarka Forum & Dwarka Parichay thanks all the support from RWA-CGHS office bearers/ members for making this grand event successful.

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