We must help planners, builders, architects, vastu shastris , vastu vidwans become “pavement-literate” to guide clients to leave footpaths encroachment free By Professor B. R. Sant* Vastu shastra Ancient Hindu architectural knowledge was a highly developed science more devoted to building of temples, but fairly advanced for dwellings too. Varahamira’s Brihat Samhita is perhaps the oldest Indian (Sanskrit) text that describes vastupurusamandala to plan cities and buildings including roads and pavements. Footpaths are for pedestrians Very m…
All participants gear up to put up a better show in the prestigious National level rankings for clean-city tag in the Survekshan With Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Shri Hardeep Singh Puri kicking off the World’s largest cleanliness survey - the Swachh Survekshan 2019 on Friday, the die is cast for all actors in the exercise to play their part. The United Federation of RWAs (UFERWAS), body of over 3000 Resident Welfare Associations from Greater Hyderabad area, has accordingly upped the ante this year seeking to increase particip…
With the civic authorities resuming the drive to clear footpaths of encroachments perhaps there is still some hope for pedestrians in Hyderabad. With the dust settling on the election trail and elections to the State Assembly now over the city administration seems to have revived its drive to unsettle the footpath settlers in right earnest. The Telangana Today newspaper reports that the Enforcement Vigilance and Disaster Management (EVDM) wing of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has resumed its drive to clear encroachments …
The All India Senior citizens Confederation’s 18 th Annual National Conference was organized on 29 th and 30 th November, 2018 in Hyderabad hoisted by the Association of Senior Citizens of Hyderabad, with the support of local federation TESCCON and FESCO- T. The conference was organized by patrons, Hon’ble Justice Subhashan Reddy and Sri. Vijaya Rama Rao, Ex- Director, CBI with Organising Committee Chairman Sri. R.N. Mital and co-chairman, Sri. I.M. Bhalla with Sri. T. Hanumantha Rao and Sri. V. Mohan Reddy as Vice- Chairmen. The total n…
Bengaluru Residents’ Associations’ Confederation Ensemble Bengaluru Residents’ Associations’ Confederation Ensemble (BRAE) met on 8.12.2018 and discussed the United Bengaluru’s complaint on lakes, commercialisation of Residential Areas, Bannerghatta-ESZ, Ward Committee meetings, etc. Secretary MAUD reviews Swachh Sarvekshan Preparations Shri Arvind Kumar, On 19 th December Shri Arvind Kumar, IAS, Principal Secretary of Municipal Administration and Urban Development ( MA&UD), Telangana State convened a meeting on Swachh Sarvekshan 20…
Ennikala Nigha Vedika Makes it Mark Assembly Elections-2018 The Ennikala Nigha Vedika (ENV) has been active and proactive whenever Elections are held at State or local level. As usual, the ENV called for a meeting of all the civil society organisations immediately after the issue of notifications for Assembly Elections- 2018. About thirty civil society organisations, some with their units in the districts were present. Thereafter, meetings were held in the premises of UFERWAS and in the Forum for Good Governance to discuss the modalities to be…
Vijayawada faces lightpollution, effecting health This would come as a damper fordie-hard LED fans who have been crowing about how dark city streets have beenconverted into flood lit avenues over the past few years. While the issue has been raised in these columns earlier, y et again, latest research has proved that increased exposure to artificial light at night not only raises health concerns for humans but also significantly harms the ecosystem, says a report in the Asian Age newspaper quoting a study by the Ohio State University in the …
Apex court issues directives to Union government and states to monitor implementation of MWP ACT The Supreme Court on Thursday observed that there cannot be any excuse of lack of finances either by the Government of India or by the State Governments in strictly implementing the provisions of Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, reports legal news portal Livelaw.in. Responding to a writ petition filed by Dr Ashwani Kumar seeking enforcement of the Act under Article 21 of the constitution a SC bench comprising Justice Mad…
On 21 st October, 2018 the Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modihas hoisted the national flag in Lal Qila to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Azad Hind Sarkar constituted by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on 21 st October, 1943 in Singapore. Later, people of INA Trust, Forward Block, VeteransIndia, Rashtriya Sainik Sanstha and hundreds of patriotic civilians moved to the lawns of India Gate to meet the surviving soldiers of Azad Hind Fauz leadby Sep Lalti Ram. A rally was taken out to the venue from Vijay Chowk to India Gate. Shri Chan…
Residents’ bodies demand Constitutional recognition for greater role in civic management and devolution of functions The Conference has the Role of RWAs in Swachh Bharat, as the umbrella theme and is organized by the United Federation of Resident Welfare Associations (U-FERWAS) and the Confederation of RWAs (CoRWA), the apex body of RWAs India, in which about 150 RWAs from across the country, civic authorities, heads of RERA and justices have participated and shared their experience and best practices, in the two-day meet. I. …
In a bid to encourage voters enthusiastic about exercising their franchise, the Gokulnagar Residents Welfare Association has launched an innovative incentive for residents in the area. "Vote and get rewarded too", it is telling denizens asking them to post on the Gokulnagar WhatsApp grup a selfie showing their index finger with the delible ink mark and face with a smile of satisfaction after completing their duty as the citizens and coming out of the premises of the voting booth. Four different prizes have been declared which will be…
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