U-FERWAS Minutes of the Zoom Meeting
A meeting of
the U-FERWAS was held online on 8 June 2020. In his opening remarks Shri
B.T.Srinivasan proposed a dialogue with higher ups in the ministry on the
fallout of the lockdown in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. Mr. Ashwin Naidu,
Anita Chavali, Major Shiv Kiran, Venu
from Vijayawada, Suryaprakash from Alwal, Syed Khaled Shah joined the
discussions.
A few Core
Points:
1.Relaxation
of lockdown is playing havoc with the lives of common people
2. Health
Infrastructure needs to be our major focus and that too at government hospitals
3. Wine
Shops, Malls, Religious gatherings, Cinema Halls, Shootings etc wherever mass
gatherings is potential to happen should not be allowed at all.
4.GHMC
Contract works can be postponed for post monsoon implementation.
5. UFERWAS should
play a key facilitative role in implementing the lockdown
6. Senior
Citizens and others affected should have proper escalation charter for Citizen
7. Public
representatives should practice what they preach
8. Accountability
at all levels is a must
9. Tax
Payers money should not be misused for frivolous purchases at the close of term
and Question should be raised under R.T.I .
From Ashwin
Nallari Naidu
APFERWAS During the Health
Emergency
APFERWAS,
Vishakhapatnam donated Rs.4 lakh to the AP Chief Minister Relief Fund towards
COVID 19 relief activities. The cheque for this amount was handed over to Mrs.
G.Srijana, IAS, Commissioner, GVMC in her office by Mr.Uday Shirname, President, APFERWAS in
the presence of his colleagues. This amount is collected from its constituent RWAs
in the six zones of the city of Visakhapatnam. The APFERWAS EC team as well as
the Coordinators of the six zones made it possible by just using what’s app and
bank transfer facility to pool up this fund without moving much in the lockdown
period of April-May, 2020. The coordinators in particular made hectic efforts
in motivating the RWAs to donate for this noble cause.
In addition
to this fund generation, most of the RWAs participated in COVID-19 relief
activities, by way of providing groceries and safety materials like masks,
gloves, sanitizers to the victims affected by the lockdown. Rice, pulses, free
food were provided at many of the centres opened by the RWAs on National
Highways and at important clusters in the city.
During the
last months, RWAs continuously organized awareness programmes for citizens on
social distancing, importance of using sanitisers, avoiding crowded places,
etc. Social media Apps like WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter have been extensively
used to caution the residents on the ill-effects associated with Coronavirus.
In some
colonies, COVID warriors including doctors, sanitary staff, security and
paramedical personnel were honoured by the RWAs for safeguarding the public by
their selfless work under the most critical conditions.
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