National Water Mission to set up Rain Centres in every district to encourage RWH adoption. To enumerate all water bodies to free them of encroachments In a bid to nudge all stakeholders, particularly RWAs, local municipal bodies and states, to conserve water, the National Water Mission has kicked off a campaign taglined "Catch the Rain - Where it Falls, When it Falls". Encouraging the creation of rainwater harvesting (RWH) and Artificial Recharge Structures, expanding existing water storage capacity apart, the campaign also seeks…
Hyderabad’s Vayupuri Colony adds yet another feather to its cap with ISO 14001-2015 Certification for environmental management "Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away," goes an old English catchphrase. But here is a case of old solders who not only refuse to fade away but are also making life bright and resplendent for the denizens of their residential colony. The Air Force Officers’ Cooperative Housing Society, in Hyderabad, more popularly known as Vayupuri, has been in the news for reasons more than one, serving as a mod…
Lockdown opens up new opportunities for residents' associations to lighten their bills Team TT Never waste a good crisis, said Winston Churchill. And some progressive retailers and RWAs alike seem to have taken it to heart to make the most of the current pandemic. Notwithstanding the widespread criticism of many RWA managements on their approach to running affairs during the crisis, there seems to be at least some positive outcome from it. True to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call for Atmanirbhar, many resident associations seem …
The move would improve participative democracy and help senior citizens Team TT Lauding the move by the Election Commission enabling voters aged 65 years and above and those infected or suspected to be infected of Covid-19, to vote through a postal ballot in the forthcoming Assembly elections in Bihar, senior citizens’ bodies have called for the extension of the option for elections across the country. By enabling senior citizens to use the postal ballot would increase the overall voter percentages apart from making participative democracy eas…
Solicits Guidelines for Covid-19 from Medical Experts The Andhra Pradesh Federation of Residents Welfare Associations (APFERWAS) in association with Prajarogya Vedika, Visakhapatnam organised an interactive session with eminent medical professions, on Sunday, 21st June, to mark the Doctor’s Day. Given the current pandemic situation the topic of discussion was understandably focused on guidelines to be followed control the spread of the Coronavirus. This program was coordinated by Sri AV Ramana Rao, General Secretary, APFERWAS and …
Thanks to the suffering we are facing on account of pollution, concern for safeguarding the environment is at its peak. Air pollution, including indoor air pollution, is perhaps as damaging as most other forms of pollution, especially to children and senior citizens apart from women who spend more time than men in the house. As we all know, the atmosphere sustains life in nature by providing oxygen for humans to breathe and carbon dioxide for plants to make food. Air clean and not so clean We the humans consume oxygen in the ai…
From Sri S.Muralidharan of MH2 Owners welfare Association: Which is the competent authority for registering the Resident Welfare Association? 1. Apartment Owners’ Associations (consisting of either one or more towers) can be registered: Under Rule 7 (c) of Telangana Apartments (Promotion of Construction & Ownership) Rules, 1987 (Rules). The Competent Authority to register the Association is Commissioner for Co-operation and Registrar of Co-operative Societies. Requirement to be fulfilled: Minimum number of members 5 – S…
Voice of Gajuwaka: A Brief Profile Visakhapatnam, called the City of Destiny, is the biggest city in the State of Andhra Pradesh, a port city, often called as "The Jewel of the East Coast", with a population of about 20 lakhs. The Voice of Gajuwaka (A Federation of the Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs) of Gajuwaka (GVMC – Zone V), is a part of our APFERWAS (AP Federation of RWAs). Having stood as a municipality and later as Special Grade Municipality and by virtue of being amidst several leading & important industr…
The World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD)-2020 HelpAge India: HelpAge India is a leading charitable organization working with and for older people in India for the past 42 years (Estd in 1978). It runs Age Care programmes throughout the country & advocates strongly for the cause of the elderly and fights for their rights. It also advises and facilitates the Central as well as State Government in formation of policies related to the elderly. On 15th June every year HelpAge India observes World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) and…
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 maj…
Senior Citizens Associations HelpAge India On 21st May, GE & HelpAge India have distributed 500 hygienic kits in 3 remote villages of Huzurabad, Karimnagar Dist. TS. Also in cooperation with Fullerton, they distributed 785 hygienic Kits to the needy people in Razole & Mangalagiri of East Godavari & Guntur Districts in AP. Further, on the request of Dr. Nageswara Rao,Vice President Aasara in GHMC, Mohammad Ali of ‘Let’s Serve Foundation’ has distributed four monthly ration kits to poor Muslim families at Sriramnagar of yousaf…
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