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Seeking the re-calculation of enhancement charges, the resident welfare association of Sector 20, Panchkula has sought CM’s intervention. The association had urged the CM to abolish enhancement of land acquisition for purposes like roads, parks etc and also requested waiving-off interest on principal amount. It was also mentioned that HSVP will give a rebate of 20% and 10% on the …

Acute shortage of gardeners to maintain Delhi’s 15,000 parks

Hari Lal is one of five gardeners entrusted to oversee the maintenance of 72 parks at Patel Nagar. Read here: MCD to double waste processing capacity at Delhi’s 3 waste landfills Ankush Narang, the councillor of the Patel Nagar ward, said that even if two people spend an entire day to clean and spruce up one colony park, it would …

Parks

Keeping a pet comes with a lot of responsibilities. But it has been noticed in many areas that dog owners neglect their poop clearing duties, thereby leaving public parks and morning walk routes littered with unhygienic faeces. Even though municipalities in Delhi and Mumbai have introduced heavy fines, some pet owners are finding it harder to let go of petty …

RWAs in Chandigarh threaten to surrender parks over delay in payment of maintenance fee

Many residents welfare associations in Chandigarh are threatening to surrender parks being maintained by them, claiming that the municipal corporation hasn’t paid their maintenance fee since June. “Around 20 RWAs have come forward and said they are ready to surrender the parks if payment doesn’t come through. President of the Sector 21-B RWA, Kuldeep Singh Gill, said, “We are ready …