Subject: Fw: POOR HEALTH OF DDA PARKS - CORRUPTION.
Dear VC Saheb,
Suggestions to improve condition of DDA parks.
As I mentioned to you earlier in the previous communications on the issue, condition of DDA parks is extremely poor. I do hope that during your tenure, you will like to see these parks to develop into world class standard befitting a national capital of repute. Sir, I have few suggestions to improve the condition which are given hereunder:-
1. Area of all Delhi parks be tabulated and added up. Entire area be divided into 2/3 zones.
2. Required facilities like lights, cables, switches, switch boards, poles, paths, boundry walls, hedges, seasonal flowers, trees children recreational facilities, benches, gates, water pumps etc be calculated on per unit area basis.
3. All of above facilities be STANDARDIZED ie. their make, size, quality, type etc for the entire city be fixed or to say made uniform. In this way total number of items will not work out to be more than 100. Also maint. frequencies for all items be decided.
4. In this way a comprehensive estimate can be worked out for the entire city and tendered for big corporates to quote.
5. Award entire maint. work to 2/3 big corporate bodies like in the case of electricity distribution network.
6. Take out supervision and billing duties from the jurisdiction of DDA staff.
7. Make a panel of 10 retired Govt. officers from each area of 4/5 parks. Make a committee of Five of these officers for daily supervision of these parks in association with the awardee. They should also be vested with powers to recommend monthly bills.
These actions will bring in uniformity in the entire city and give it a good look and promote tourism. A committee be constituted to work out modalities.
THANKS
Most Respected HE S N Dhingra Saheb,
Today morning I had a chance to see a news report in connection with the bail application in one corruption case, wherein you have said that 90% of the Govt. staff is corrupt. Sir, it is in fact now 99%. I am giving below an instance for which I am writing to VC DDA for months togather with copies to PM, CABINET SEC., Environ min., LG, CM .UDM and all but with no perceptible movement. This speaks of the extent to which corruption has taken roots. Sir if you can spare few moments kindly read the undermentioned lines because it also affects your kindself.
Delhi parks maintained by DDA are lungs of Delhiites. For many health conscious retired olds, children & ladies use of these parks are the only fruitful activity and daily routine. You must however have observed that condition of these life saving tools is very poor. DDA has failed to provide residents a reasonably good parking (Strolling) facility. Even though DDA is very richly placed monetarily and a good sum is spent on the maint. of these parks but rampant corruption in DDA prevent it from providing Delhiites this life saving facility. Most walkways are in dilapidated condition where people often tumble and fall in darkness, there are no lights worth the name and robbers have fields day after sun set, storm water drains below paths stinc and emmitt foul smell, garbage bins on both sides of each park stincs uninterruptedly.
These problems were brought to the notice of insensitive and corrupt administration right down to the AE level but for no avail. My emails to VC, LG, UDM, PM and all went unheeded. Some of these are reproduced below for your perusal in the hope that you may like to take up this common cause which affects every Delhiites.
Subject: PATHETIC CONDITION OF DDA PARKS . - REMINDER
Dear Sir,
VC saheb jago, utho, baahar dekho. Do something for the chair you are occupying. Get yourself a name through this chair. Your predecessors have earned lot of name through this chair by their good work. THINK OVER AND REFLECT.
Mr. Jagmohan reserved 15% of city land for parks so that people could breathe fresh air. People remember him to date. The parks build by him are today in most pathetic dilapidated condition under your regime. There are no smooth paths to stroll upon. Walker's mind remain tense while walking lest they may fall. Still old and retired persons, ladies & children often tumble, fall and injure themselves. As sun sets rogue elements rule the parks and loot innocent citizens taking cover under darkness. Lovers indulge in ugly activities. Foul smell of garbage bins rule the AIR which people breathe. EVERY TIME THEY FALL, THEY CURSE DDA .
It is understood from DDA staff that the day to day maint. work of the said park in particular and all other parks in general is contracted out to a contractor who is supposed to engage at least 10 employees for the subject park but surprisingly not a single person is found working in the park at any given time. This goes to say that almost all of tax payer's money is pocketed by wrong persons. You will appreciate that if no action is taken to bring the culprits to book, this unholy nexus can not be broken and you will be able to do nothing to set the rot right. Even a few ruthless actions will go a long way to set an example for all others. Do not go by the world of Public or any Official, have a secret team of yours to verify these facts independently.
You may have visited many foreign capitals I suppose, can PUBLIC PARK facility of your Delhi whose development you are heading is comparable, just ponder over. CWG are round the corner and your guests will be staying in the RADDISON HOTEL just by the side of the said PARK. Think what impression they will carry when they go back home.
If you wish to do justice to your chair, do something to upgrade these parks to good health so that people ask each other who is DDA VC these days and remember you for all times to come. DDA has no dearth of money. Order beautification of parks today itself under strict vigilance supervision so that money spent is made full use of and resultant work is long lasting. It doesn't take more than few minutes of your time to order and assign some officer to follow. It is our duty to provide comfort to people from whose TAX money GOVT. SERVANTS GET THEIR SALARIES AND PERKS.
I have sent you two EMAILS on 6th may highlighting the embezzlement of funds in the works of footpath and lighting done in one such park. I am disheartened to say that what to talk of action, emails have not even been acknowledged formally. Strict action is required to be taken against erring officials which may serve an example for others. EMAILS to CEVK, EM and others also went in vain. Numerous tele calls to CEE, SE, EE, DY DIR HORTICULTURE also gone waste. No body listens, no body gives his mobile Nos. Finally I am approaching you with reasonable hope.
It is golden opportunity for you, or else when you will sit one day in these parks afterretirement, you will repent having spent your time in vain when in power.
I am mailing you since 6th of May10 but no action so far, nor an acknowledgement.
R N Kapil, 9968286444.
Subject :- Poor civil works in DDA parks
Outside of outer ring road between Sunder Vihar & Dist center in Paschim Vihar by the side of RADDISON HOTEL is a park. Six month ago foot paths were tilled with RED STONE .Few major anamolies are :- 1) In place of polished RED STONE, rough stone have been provided. 2) Though the work order was for entire park, only 60% paths were tiled. 3) Quality of work is extemely poor. 3) Stones are of poor quality, not able to withstand weather. Many have cracked and whithered already. Plaster is peeling of.
Many aged retired persons, ladies and kids take a walk in these parks and often tumble and fall on these rough paths with many protruded obstacles on the way. There are foul smelling drain openings below as big as to swallow ones foot.
It is barely 4/5 months that work has been done but cracks have come in the entire length of path, many stone slabs have started whithering and cracking because of inadequate thickness, cement plaster is pealing of. It looks like that in a short time path will become unwalkable.
Kind institute an enquiry.
RN KAPIL, 9968286444, 25275725.
Subject: Poor Light Maint. In DDA Parks
Dear Sir,
Starting from outer ring road, there are 4 DDA parks in a row. Exact location is between Sunder Vhar, Dist. centre, GH-14, GH-13, GH-12 in PASCHIM VIHAR. A five star hotel" RADDISON " is being constructed by the side of the park for CWG.
Many retired persons, ladies and kids daily visit these parks in the evening but because of poor lighting, leave for home early as sun sets. Because of darkness bad elements rein in the paths to rob peoples of their valuables. Paths are rough with many obstacles & drain openings below are difficult to be negotiated without light and often people stumble in darkness.
About 10 months ago new lighting was provided in one of the parks at cost of approx. Rs. 20 lacs but the same was neither maintained by the contractor nor by DDA staff, though, normally new installations are maintained by the contractor for one year atleast. Quality of work and materials used is less said the better. Under size cables and switch board has given way.
It is important to mention here that entire work has been embroiled in corruption since the beginning of installation .1) Quality of work is extremely poor. 2) Four lights out of 36 installed were taken away from a pole by the contractor the very next day of installation. 3) Few of the lights left unworking from the very beginning.
Out of 36 lights installed only five are working at present in one corner of the park for past two months. Prior to that there was total blackout for four months. There is no regular system of light switching. Many times watchman skips switching. condition is extremely poor. Nobody is ready to listen.
I have personally contacted the SE, DE, AE, JE, Dy director Horticulture but for no avail. All of them shunt the problem to one another.
Finally, I am approaching you with reasonable HOPE. Kindly institute an inquiry.
RN KPIL, 9968286444, 25275725, GH-12/4, PV ND-87,
PS: I have received no communication in the matter. Kindly confirm, action taken. It is regretted that you have not even bothered to acknowledge.
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