GAASA initiated for the first time in the Country of what is now popularly called as CITIZENS DEMAND MANIFESTO........we were sick with false manifestos from political parties and so we drafted our own DEMAND MANIFESTO and have begun giving it to all MP and MLA candidates covering our Constituency, on the condition that they have 4 years to fulfill them as they were all within reach of their powers......Yesterday we gave one to Lok Satta Party and tomorrow on wards to other candidates.....
Your valuable comments on this initiative is very much important to us.....so pls let us know.........
Your valuable comments on this initiative is very much important to us.....so pls let us know.........
GAASA WELCOMING SMT ANNAPURNA, Dy COMMISSIONER GHMC ALWAL
The Executive Members of GAASA welcomed Smt Annapurna, the new Dy Commr GHMC Alwal on her assuming office at Alwal. She was very impressed with our work and had also apprised herself of our activities. We hope that with her support, GAASA will succeed in making Alwal a better place to live in.
Dharna and Rally by GAASA & Lok Satta party to protest against inaction of GHMC Alwal on Citizens' Complaints....June 7th 2013
Copy of representation given to Dy Commr GHMC Alwal is pasted below:
GAASA/Corr/139
07.06.2013
To,
The Dy Commissioner
GHMC Alwal Circle
Madam,
Sub: Demonstration & Rally by members of GAASA to express our resentment over pending complaints – no action on complaints – CSC Complaints included -– negligent attitude of Town Planning Section - illegal constructions, illegal occupations of public places (parks, roads, footpaths, GHMC lands), deviations from sanctioned plans – Illegal layouts and lake encroachments by way of house constructions - Early action on our pending and acknowledged complaints – Reg.
With reference to the above subject matter, we submit that after exhausting all available options within the framework of GHMC, we the citizens of Alwal are compelled to come in a rally and stage a dharna and submit this representation to your good self and get our complaints redressed.
GAASA is a non-profit and non-political Organisation and works purely with Social Service minded persons / colonies and leaves no stone unturned to make Alwal a better place to live in. We have been submitting our complaints to your office since the year 2007 on illegal constructions, deviations from sanctioned plans etc., more specifically pertaining to Town Planning Section (TPS). However no response or action is coming forth and Alwal has turned into a paradise for land grabbers and illegal constructions etc., due to dereliction of duties by TPS. Complaints made to CSC GHMC Alwal too is ignored which is actually supposed to give action taken report within stipulated time.
We therefore are submitting this representation with signatures of Alwal citizens to your office with a kind request to please call for records of our complaints pending with TPS Alwal and other sections and provide a reply of the action taken on our complaints from date of receipt of complaint till to date within next 3 months failing which we shall have to seek legal remedies.
GAASA HELPING COLONIES GET THEIR OWN RAIN WATER PITS
GAASA alongwith Cerana Foundation laid two rain water pits in two member colonies. We believe that self help is the best as we cannot depend on Government for all amenities.
GAASA CONFRONTS LAKE GRABBERS AND GETS ALWAL LAKE PROTECTED.
Dr G V Rao Gen Sec of GAASA confronted the land grabbers and made representation to Collector Ranga Reddy Dist to save the lake. The Collector issued orders to MRO Malkajgiri to fix FTL's of the Kotha Cheruvu or Alwal Lake. GAASA is grateful to the MRO, Malkajgiri and the Dy EE GHMC Alwal Circle for their support. Now the status is there for you all to see. Now because of combined efforts of GAASA, the lake has now got a fence and further fencing is on progress. GAASA appeals to all Alwal residents not pollute the lake with plastic and trash.
REPUBLIC DAY CELEBRATIONS AT GAASA OFFICE AT ALWAL
GAASA TAKES UP LAKE PROTECTION IN ALWAL:
RR DIST COLLECTOR PROMISES ACTION
Our efforts got paid and presently the MRO Malkajgiri is presently putting FTL's on the parameters as available....GHMC Alwal is all set to put 60 poles on the limits of the FTL and put chain link fence on this lake.........
The Greater Alwal Allied Service Association (GAASA) Alwal, in its silver jubilee year initiated Climate Change Adaptation Project in Om Sri Sainagar Colony, Old Alwal as a part of its goal to increase ground water table in Alwal Area. GAASA alongwith Cerana Foundation launched this programme on 16th December 2012. Around 100 citizens from around 15 member colonies of GAASA participated. Speaking on the occasion, Dr G V Rao, General Secretary, GAASA, emphasised on the need to conserve ground water table and requested the citizens to stop anyone from drilling 6" bore wells within the vicinity of their colonies or houses. Further Mr Satya Bhupal Reddy, a geographer and an environmentalist also spoke on the need for conservation of ground water by highlighting the various corners of how lakes and ground water is getting polluted. Mr Prasad from CERANA FOUNDATION, Mr Srinivas, President of Om Sri Sainagar Colony also spoke on the occasion. A workshop was conducted on water budgeting among the citizens present and a 7 cft rain water pit was gifted to Om Sri Sainagar Colony by CERANA FOUNDATION.
Speaking at the Inaugural Session of the NCRWA Conference on the status of RWA movement in India. Visitors to the Conference were very happy to note that GAASA remains as the Oldest Federation of RWA's in this Country amongst the participating RWA's from around the Country.
With Dr Jayaprakash Narayan, MLA at the Conference. On extreme left is Dr Rao Chelikani, President of United Federation of Resident Welfare Associations under GHMC Hyderabad.
GAASA represented by Dr G V Rao, Gen Sec, at the National Conference of Resident Welfare Associations held at Hyderabad during 23rd - 25th November 2012. Dr Rao was Co-convener of Programme Committee which included the responsibility of putting the programme together and conducting the programme on all three days. Further GAASA again through Dr Rao was also the Co-convener of the Souvenir Committee which included compiling and editing the National Status Report of RWA's which was released by Mr Naveen Mittal, Spl Commr Of GHMC. It was a good show and we have learnt lot of lessons from stalwarts of RWA movement which will help us in making Alwal a better place to live in.
GAASA has succeeded in getting GHMC Alwal to sanction and issue work order for construction of a compound wall around E-Seva at Golnaka Alwal. This has been a long way from Feb'2011 since GAASA first initiated the representation.
GAASA participated in the Police Commemoration Day 2012 to express solidarity and homage to Police officials who lost their lives in discharge of their duties.
GAASA members met Malkajgiri MLA Shri Akula Rajender on 29th June for an informal meeting. The MLA agreed to visit Alwal and discuss major policy matters with members of GAASA at a later date.
Sri D Ramchandraiah, President Telecom Colony Welfare Assn, receiving the BEST GREEN COLONY of ALWAL AWARD 2012.
K Santokh Singh President GAASA speaking on the occasion.
School children carrying placards spreading message of Earth Day 2012
Dr G V Rao, Gen Sec GAASA, reading out the Earth Day 2012 pledge to the participants of Alwal 3k RUN....
The Citizens of Alwal pledge to GO GREEN, SAVE GREEN & MAKE ALWAL MORE GREEN
The Flag off for the 3K Earth Day Run by Sri Victor Amal Raj, Chief Guest........