Plan returned by Municipality to CMDA

As reported in the last post, the problem of approval is getting delayed.  It is reliably learnt that the Municipality on April 8th, 2010 itself has adopted a resolution to return the plan to CMDA to revise/renew the plan approval given by the body and to make a revised demand once the revised/renewed plan is received from the CMDA. 

Is this true?  The society says the issue will be resolved soon.  But how soon?.  We,  around 500 plot owners of this layout have been languishing for 8 years now.  Who is responsible for this?  We have been so far hearing replies from the society as, "we are trying to solve the issue", "the issue would be resolved soon" etc., and by now we must be well aware that all these are only empty talks and nothing is happening on the field to our favour.

We need to introspect, regroup and act on a clearly set path. 

So,  what we need to do first?.

   1.  We have to enrol as many members as possible into the association.  A special drive should be taken for this and small groups can be formed for various areas and the group members can approach the plot owners in person, if we don't have their contact phone numbers.  We shall apprise them of the issue and enrol them into the association.  We need more members as the association would need more money for its efforts to resolve the issue.

 

   2.  The association needs to be vibrant and active.  We need to conduct E.C. meeting atleast once in a month.  They need to discuss the progress and motivate others in the fight.  They need to be in constant touch with the members and apprise them of the activities and progress.  We can also post the latest development in a website.  If the association wants, I am ready to post the news given by them in this blog.

 

  3.  Mr.Bharath had taken efforts to start a Yahoo groups for our members.  But I don't know why many of the plot owners have not joined it.  I'm sure he would have got the email id details from the association and would have mailed them about the Yahoo groups. We need a forum to putforth our views.  Many may not be able to find time to participate in the meetings.  Atleast they will have an opportunity to see the views expressed by others and they can also express their views in this blog or in the yahoo groups.  That was the intention behind which this blog was started several months earlier, even before the formation of the association.  We're happy that many have been seeing the posts in this blog and mailing us.

 

4.  Only persons who can share some of their valuable time for this social work should be in the core team of the association.  There is no meaning if we have an association which is not pro-active.  Is the association aware of the development posted in this blog?  If so, what action has been taken by them.  Is it not an irony that while we had been discussing in the AGM on 20th of April 2010 about the steps to be taken to convince the local body to give the approval, they had already passed a resolution for returning the plan approval to CMDA.  The people who matter in the association have to be vibrant and active.  It will, in turn, enthuse the cadres and we can see some progress.  So, let's first set our house right.

 

5.  Let's then chalk out an action plan to fight for our rights.

 

6.  There are other activities which we need to do parallely, which we have been stressing in our earlier posts too.  Our place needs to be protected first and foremost.  There is no meaning in having the approval on hand but by that time, our layout becomes a dumpyard.  I don't understand why the association, despite several such appeals made to them even during the last two AGMs fail to act on this account.  We must work for the welfare of the entire layout.  We have to nip the problems in the bud.  We have to meet the Muncipality officials, Councillor and people who matter, in person, and request them to take action against dumping of waste, removal of soil etc.  We should send them letters also.   Only if we show that we are concerned, people will act, as the old saying goes, "Azhum kuzhandaikku dhan paal kidaikkum". Yes it is true.

  

We can do a lot if we are together.  Every great achievment and big thing had a small beginning only.  Only the drops of rain form a river and a Ocean.  If we stand united and fight for our rightful cause untiringly, we will succeed soon.

With best wishes,

 

Blog team