Key to good governance in Gurgaon

Bhawani Shankar Tripathy

RWA synergy and partnership

Gurgaon’s residential nature

• HUDA sectors• Developer colonies• Group housing societies• Unauthorised colonies• Condominiums• Housing board colonies• Villages

RWAs vs civil society organizations• FORWA: Federation of Resident

Welfare Associations• QERWA: Qutab Enclave Resident

Welfare Association• DLF City RWA• GCC: Gurgaon Citizens Council• JAFRA: Joint Action Forum for

Resident Associations• FAOA: Federation of Apartment

Owners Associations• Group Housing Societies Welfare

Association• Sanyukt Kalyan Parishad

• MGD: Mission Gurgaon Development

• SURGE: Society for Urban Regeneration

• I AM Gurgaon• People’s Action• Progressive Gurgaon

Forum

Senior citizens forum

Core issuesSadakBijliPaani

Sewage SanitationSafetyPigs/cattle

Individual achievements

Sewage Treatment Plant (Uniworld garden)Sanitation improvement (DLF City and I AM Gurgaon)Removal of traffic lights (Sushant Lok RWA)Maintenance Rights (Condominiums and apartments RWAs)Water harvesting structures (SURGE)Village development (Sector 23A)

Developing village works Sector 23A RWA

Bandhwari Treatment PlantDLF City residents (GCC, QERWA)

Maintenance Rights Orchid Petals, Unitech World Spa, Mayfield Gardens…RWAs through the court

Questioning the use of EDC collection

SURGE PIL

Preserving Ground WaterQERWA PIL

Developing the 300-acre Biodiversity ParkI AM Gurgaon

Saving the AravallisMGD

Pursuing Metro extension since 2007-MGD

Coming together for strong local governance

Seeking corporate participation for GurgaonMGD

Participating in the Electoral processMLA elections JAFRA and GCC

Village-Senior Citizens ConvergenceSector 23

Partnership with HIPA

Questioning the Master Plan (MGD)