MMJ October 2018
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October 2018 > A MonthlyNewsletter > For private circulation only Action for good Governance & Networking in India Forward This To All - And All Forward - Together Why Powai must not have an elevated Metro 6 Pamela Cheema Editorial he atmosphere in the Metro 2A and Metro 7 lines are 2A, cross the Jogeshwari rail Gardens under flyovers Trecreation room of Evita b e i n g co n st r u c te d , t h e tracks and proceed onwards to building in the Hiranandani the JVLR! At Infiniti Mall the ith the success of the government has decided to c o m p l e x a t P o w a i o n height of the piers of Metro 6 first garden (MMJ construct an elevated Metro 6 W September 8 was sombre. The will be 25m while that of Metro June 2016) under Kings Circle line which will begin at Swami audience listened intently to 2A will be 13.6m! Also, the Tulpule Flyover, BMC has Samarth Nagar in Lokhandwala the presentation being given by Metro 6 will cross over Metro identified 23 more flyovers and chug on to Vikhroli. When Mr Nitin Killawala, Director, line 7 at the western express for the initiative. Thus, lush constructed on the JVLR, the Group Seven Architects and highway. green parks are likely to soon elevated Metro 6 will convert Planners Pvt. Ltd. about the Instead, there can be an replace the dusty parking lots this wide arterial corridor into a state government's latest plan narrow road! underground Metro 6 which to build an elevated Metro 6 Mr Killawala pointed out that c o u l d b e g i n f r o m t h e from the Lokhandwala complex “the ground along this corridor underground Metro 3 station of in the western suburbs to is undulating. The fall or rise of Marol Naka, take a right turn to Vikhroli in the eastern suburbs. the ground is very steep, more Saki Vihar, move to Chandivali, Protecting Despite the population of the than the permissible gradient go behind the Hiranandani Members' Interests western and eastern suburbs in a Metro line. In general, the complex, then come out In Housing increasing by more than 3.5 height of piers in this corridor behind the Hiranandani Societies under many of city's flyovers. times, with employment will be in the 16m to 22m range hospital and reach LBS Marg Shyama Kulkarni The beautification under opportunities in the western as the Metro will pass along or under the hillock behind the the flyovers will solve the suburbs increasing by more cross a number of flyovers.” Hiranandani Gardens. This issues of illegal parking under than 10 times and in the Further, there are many sharp route will also pass through a the space below flyovers. eastern suburbs by more than curves along this corridor. This c a t c h m e n t a r e a o f a n The response to Kings 6.5 times, (in the island city will necessitate provisions for overwhelmingly larger number Circle's 'under-flyover employment opportunities curves in the Metro alignment of passengers than the JVLR g a r d e n ' h a s b e e n have increased only 2 times) too which will slow down the route of the elevated Metro. tremendous, with around 300 the state government's plans Metro and also lead to high The state government needs locals utilising the space for for improving transportation by maintenance of the tracks. to create transport systems their morning and evening only elevated Metro lines has Even more astonishing is that which are expandable in the walks daily, on the stretch m i r e d t h e c i t y i n a n when the line reaches the future and do not destroy from Maheswari Udyan to unbelievable mess. Infiniti Mall junction in Andheri irrevocably our environment Jain Mandir. MMJ Consider this. Even as the it will jump above Metro line and the quality of our lives.MMJ and national election watch Western regional consultations on members from diverse states in India. The panelists were electoral and political reforms Pamela Cheema exceedingly well-informed with h e A s s o c i a t i o n f o r electoral and political reforms Coordinator for JANPATH and independent views and TDemocratic Reforms (ADR) a t t h e A h m e d a b a d MAGP) opened the session, discussed their opinions along with Gujarat Election Management Association in with introductory remarks on without fear or favour. W a t c h o r g a n i s e d a Ahmedabad on September 17, the grave issues under debate In the session on electoral meticulously planned western 2018. by Mag. Gen. Anil Verma (Head reforms, Contd. on Page 4 regional consultation for This conference was held to ADR). discuss the issue of The panelists electoral malpractices, i n c l u d e d electoral bonds and e x p e r t s , increasing opacity in j o u r n a l i s t s , elections as well as in speakers from u r b a n a n d l o c a l n o n - p r o f i t governance. Ms Pankti organizations, Jog (Gujarat State g o v e r n m e n t Coordinator for GEW b o d i e s , e x - a n d A d v o c a c y b u re a u c rat s , 2 Mumbai Meri Jaan October 2018 Swachha Mumbai Abhiyaan Mumbai Colleges get eco-friendly Matunga housing society adopts Shreya Bhandary stellar composting practices everal Mumbai colleges are Snow veering towards being he Lokmanya Nagar Co- 500kg of manure, which is used e co - f r i e n d l y. A m i d t h e Toperative Housing Society to nurture over 300 plants and Shyama Kulkarni implementation of various eco- in Matunga (West) has been a 1,500 sq.ft garden. The friendly rules and regulations, processing its entire organic secretary of the society, including the recent ban on waste within the society Yashwant Joshi, said that “We p l a s t i c b y t h e s t a t e produce clean energy which premises since January, thus started segregating waste in government, a city college is can supplement a part of its s a v i n g t h e m u n i c i p a l the society in 2016. Last July, getting ready to officially energy consumption. corporation the cost of the BMC sent us a notice asking become a zero-waste campus. “Environmentally friendly transporting waste to landfills. us to treat waste at source.” Organic waste comprises of RD National College, Bandra, methods are the only way to The society consulted several fruit and vegetable wastes, has already implemented save the environment and we experts before implementing seeds, leaves, egg shells, coffee various methods of recycling need to start these lessons in the waste disposal system. grounds (including paper the waste generated on our classrooms. When our Shekhar Vaidya, the chairman filters), tea bags, used paper campus. In the coming students then venture forth of the society, said that it took napkins, meat and dairy wastes fortnight, the college is likely to into society they will encourage them some time to adjust to and corncobs. It also consists of ask the municipal corporation more people to think this way,” the new process but the MMJ horticultural waste such as to stop sending clean-up vans said Sobhana Vasudevan, residents responded well. “In leaves, weeds, branches, twigs, Clean-Up In Partnership With The BMC to collect garbage from the principal of RA Podar College. August 2017 we began with hay and sawdust. Built in 1947, institute. The college moves all the waste mechanical compost drums the society with 148 units in 10 “Our dry waste goes directly from its canteen into a compost and broke the waste down buildings (each consisting of to a BMC authorised agency for pit and thereafter it is used as using vermiculture and five stories), treats its daily recycling. The wet waste, manure for the garden. “We sawdust. After a two-month output of 25kg of organic waste especially from the canteen, have a cleanliness brigade trial, we decided to use an i n a u t o m a t i c t u m b l e r goes into the vermicompost consisting of students who not automated version of the same machines. pit. We also use the compost only survey the college but also technique. Our house keeping tumbler for cooked waste from conduct campaigns outside the The society inaugurated its staff was trained to use the the canteen,” said principal college to reach out to waste disposal project on machine,” said Vaidya. Dinesh Panjwani. neighbouring societies about Republic Day and since then The secretary noted that He added that in another two the importance of solid waste has treated over 5,000kg of every 15 days the society weeks, the college will explore management,” she added. MMJ organic waste and produced generates around 45 kg of every possible avenue to St. Peters Road compost. “While 90% is used ensure that all generated waste R D National College institutes SWM internship Before After within the society, the is either recycled or turned into h e s o l i d w a s t e includes cooked food by the remaining is sold to society compost on the college m a n a g e m e n t ( S W M ) T tumbler method and uncooked members.