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GENERAL RESIDENTS MEETINGDEC. 21, 2012

RAJ BHAWAN WARD NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION

AGENDA1. Raj Bhawan Ward & Neighbourhood Association Boundary

2. Our Neighbourhood Profile & Key Stakeholders

3. Key Neighbourhood Issues & Local Initiatives to date

4. Goals and Objectives of Neighbourhood Association

5. Proposed Organizational Structure

6. Getting Involved

7. Next Steps

BoundariesNorth : Sardar Patel Salai

East : Goubert Avenue

South : Subbaiya Salai

West : Gingee Salai

RAJ BHAWAN WARD NEIGHBOURHOOD ASSOCIATION BOUNDARY

Ward boundaries are currently under revision.

New boundary expected to include entire Boulevard Town + Kuruchikuppam

Our Neighbourhood Profile

Ward Area 0.72 sq.kms.

Ward Population Approx. 4000 people

Type of buildings Number Percentage

Residential Buildings 454 39%

Ashram Buildings 169 15%

Businesses 158 14%

Government Institutions 112 10%

Hotels 38 3.25%

Footpath shops NA NA

Educational Institutions NA NA

Streets 33

Listed heritage buildings (approx) 228

Ward boundaries are currently under revision

Ward population expected to increase to 34,000 approx.

Key Stakeholders

• Residents - North and South• Government• Ashram• Hospital• Hotels - North and South• Temple• Church• Bank• NGOs (Shuddam and Intach)• Schools/ Academics• French institutes• Vendors• Chamber of Commerce• Press• Developers• Visitors / Tourists / Well-wishers

Key Issues: Public Health and Hygiene

Spreading of mosquitos, crows, scavenging animals

Environmental pollution

Danger to health of residents

Unpleasant neighbourhood environment

Key Issues: Waste Management

Lack of municipal collection facilities

Absence of public waste bins

Dumping of waste in public areas

Poor design

Lack of maintenance

Unauthorised letting out of sewage on streets

Flooding of streets during monsoon

Hazard to public health


Key Issues: Infrastructure - Drainage

Poor design

Lack of maintenance

Unauthorised letting out of sewage on streets

Flooding of streets during monsoon

Hazard to public health


Key Issues: Infrastructure - Drainage

Key Issues: Infrastructure- Traffic and Parking

Indiscriminate on-street parking

High accident rate

Air pollution

No public transport

Key Issues: Infrastructure- Streetscape

No sidewalks for pedestrians

Poor night-time lighting

Unsafe night-time environment

Key Issues: Heritage Preservation

Demolition of heritage buildings and loss of unique neighbourhood character

New buildings insensitive to historic context

Reduced visitors and tourists, loss to local economy

Key Issues: Managing Stray Animals

• Dogs, cattle, crows and other scavenging animals

• Spread of open garbage

• Public health hazard

• Unsafe public environment

Local Initiatives to date:

Shuddham Waste Management


INTACH Heritage Preservation Initiatives


Bharathi Park Revitalisation


Beachfront Pedestrian Promenade

Raj Bhawan Ward Residents Association:

A Citizen-led Initiative

VISIONTo restore our neighbourhood to its original

charm, high quality of life…..

Objectives

• Create a spirit of cooperation and community among neighbors and well-wishers / people concerned to work collaboratively towards the enhancement and conservation of the neighborhood;

• Provide a stable forum for individual voices and needs to be expressed, and

which grows stronger over time;

• Determine community priorities and influence community decisions by serving as liaison between neighborhood residents and government, commercial and other entities on matters of neighborhood concern;

• Actively pursue projects that enhance the reputation, beauty, safety, integrity, and the quality of life of the neighborhood; and

• Pro-actively reach out to other wards and neighborhoods as support agency so that other parts of Pondicherry benefit from such initiatives.

Proposed Organizational Structure

Getting Involved

• Become a Member

• Volunteer

• Join the Managing Committee

• Be involved in specific working/ thematic groups

• Be an advisory on specific thematic issues

• Support the organisation of meetings for • Regular Meetings• Special Meetings• Events

Next Steps

1. Get your buy in and support from you for this Association

2. Assess who would be interested in being actively involved in building Association

3. Assess who would be interested in getting involved with a specific working / thematic group

4. Get your feedback on what priorities should be taken within the next year

5. Assess who can further enroll new members for the larger public meeting

6. Get your endorsement that this existing group: • Registers the Neighbourhood Association• Organization’s purpose, • Membership rights and qualifications, • Election and voting procedures, • Titles of officers and board members, • Terms and responsibilities, and • Rules for amending the by-laws

7. Decide on date for next meeting and periodicity of Public Meetings

THANK YOU