Eshwar Nagar Residents' Welfare Association: November 2019

Executive Committee Meeting was held at the residence of Dr. Sureshramana Mayya, President of Eshwar Nagar Residents' Welfare Association on 3^rd November 2019. The following members of the Executive Committee attended the meeting.

Sri Nagaraj K, Secretary of the Association
Sri Srinivasa Poojari, Vice President, Eshwar Nagar Residents Welfare Association
Dr. Raghavendra Kamath, Treasurer of the Association
Sri Nagaraj Kateel, Executive Committee Member of the Association
Mr. Harish G. Kalmadi, Executive Committee Member of the Association
Dr. Yajnesh Sharma, Executive Committee Member the Association
Dr. Balachandra Muniyal, Executive Committee Member of Association
Sri Rajavarma Ariga, Executive Committee Member the Association
Sri Darshan Patil, Member, Executive Committee
Dr. Vinayak Shenoy, Executive Committee Member of the Association
Dr. H. J. Gowri, Senior Advisor
Sri HNS Rao, Senior Advisor
Prof HKV Rao, Senior Advisor
Dr. Arun Maiya, Senior Advisor of the Association
Sri Srinivasa Rao, Senior Advisor Dr. H. Gowri
Sureshramana Mayya, President of the Association.

The following members obtained the leave of absence.

Sri Gopalakrishna Mayya, Executive Committee Member of the Association
Dr. Shyamasunder Bhat, Executive Committee Member the Association
Dr. Shrikanth, Member, Executive Committee of the Association
Dr. Shyamsunder Bhat, Member, Executive Committee
Sri Manjunath, Executive Committee Member and Counsellor, Eshwar Nagar

Dr. Sureshramana Mayya, the President of the Association welcomed the members and initiated the discussion by thanking the members for their support in conducting the AGM, keeping in view of traditions of the Association. He also thanked Shashikala Rajavarma Madam and all other women members for the excellent Dandiya Performance. He also thanked Sri Srinivasa Poojari for assuring to make good the deficiency of expenditure of dinner during the AGM. He reiterated that the objective of the association is to assure the welfare of the members of the association. The following agenda points were discussed at the meeting.

1. Streetlights – not fulfilling the purpose, despite lodging the complaints online, the desired results are not to be seen within the time span. He tried to draw light the method of giving complaints online, he also assured that the link for lodging complaints through an online portal will be circulated to all the members through the Whatsup group. He also requested the area representatives to take up the responsibility of complaining to higher authorities. Dr. Vinayak Shenoy suggested reducing the power of streetlights, for which many EC Members expressed the idea that the main agenda point is to improve the effectiveness of bulbs. Dr. Yagnesh Sharma expressed his opinion that the problem is due to MESCOM. That is why switching problem. Sri Manjunath, Counsellor clarified that Municipality members are not effective, there has been an acute shortage of spares, the position will improve within coming months. Ultimately, the members suggested that a petition must be submitted to Municipality, if necessary, to Deputy Commissioner narrating the hardships caused to people such as the menace of snakes, chain snatching. Members such as Prof. HKV Rao, Sri HNS Rao, Dr. Gowri suggested to represent the issue to Commissioner first, if not redressed within a reasonable time, the matter must be represented to Deputy Commissioner. Mr. Manjunath, the Counsellor suggested meeting Deputy Commissioner and local MLA, that will solve the problem. At least, the Association can ascertain the problems of concerned authorities. It was decided to pass a resolution to represent the issue within a week.

2. Rain Water Channels – Members felt that this issue has already solved, at the same, the treasurer Dr. Raghavendra Kamath complained about leakage at the third main, the members told him to find out the reasons, the Counsellor has been requested to find out the reason for it.

3. Increasing of Membership Fees – diversity of opinions have been raised felt to increase membership fees to Rs. 500, others felt to increase the membership to 600, the Secretary of the Association expressed the opinion that it can be increased to Rs.500 for the time being, in the next year we can think of rising it to Rs. 600. Many senior members expressed the opinion that, unless it is being discussed in the EC Meeting, we cannot increase, to increase early, we have to call Special AGM. Hence, it is decided to raise membership fees to Rs. 600. The Treasurer also expressed the concern to collecting the membership dues, the senior members requested the Treasurer to prepare a list, the area wise representatives have been requested to collect the membership dues. Area-wise representatives are also assigned the responsibility of inducting new members. It was decided to pass a resolution about it. Prof. HKV Rao suggested holding Special AGM for increasing the membership fees after adhering the legal formalities. I was decided to pass a resolution for it.

4. Approval of Expenditure of Dandiya Programme – it was decided to ratify and approve the payments of Danidy Dance, Sri Ariga was requested to exert his influence to reduce the payments of Vashnavi Hall and petty expenditure payable of Nagaraj K, the Secretary of the Association.

5. Heath Camp – It was also decided to conduct the Health Camp and Dental Camp for the benefit of members of the Eshwar Nagar Residents Welfare Association. It was also decided to conduct one Health Camp and another Dental Camp. It was decided to join with Rotary Club and conduct Project Positive Health. The responsibility of finalization of date was entrusted to Sri Ariga and Dr. Gowri. It was also decided to conduct Dental Camp in consultation with Dr. Srikanth of Manipal College of Dental Sciences, and our EC Member.

6. Sign Boards – it was also requested with our local Counsellor to provide signboards to all the roads. Sri Manjunath accepted the responsibility of reconstruction of sign boards. It was also suggested to set up a big sign board at Bus Stand with the help of sponsors. Our Counselor agreed to rewrite all the sign boards. But Counsellor expressed the concern that Municipal Body is not formed, hence, we can take up that issue with DC with other issues.

7. Formation of Committees –

a. News Letter Committee, the President expressed the changing technology, he reiterated that hard copy of the newsletter is not required, the newspaper committee constituted Dr. Sureshramana Mayya, President, Sri Nagaraj K, Secretary, Mr. Prof. H K V Rao, Dr. Gowri and Mr. Darshan Patil

b. Area Representative Committee for all issues, such as a collection of dues, searching and identifying of new members. Treasurer may handover the list of members and dues collected to area representatives.

i. Dairy Road – Sri Rajavarma Ariga, Sri Srinivasa Poojari, Dr. Vinayayaka Shenoy

ii. First Main Road – Sri HNS Rao, Prof. HKV Rao, Sureshramana Mayya

iii. Second Main Road – Sri Srinivasa Rao, Dr. Balachandra Muniyal, Sri Nagaraj K, Sri Darshan Patil, Dr. Shrikanth

iv. Pandava Kere – Sri Harish Kalmadi, Dr. Arun Maiya, Sri Nagaraj Kateel

c. Health Camp Committee – Dr. Arun Maiya, Dr. Gowri, Dr. Vinayaka Shenoy, Dr. Shyam Sunder, Dr. Shrikanth

d. Picnic Committee – Prof. H. K Rao, Sri Manjunath, Sri Rajavarma Ariga, it is being suggested to have picnic including EC and Non-EC Members. This committee will work out the mode of the operand of organisation of exertion to have more network and cohesiveness.

e. Cultural Committee (Recreation Committee) – Ms. Shashikala Madam has been assigned the responsibility of including any person as members of this committee.

f. Media Committee – Mr. Manjunath and Dr. Shubha HNS Rao

g. Sri Manunath, the Councilor also announce the members to use the meeting hall of Bharathiya Vikas Trust at free of cost, in case of necessity, the members may contact him.

Any Other Matter

1. Prof. HKV Rao suggested to include female members as members of Association, and they can pay membership fees also. They are also going to become members of EC. There should not be any discrimination between male and female members. Majority members supported this move. They have got a feeling of equality. It is suggested to pass a resolution. Any family can have more than one. They can become office bearers, treasurer and secretary of the Association.

2. One of the members suggested having a certificate of membership, which was considered not necessary at present.

3. The President suggested having Post Box near Eshwar Nagar, members suggested the President to write to the authorities.

4. Dr. Gowri suggested our EC Member and Councilor write all the residents of Eshwar Nagar to become a member so that we can increase the membership base of the Association. He agreed to do that.

5. To avoid the presence of unregistered persons attending the dinner at AGM Meeting, the practice of issuing coupons may be considered in future.

6. The President also expressed the concern of one of the residents of Association about the menace of Crackers at the Deepavali and late-night opening of Cracker shops.

7. The Treasurer also presented the financial condition of Association. After meeting the expenditure of AGM and other related expenditure, right now the balance is Rs. 30,000. After the proposed expenditure, the balance may come down to Rs. 25,000, the situation is not healthy. Hence, efforts to be taken to collect membership dues. The Treasure informed that though the Association consists of 100 members, the membership dues collected from 42 members. Many members attend for dinner, but they do not pay membership dues.

8. It is also decided to request Municipal Authorities to take measures for fogging to control mosquitos at Eshwar Nagar

9. It also decided to request bus service in the dairy road.

10. Sri Manjunath appealed the office bearers to support the cause of developing Government Land near Dairy, so that it may be used for the common purpose. As the Dairy is going to be shifted to other places, it is appropriate to request the proper use of that land for a common purpose. Now, under changed circumstances, dairy may not show considerable interest. Sri Manjunath requested Shri Harish G Kalmadi to hand over the letter given by DC during last year.

11. It was also discussed the digging of separate borewell, the water problem, using of the existing source of water, Varahi II Project, etc.

12. The members discussed the menace of dogs, the measures to be taken to overcome this menace.

Secretary of the Association, Mr. Nagaraj K thanked Mrs. Mayya and Mr. Mayya for the hospitality and also thanked senior Advisory Committee Members – Dr. Gowri, Sri HNS Rao, Prof. HKV Rao, Sri Srinivas Rao and Dr. Arun Maiya and all the EC Members for devoting their prime time for the betterment of Eshwar Nagar. He also sought any voluntary hosting of next EC Meeting, for which there are many takers, ultimately, it was agreed to hold EC Meeting during the mid-December at the residence of Prof. HNS Rao.