EC Meeting at the residence of Dr. Yagnesh Sharma, held on 1 May 2022

Summary of the Executive Committee Meeting held on 01-05-2022:

Meeting No.004

Location: Dr. Yagnesh Sharma’s residence in Eshwar Nagar, Manipal.

Time: 7pm

Meeting Presided by: Mr. Dinakar Shetty, President of ERWA.

Attendees:

1. CA Dinakar Shetty (President)
2. Prakash Shenoy (Secretary)
3. Ms. Shubha HNS Rao [Joint Secretary]
4. Nagaraj K. (Treasurer)
5. Prof. Yagnesh Sharma (EC Member)
6. Dr. Arun Maiya (EC Member)
7. Dr. Balachandra Muniyal (EC Member)
8. Prof. Sureshramana Mayya (EC Member)
9. Sri Ganapathi V. Kamath (EC Member)
10. Mr. Rajkumar Mascreen (EC Member)
11. Sri Srinivas Rao (Advisory Member)
12. Mr. Manjunath [Special Invitee]

Minutes:

1. The meeting was opened by CA Dinakar Shetty (President), who welcomed all attendees.
2. The Secretary read out the minutes of the ECM held on 26-02-2022 and the same was approved.
3. The Secretary reported on the activities held after the last ECM:
1. Regular street tube light maintenance was carried out by the contractor, however, no new LED lights were installed.
2. The dog menace in the colony was controlled due to the self-initiative of residents in properly sorting and containing dry waste, except for Taj Residency Apartments.
3. Residents volunteered to clean up empty plots, cut off unsafe tree branches, and shift wood, coconut leaves, shells, and peals to the nearest crematorium, helping the poor and cleaning up the colony.
4. Two new residents installed drum composters with the help of EC members as part of the focus on reducing wet waste and promoting composting. A pipe composting system will be promoted in the next two months.
5. The "Glass Free Eshwar Nagar" program continues with residents clearing up glass bottles and broken glass in and around their houses/plots.
4. The President and Secretary met with Mr. Mahesh Thakur regarding roadside signboards, empty plot nuisance, and other matters presented in a letter dated 03-03-2022. Mr. Thakur promised to repaint the 24 signboards within a week and install 15 new boards within 15 days. The matter will be followed up.
5. The Treasurer reported on pending dues collection from existing members and discrepancies in payment documentation during the COVID period, which will be set right through verification. The old dues collection and new membership drive will be speeded up next month along with a new membership drive. Two new members have joined ERWA, and 9 more names were noted for follow-up in the drive.
6. It was decided that tenants of houses and apartments can be admitted to be members with EC approval.
7. Dr. Arun Maiya suggested fitting convex mirrors in narrow turnings for safety and reinforcing the foundation of an electric pole on the 6th cross. The Councillor promised to inform/coordinate with MESCOM and UCMC to rectify these problems.
8. The matter of traffic congestion at the Big Boss junction due to city buses stopping on the road was discussed, and it was suggested to shift the bus stop board 20 feet to the west to improve the situation. The discussion centered around the traffic congestion issue at the Big Boss junction caused by the halting of city buses on the road. It was proposed to move the bus stop sign to the west, at least 20 feet from its current location, in order to alleviate the situation. Mr. Manjunath pledged to bring the matter to the attention of relevant authorities and resolve the issue. The topic of visiting the Karwal garbage dumping yard and the water contamination issue at Mrs. Mable Soans' 6th Cross, suspected to be caused by wastewater leakage from the MIT campus, was also brought up during the discussion and will be pursued further.
9. ·         The decision was made to restart the Newsletter in both English and Kannada, with Professor Yajnesh Sharma taking the lead on this project and providing an update at the next meeting.
10. The next EC meeting was scheduled for June 18th, 2022 at 7pm at Mr. Ganapathi V. Kamath's residence on 17th Cross, 2nd Main.

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