REWABE (Residents Welfare Association, Bangalore East) io Institute for Universal Conciousness 21, Milton Street, Bangalore - 560 005 Repl No. 1185-76 E-mail. rewabeblreast@gmailcom RW REWABE believes that citizens are duty bound to vote, thereafter we citizens must continue to engage and participate with our elected representatives. Towards this end, as well as to build a strong community, REWABE, on behalf of Cooke Town, lists out the following Charter of Demands, and requests your commitment to work with us towards its fulfillment 1. A Connect with our MLA - REWABE would like to meet the MLA periodically, perhaps every 6 months, to keep him in the loop of developments and needs of our Ward. We request for a commitment towards a periodical meeting 2. To ensure Ward 59 is Law Compliant - REWABE is keen that our Ward is law compliant in all respects and ‘wants to work with all Urban Local Bodies such as the BBMP, BWSSB, BESCOM etc. We ask for implementation and enforcement, without exception, of all Laws. Currently we face the following : ~ Lack of transparency in the operations of the BBMP, BWSSB and BESCOM ~ Residents have no access to information regarding developmental works in Ward 9. Information regarding the timeline, budget, contractors details ete. are not available to residents. This situation is often exploited by the contractors and relatives of elected representatives, - While we have robust laws we do not have a robust supporting system backing the laws, this is reflected in the brazen and blatant building violations in Ward 59. REWABE wants to ensure that builders conform to BBMP building by laws. 3,.Working of Ward Committee - mandatory under the 74th Amendment Act, 1992 ( Part IXA of our Constitution) this Act enables governance at a local level. The Ward Committee must meet every month, publicly announce the date of the meeting, and be empowered to control all such issues that can be handled at the ward level such as garbage, street lighting, sanitation, water supply, drainage, \ road maintenance, etc.