North East Support
Centre & Helpline
(An Initiative of All India Christian Council to
Prevent Gender/Racial-based Violence in Delhi and NCR)
RZ 61, Palam Vihar, Sector 6, Dwarka New Delhi 110075, Tel 25084561
MEMORANDUM TO MAYOR, MCD, DELHI
December 13, 2010
P. R.
Sawhney
Mayor, Municipal
Corporation of Delhi (MCD)
Town Hall
Municipal Corporation of Delhi
Chandni
Chawk
New Delhi -110006
Subject: Request for Issuing
Guidelines to Resident Welfare Associations
Sir,
After the gruesome incident of Dhaula
Kuan gang rape on midnight of November 23, 2010, the security concern for women
who are working in night shift has been debated at different national forums.
North East Support Centre & Helpline along with other NGOs has intervened
to address this issue with Delhi police on November 26 2010 and Smt. Sheila
Dikshit, Chief Minister of Delhi on November 3 2010. Subsequently a larger
meeting was held at the residence of Delhi CM on 4 November 2010 with Delhi
police, Delhi State Commission for Women and Women and Child Welfare Minister.
One of the issues discussed in the
meeting was to seek cooperation from Residence Welfare Associations of various
housing societies in Delhi. Therefore, we would like to appeal your good office
to kindly take the following concerns with respective Residence Welfare
Associations in the interest of providing safety measure for women working at
night and returning home late.
1.
Residence Welfare Associations should allow BPO Cabs to enter the gate so that
women will be dropped at the door steps of their house.
2.
Residence Welfare Associations must ensure easy access to colonies to make
night safer for women.
3.
Residence Welfare Associations should install and maintain street lights.
North East Support Centre &
Helpline (www.nehelpline.net) is a joint initiative of various human rights
activists, social workers, students, journalists and lawyers seeking to prevent
harassment and abuses meted out to North East People and tribal communities of
other states.
Sincerely,
|
Ms. Lansinglu Rongmei President |
Mr. Madhu Chandra Spokesperson |
Dr. Alana Golemei Founder Member |
Copies to
1. Governor of Delhi
2. Smt. Sheila Dikshit, Chief Minister of
Delhi