After boycott call, Haryana RERA chief meets RWAs to set conclave agenda

GURUGRAM: The Haryana Rera (H-Rera) held a meeting with representatives of about 50 RWAs in the city to discuss the overall agenda of an upcoming RWA conclave. The RWAs had earlier alleged that the agenda of the conclave and panellists were decided without any consultations or discussions with them and threatened to boycott the event.

The seminar cum workshop cum conference (SEWOCON) is being organised by H-Rera and DTCP on April 29. On Tuesday, H-Rera had a lengthy discussion with the representatives of RWAs of group housing societies, private plotted colonies and HSVP sectors. H-Rera chairman KK Khandelwal headed the meeting. Badshapur MLA Rakesh Daultabad, deputy commissioner Nishant Yadav, MCG commissioner Mukesh Ahuja and other senior officials of the district administration were also present.

“The aim of this conclave is to create awareness about the rights of RWAs. This meeting was held to address any doubts that RWAs had about the conclave and their feedback and suggestions have been noted down for consideration,” an H-Rera official said.

During the meeting, the RWAs have raised several issues regarding the timeline for completion certificate of projects, and handover to RWA of apartments or the civic body in case of private plotted colonies. RWAs were asked to submit a list of panellists.

“We have raised multiple issues about project completion and timely handover. It was a fruitful meeting, we hope some changes in the norms will empower the RWAs,” said Chaitali Mandhotra, member of Ardee City RWA.

“H-Rera mainly focuses on issues of highrises and their disputes with builders. But there are issues such as handover of common amenities to sector residents which need to be addressed,” said Lalit Suraj Bhola, general secretary of Sector 9A RWA.

Praveen Malik, vice-president of United Association of New Gurugram, an RWA umbrella association, said they are happy that the administration is willing to accommodate different views. “We have not only raised our grievances, but also given suggestions to improve the functioning of RWAs,” he said.