Kasturba Nagar councillor seeks community centre for elderly

Elderly residents of Jangpura area in south Delhi may get a dedicated community centre, as the area's ward councillor is working on setting up a facility for old-age people at a park here.
Jangpura and Jangpura Extension areas fall in Kasturba Nagar ward of the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) under its Central Zone.
"Several elderly residents stay in Jangpura area, and therefore I am trying to get a senior citizens' centre set up in one of the parks here. We have also identified the park and earmarked the place. Very soon we would put up the proposal in the standing committee as well," Kasturba Nagar ward councillor Ravi Kalsi told PTI.

The senior Congress party member, in his 70s, said he has been "toying with this idea for long, and now wishes to see it turn into a reality".
There are several parks like Birbal Park, Harkishan Rai Park, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Park among other green spaces in the posh Jangpura locality.
Lajpat Nagar in south Delhi already has a 'Senior Citizen Forum' built in the portion of a park in Lajpat Nagar-III area, where old-age residents come to socialise.

Among other issues, Kalsi said he is also trying to get fixed, issues of public nuisance associated with a municipal community park in P-Block area in Jangpura Extension.

Residents there have alleged that "undisposed garbage" and noise pollution from events and "late night DJ parties" held at it are causing "public nuisance regularly".
"It has become a worry factor for people, and we are contemplating finding an alternative open community venue near the Defence Colony flyover, away from residential areas," Kalsi said.
As per municipal norms, parks can be booked for functions online, and clients have to deposit a security fee of Rs 500.
"As a ward councillor, we seek to provide people-friendly facilities and amenities," he added.