Citizens in Gurgaon are driving impactful, campaign-led initiatives and championing various causes.
Mostly led by volunteering groups, these initiatives make representations and social media campaigns to promote
awareness on crucial issues, and influence policy decisions. Here is a list of active citizen initiatives in Gurgaon…
read up about these initiatives, join their social media campaigns and support them.
Aravalli Bachao Andolan
The Aravalli Bachao Andolan (ABA) is a citizen-led movement that protests against activities that threaten the Aravallis,
one of the world’s oldest mountain ranges. The Aravallis stretch for about 700 km across four states in northwest India,
from Gujarat to Delhi. The movement aims to protect the Aravallis from mining, real estate, illegal encroachments, dilution
of protective laws, toxic landfills, waste-to-energy plants, and other activities. The group’s demand is for the entire 700
km Aravalli range to be seen as one living ecosystem and declared a permanent biosphere reserve so North West India’s climate
regulator, shield against desertification, critical water recharge zone, biodiversity hotspot and wildlife corridor can be
protected for future generations.
Gurgaon Water Forum
Gurgaon Water Forum (GWF) is an interactive multi-stakeholder platform deliberating on the challenges of improving water
availability, equitable access to drinking water, disposal, treatment and use of waste water. It also looks into aspects
of urban flooding and planning and governance of clean drinking water. It aims to work towards the development of collective
practical strategies for improvement of water systems through workshops, advocacy and wider consultation with various groups
of people, institutions, public agencies, NGOs, Resident Welfare Associations, workers’ organizations, marginalized communities,
policy makers, planners, activists and environmental groups, etc. Among other things, it has conducted situational analysis of
the water sector in three urban villages of Gurgaon.
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NCR Waste Matters
NCR Waste Matters is a community within Delhi NCR dedicated to sharing knowledge, experiences, and best practices
for sustainable waste management. Operating under the motto “our waste is our responsibility,” the group focuses on topics
such as waste segregation, recycling, composting, and solid waste management and emphasises local action for meaningful change.
Individuals can engage with the community by posting on its public Facebook page, which has a membership of 2.8K members.
Gurgaon Citizen Council
This citizen body has been bringing the citizens and RWAs under a common umbrella and pursuing matters relating
to civic amenities such as electricity, water, transport, roads, traffic, law and order etc. GCC played a major role in reducing tax
rates, by reducing the burden of dual taxes paid by the citizens in the form of maintenance charges to private developers and
property tax to MCG. It runs legal-aid and medical clinics to provide free services to residents of the city. It has made
sustained campaigns to remove tolling at Sirhaul toll plaza on NH* and banning use of groundwater by builders.
Email: [email protected]
Why Waste Your Waste
Why Waste Your Waste is a citizen’s outreach initiative against reckless disposal of waste materials and the need
for sustainable waste management. The initiative aims to understand why waste is not really waste, but can be reclaimed to
provide economic and environmental benefits. Under this initiative, waste segregation at source is encouraged. Illegal
waste burning is also reported. It has been successful in expediting key notifications by Gurgaon authorities on waste
burning and C&D waste.
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