karri chawal dal chawal palidu kharak ka halwa dry dates halwa biryani and walnut desserts are some of the special dishes of our community said tasneen yusuf a winner of various competitions the highly prosperous residents belonging to the dawoodi bohra community did not wait for the greater visakhapatnam municipal colony gvmc to provide them with pucca roads and proper drainage system but did it themselves by spending lakhs of rupees the concept is to ensure economic and gender equality and give the women time for their creative pursuits credit for the interior decoration goes to the women in the families who also display their creativity in other areas such as mehendi designs cookery embroidery and all sorts of needlework and art works making designer rida the traditional garment wore by the women and topis caps for men and musical programmes like madeh said yusuf nandarbarwala a resident of the colonyeven we have an active anjumanebadri or committee organisation that looks into the accounts and logistics and most members are connected through whatsapp added md fakhruddin a member of the mubarak colony welfare society although we lack a proper approach road we had laid the roads of our colony by spending rs 5 lakh when our spiritual leader had visited us whats more they have a unique hygienic centralised kitchen in their mosque that delivers food to every household six days a week the women are also allowed inside the mosque to offer namaz we dont have a single unemployed member in our community a couple of posh multistoried apartments have also sprung up in the colony equipped with swimming pool gymnasium and a tiny pond for ducks to add to the beauty though we have respite from cooking six days a week due to our centralised kitchen concept we still like to experiment with cuisines and on sundays we usually prepare something at home every house has a green area or kitchen garden as well as rainwater harvesting facility rather we provide employment opportunities to others this kitchen also caters to the families during eid or other festivals and occasions like marriage and birthdays we also participate in cookery competitions usually once a year the members financially contribute towards the daily kitchen expenses visakhapatnam they have strictly implemented swachh bharat education for girl children and ensure that there is no wastage of food gvmc sanitary staff clears the garbage all the members have taken care to clean our colony once a month and ensure that its kept clean and green with plants and gardens around needless to say every house in the colony are like picturepostcard bungalows and has lawns and gardens as well as welldecorated rooms in vizag most of us deal with hardware and industrial supply said adnan sabuwala president of jci visakha valley and a member of the community on twoacre land in yendada around 115 shia families comprising a population of about 400 have been residing since almost a decade explaining the concept of the