Agara lake festival to discuss plastic pollution

Agara lake will host a festival on June 9, 2018, to celebrate World Environment Day and discuss plastic pollution.

The theme for World Environment Day is ‘Beat Plastic Pollution’ and water bodies face serious threat from plastic waste not only polluting them but also affecting the water inhabitants and ecosystem.

Kere Utsava is a citizen centric event and is to create awareness, promote sustainable alternatives to plastic, educate about the impact of plastic on our environment and water bodies.

We are expecting over 7000+ people including school & college children to visit the event all through the day from 6am to 5pm. Many NGOs, farmers and social enterprises will attend the event.

List of activities:

Event: Kere Utsava, Agara Lake
Date: Saturday, 9th June 2018
Time: 6am to 5pm

This press note was shared by Kavitha Reddy, a lake activist and resident of HSR Layout, who is a part of residents’ group working for Agara lake.

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