In her handbook ‘Our Agara Lake’, Kavitha Reddy describes how a citizens’ movement saved the lake, with the support of authorities. The lake, which was a garbage dump site earlier, is now teeming with visitors
Politicians are responsible for visual pollution in the form of posters, banners and billboards in the city of Bengaluru.The city needs a break from ‘political litter’, argues Kavitha Reddy.
Why does the garbage crisis keep rearing its ugly head time and again? Unless garbage tenders and the SWM policy are in sync, there could be no end to the crisis in Bengaluru.
Participants collected 70 bags of plastics and other non-biodegradable waste dumped inside Agara lake. LDA Chief Ravi Ralph and environmentalist Yellappa Reddy joined the volunteers.
In the absence of public restrooms, answering nature’s call is a challenge for many. A Bangalorean urges urban planners to include such fundamental human needs in their thinking.
