Parks Citizen Matters, Bengaluru

New construction in Cubbon Park: High Court permits 7-storey building, citizens to protest

October 31, 2019 Harsha Raj Gatty

New construction is restricted in Cubbon Park by law and court orders. But a recent High Court order has allowed construction of a seven-storey annexe building of the HC itself here, and that too, replacing a heritage structure

Mahadevapura citizens to protest Friday against “filth, traffic jams and pollution”, demand MP, MLA, corporators resign

October 17, 2019 Kedar Koushik

Fed up with crumbling infrastructure in their constituency, residents of Mahadevapura are holding a protest tomorrow at Marathahalli. They are demanding the resignation of all their elected representatives, including MLA Aravind Limbavali and MP P C Mohan

Not just Lalbagh, your small neighbourhood park too can protect Bengaluru’s biodiversity

October 3, 2019 Manupriya

A recent study finds that Bengaluru’s neighbourhood parks establish a long continuum of greenery, facilitating the movement of birds, butterflies and insects. Hence the focus should be on setting up many small parks rather than a few large ones, says the study

How a residents’ group saved Benniganahalli lake from going the Bellandur way

August 6, 2019 Manini Mandal

When Benniganahalli lake started frothing in 2017, residents of the nearby Pai Layout pushed BBMP to restore it. The cleaned-up lake bed is now filled by monsoon rains. The residents have also formed a Trust to develop a jogging track and other facilities here in coordination with BBMP