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Commute

2 km drive takes more than an hour – why Bellandur citizens are protesting

August 19, 2019 News Desk

Bellandur residents are staging a peaceful protest and forming a human chain on August 20th to highlight traffic congestion and pollution in and around their community.

Environment

Citizens plan mega-protest to oppose Bellandur mega-SEZ

March 20, 2014 Shree D N

Fed up with the inaction of the government on the mega-project coming up on the banks of Bellandur lake, citizens decide to gather in protest.

Environment

Environment authority to review clearance to Bellandur lakebund project

January 20, 2014 Shree D N

Officials do not have an answer to the Upa Lokayukta’s question – who has to protect green belts in urban areas.

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Commute

Citizens sue Govt and Mantri Developers over Bellandur SEZ

August 12, 2013 News Desk

The petition by citizens’ groups in North Bangalore and Namma Bengaluru Foundation questions the process through which the state government gave approval to a SEZ project on a wetland.

Governance

More than 27,000 residents oppose Agara SEZ project

June 26, 2013 News Desk

Citizens of Koramangala, HSR Layout and Bellandur areas have written to all industry bodies and government departments concerned, highlighting the violations in upcoming SEZ near Agara in Bangalore, developed by Mantri Developers.

Environment

Rs 2300 cr realty project near K’mangala on, without BWSSB’s knowledge

March 27, 2013 Navya P K

At the edge of Koramangala, a massive 72-acre real estate project is on. It includes apartments, an SEZ, office space, hotels and more, all needing 4.5 million litres of water a day. A Citizen Matters investigation, released with Suvarna News, has exposed how the project got environmental clearance.

Governance

“Bangalore: The Making of a World City”

July 29, 2008 Zainab Bawa

Michael Goldman, professor of Sociology and Global Studies at the University of Minnesota, USA, is currently in Bangalore researching transformations of land, government and citizenship. A report from his recent talk.

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