Environment | Citizen Matters, Bengaluru

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Citizens walk for a green Bangalore

November 11, 2008 Deepa Mohan

In a heartening response for the call to press for retaining the city’s avenues, scores of Bangaloreans showed up for the Sunday walk and petitioned the Chief Minister.

Once we went around in Circles

November 11, 2008 Sudha Narasimhachar

..but now people drive straight into each other! A senior Bangalorean takes a trip down memory lane to recall the past glory of a green and golden city.

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Green and serene

November 11, 2008 Saurabh Mittal

A serene place, with a variety of birds and insects to rest around with least human intervention – that is what Manchinbelle dam offers nature enthusiasts.

RWH in a layout: What, how, why and how much

November 9, 2008 Rainwater Club

Part 3 of the series answers common but crucial questions related to RWH, and addresses the technicalities of direct storage and groundwater recharge.

Nailing a tree to save it

November 6, 2008 Shivani Shah

A sign saying a tree is worth Rs.11.2 lakhs is nailed onto a tree itself.

High Court stays privatisation of lakes

November 4, 2008 Supriya Khandekar

In a biting ruling on privatisation of lakes in response to a PIL, the High Court of Karnataka directed government bodies to take up development work on lakes themselves.

Hasiru-Usiru and BBMP clash over roadwidening

November 4, 2008 Deepa Mohan

Two recent meeting between Hasiru-Usiru, a citizens group and the BBMP turned acrimonious. At heart is the rapid loss of the city’s trees and the involvement of citizens in decisions.

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RWH in a layout: engaging the people

November 3, 2008 Rainwater Club

Implementing rainwater harvesting in layouts requires proactive participation from the residents. Part 2 of the series in how to engage them in the process.

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RWH in a layout: getting started

November 2, 2008 Rainwater Club

First in a four-part Citizen Matters series authored by Bangalore-based Rainwater Club on implementing rainwater harvesting for gated layouts.

Online petition to stop tree-cutting

October 18, 2008 News Desk

Petitioners in a litigation to stop tree-cutting accompanying Bangalore’s road-widening project have taken to the Internet to mobilise citizen support.

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Roads vs trees turns political

October 8, 2008 Supriya Khandekar

A High Court directive empowered a committee to oversee the city’s road widening and metro works and decide on tree felling. NGOs are accusing the committee of disregard for the law.

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Paradise getting lost

October 6, 2008 Saurabh Mittal

A weekend trip to the Hesarghatta Lake famous for its birds and river rafting confirmed the sad and horrifying truth- our lakes are drying up

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Desperately seeking revival

October 2, 2008 Supriya Khandekar

The Bellandur lake, which has provided drinking water and nurtured the city’s farming and fishing activities for over a century, is now a polluted and dying water body.

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Shhh… Quiet please!

September 27, 2008 Bala Venkata Sudhakara Reddy Vuyyuru

A community project initiative looks at involving the public in making Bangalore a noise-free zone

Speak up, don’t shout!

September 27, 2008 Huda Masood

Political, religious or cultural functions, loudspeakers blare away while authorities keep silent.