Environment | Citizen Matters, Bengaluru

Environment

Animal shelters do a great job, despite odds

September 30, 2007 Deepa Mohan

A visit to CUPA’s Bannerghata Rescue Centre and PfA’s animal hospice in Kengeri shows the centres doing their best for the animals.

Public nuisance to park

August 31, 2007 Hamsa Ravikiran

Hamsa Ravikiran recounts how a dreadful roadside spot got converted to a clean and green garden.

Candle light vigil against privatisation

August 14, 2007 Ayesha Aleem

A candle light vigil was held opposing LDA plans to handover Hebbal Lake to a private party that plans an upmarket recreational facility beside the lake.

Trees in front of retail showroom razed

July 9, 2007 Shubha Narayanan

Who cut the trees in front of Levi’s showroom in Koramangala?

Environment

More Bangaloreans going in for water harvesting

June 30, 2007 Revathi Siva Kumar

Since May 2007, the water board has made rainwater harvesting (RWH) mandatory for new constructions and appears to be quietly enforcing this rule.

Environment

Will PPP destroy lakes?

June 30, 2007 Rajeev Yeshwanth

Will the Lake Development Authority’s (LDA) public private partnership (PPP) model protect or destroy Bangalore’s last remaining lakes?

Agara lake conversion stirring up protests

May 31, 2007 Rajeev Yeshwanth

LDA leases out Agara Lake to a private party which plans an amusement park. Local residents and environmentalists are aghast and plan their next moves.