Sept. 1: Bengalureans, who have heard it all before, are not surprisingly sceptical about BBMP’s promise to fill all potholes on the roads in the city in the next fortnight. They fear it may be a rushed job, and the potholes will reappear in no time. Now that the city is looking forward to more durable concrete roads on some stretches, people don’t see why other roads too should not be repaire

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All areas in the city should form a tree committee that will take care of its manitenance. It should coordinate with the forest department and conservationists like Hasiru Usiru to help conserve the trees. Incentives can ne offered to the best committees with tax rebate as an added perk. A tree census must be conducted and every tree must be identified and marked. Endangered species must be protec

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July 11: Civic activists who are opposing BBMP’s proposed road widening project, have called for a socio-economic survey of the chosen roads to check if they really need to be widened. According to them, the survey is needed as a lot of people would be deprived of their livelihood by the project not to mention those who would lose their property.

Spearheading a movement against the project,

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Bengaluru, June 25: Taking its ‘go green’ initiative a step further Bengaluru will play host to a new two-day festival dedicated to trees.

Several events have been planned for the ‘Around A Tree’ festival, which kicks off on Saturday. Noted artists from the city will display their work at the festival. Paintings depicting nature’s emotions, aggression and propagating care will be disp

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June 21 : One way of making sure that environmental concerns are not relegated to the background when planning infrastructure projects for the city is to set up ward committees and allow local people to have a say through them, in how they will be built, suggests Vinay Sreenivasa of Hasiru Usiru, a voluntary group working for the environment.

“It is essential to bring about decentralisation

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