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Massacre: 1000 more trees for U/G metro
Written By Vasanthkumar Mysoremath - 24 August, 2009
Bangalore Trees Media Reports Others Everything else Metro Rail
Source: Dec.Chronicle 23-8-09
Gist:
In addition to 1500 trees to be felled, now new shocking news is that 1070 trees may have to be axed for the underground stretch for Rly Stns and tunnels under Vani Vilas junction, Chickpet, KR Market, Cubbon Park and Vidhana soudha.
In the next few months 199 will be felled in and around Cubbon Park, High Court and Vidhana Soudha.
Even members of the BBMP Bio-Diversity Management Committee (is there something like this?) who conducted a survey said that - the plan is 'not very desirable' and the Chairman claimed that BMRCL officials had not informed him that more trees will have to be cut - officials will meet on 4/9/09 to take a decision.
- Development and Destruction are made for each other and Namma Bengaluru is poised to become bald but not beautiful??!!
- Vasanth Mysoremath
COMMENTS
ullasavadan - 26 August, 2009 - 07:23
blrsri - 26 August, 2009 - 09:03
but in case u know blr well..VKM's numbers are right..and you want proof..go to KR road..lalbagh..chord road and other places and take some fotos..and dont forget to count that half a tree infront of SSB quarters!
..btw the post is more in a nostalgic tone.
blrsri - 24 August, 2009 - 15:53
Don't it always seem to go They took all the trees and put them in a tree museum. Bob Dylan sang this..and how true it is!
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
And they charged all the people
A dollar and a half just to see 'em.
Ode to my abode also.. bobdylan's last stanza....
Vasanthkumar Mysoremath - 24 August, 2009 - 16:50
@blsri
Very touching .... continuing.. let me add.. bobby's last words
Late last night I heard my screen door slam.
A big yellow bulldozer took away the house and the land.
Don't it always go to show
You'll never know what you got till it's gone?
They paved paradise, they put up a parking lot.
To Hell with develoment - pl leave namma Bengaluru alone....
- Vasanth Mysoremath
Campaign on youtube to underground to save trees - No use
Vasanth - 29 August, 2009 - 19:38
Campaign to take Metro Underground on youtube seems to be of no use since even underground metro will result in tree cutting
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