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No permission to cut trees on boulevard
Written By Vasanthkumar Mysoremath - 8 June, 2009
Bangalore Action Everything else
Dear all
It was a vociferous one voice of more than 300 environmentalists that echoed from the Chamundi Hills
- DO NOT DESTROY PRECIOUS TREES - FIND ALTERNATIVES -
- More than 40 concerned people including self, Members of MGP, ACICM, Karnataka Rakshana Vedike, NGOs, RAWs office bearers spoke about the holocast of destroying nature. Certain legal luminaries also voiced their legal angle and called the Tree Committee as not a legal entity. There were students from Kendriya Vidyalaya, Marimallappas and other schools who evinced keen interest and took part.
It was a one voice from all those who had assembled and we wanted the DCF and other officials of MCC to give us a VERDICT and WE GOT THE VERDICT -
- DCF announced - "IN MY OFFICIAL CAPACITY, I WILL ASSURE YOU THAT PERMISSION WILL NOT BE GIVEN FROM THE FOREST DEPARTMENT TO CUT THESE TREES".
Thank You Madam DCF and all concerned in MCC
- Thank you Prajas for the overwhelming support - we saved our dear trees.
- Vasanthkumar Mysoremath, 8-6-09 /2.30 PM
COMMENTS
nomzz - 9 June, 2009 - 05:27
Trees are of great importance these days...i know we r in the modern age...age of computer and credit card etc...still people must have understand the importance of nature...science has accomplished many goals but still it doesnt have any substitute of trees...trees are beatufil and they give us reason to live...u know...well in short...congratz all of u who are doing this noble cause....and i would like to say never stop...keep an eye on them who dont want to let it happen...
Campaign for completion of Ring Road
mcadambi - 9 June, 2009 - 08:08
This is a welcome development. I must personally thank Mr P Manivannan for taking a wise and just decision in this regard. In deed his reccomendations carry a lot of weight.
What is important is that there is a feedback loop involving civic minded citizens and concerned citizens.
Short term gains for people living in that area are too costly and the benefits of a long term solution are needed.
As rightly suggested, completion of the 9 km strech of the Ring Road is essential.
The Prajegalu should start a horata for completion of that strech.
Hopefully, the momentum like this should be sustained and the campaign for better public transport like Commuter Rail, Suburban Rail, Metro Rail, Mono Rail et al and Bus Rapid Transit should be started.
Leave Mysore CBD alone-tourists love old city-dev 10 kms beyon
Vasanthkumar Mysoremath - 9 June, 2009 - 10:03
If we say - do not develop, we will be looked up as men from mars.
When I was a protocol officer for many of International Training / Symposiums etc., most of the foreigners were demanding visits to areas around local markets of aam aadmi and Santhe in Srirangapattana, in Mysore - Devaraja Market and Santhepete in Mysore city.
- One speciality of Mysore tourism is that we see a lot of foreigners moving around on foot inside the old city areas though they were covering their noses to avoid dust and strong smells and eyeing the mudpots on display by Potters, Kumkum/Sambaar vendors, colourful toys etc.
- Makkaji Chauk is being converted into a mall - there used to be a Tonga stand / Private Taxi stand with a Gujri (old things shops) which the foreigners used to enjoy and for Mysoreans, it was also the cheap and best mode of transport before the Phat Phatties - Autos with tampered meters came.
- Our request is there is no need to create another hell hole like Bengaluru with flyovers - transfering the chaos and mess of piled up from one point to another - example Ananda Rao Circle fly over
- Please do not construct any massive concrete buildings/ fly overs, underpasses etc., within a circumference of 10 kms. from Central Business District - the epicenter being Mysore Palace and establish nodal transport points in that periphery of 10 kms - do not allow huge buses to enter - have mini buses to ply commuters - reduce heavy vehicle movement inside the old city for a few hours in the night for movement of goods replinishment etc.
- Now that Mr.Manivannan is back in the JNNURM Saddle, we expect positive plans and will honor the vox populie.
- Vasanth Mysoremath
abidpqa - 11 June, 2009 - 13:53
murali772 - 8 June, 2009 - 10:57
Hearty congrats to all concerned. But, simultaneously, ensure that the matter doesn't come up ever again, perhaps by getting the powers that be moving on completion of the ring road.
Muralidhar Rao
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