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The economic and the environment aren't good friends. It's a pity that the economic are always more important than environment .
Despite that when people earn money with the environment, we will pay the future consequences with our money.  The goverment must protect the environment because the money can't be plant the money to create tree when the trees disappear definitely.

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The lust for ill gotten wealth is deeply enmeshed into the psyche of a lot of Indians. Especially the ruling lot. They will even sell their mothers if the deal is good!

Such entrenched corruption and malaise is more prenecious in India than in Africa!

God save India! 

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It is NOW or NEVER - Wake up civic minded citizens - confront this corrupt mafia once and for all.

I reccomend MGP and ACICM meet good souls like P Manivannan and Mr Parashivamurthy, the top cop of Mysore and request police protection and attend this meeting called by former corporators.

We have to show our strength and confront the bull by it's horns! 

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http://www.starofmysore.com/main.asp?type=news&item=20868

LALITHA MAHAL ROAD WIDENING: PUBLIC MEETING ON JUNE 15 

Corporators, citizens support felling of trees for road work

Mysore, June 11 (MRS&DM)- There has been a growing support for Lalitha Mahal Road widening by felling trees and the Corporators of the surrounding areas have extended their support to the people.

The 58th Ward Corporator Ananthu told Star of Mysore yesterday that a public meeting has been called at the Arch Gate near Lalitha Mahal at 11 am on June 15 to gather public opinion and the concerned Corporators will participate in the meeting.

Many Corporators including Mahadevamma, P. Devaraj, Rukmini Madegowda, Shantu Nesan will participate and interact with the public. A signature campaign in support of widening the road will be held on the occasion, he explained.

Condemning the opposition to the project from the so-called environmentalists and progressive activists at the public hearing called by Forest Department on Monday, Ananthu said that these environmentalists and NGOs are interested in only obstructing good work.

"Hundreds of vehicles ply on this road everyday and many accidents are being reported almost every other day. These activists do not have any concern for the lives of people," he said.

"Let us co-operate for widening the road by felling trees. The road widening work has been taken up under the Rs. 100 crore special grant provided by the Chief Minister and everyone should extend their co-operation for this work," he added.

Thousands of saplings can be planted elsewhere to compensate the felled trees, he suggested.

Forest wealth is being looted by felling trees in Nagarhole, Bandipur and Karepura forests. He asked why the environmentalists did not protest.

Traffic density is on the increase in the city and as such the activists should join hands in developmental works instead of opposing the road widening. If not, an agitation will be held against them with the support of people who are for road widening, he cautioned.

Ananthu pointed out that trees were felled down to construct a star hotel opposite Mysore Race Course Club House. Trees were also felled to build a commercial complex at Makkaji Chowk. 

Similarly, trees were felled near Kalamandira and in Sidda-rtha Layout with the permission of Forest Department.

"But why the Forest Department does not grant permission now and where all these environmentalists had gone then?" he asked.

Prominent personalities and senior citizens of the city will be invited for the June 15 meeting. A people's movement for road widening by felling trees will be formally launched then, Ananthu further explained.

For more information, contact Ananthu over Mob: 94498-41058.

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                        Karanji and Siddharthanagar Tax Payers' Association or KSTPA, Mysore

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                                         National and Regional Press Release dated Wed, June 10, 2009

 

To

Whomsoever it may concern

 

The Online petition to save Mysore trees may please be accessed / viewed at

 

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/2/save-mysore-trees

 

The Jhansi Lakshmi Bai Road or JLB Road was widened in the late '90s at the expense of footpaths or pavements by mercilessly/ruthlessly butchering several full-grown roadside trees after the Karnataka State Forest Department had made a public commitment promising that it'd plant a particular type/species of roadside trees that would grow like rockets within no time. This commitment / promise unfortunately remains broken / breached / unfulfilled till date.The road from city court complex leading to RTO and Somasundar (Race Course) Circle is a well-laid double road with four lanes - two on each side - and tree felling does not lead to any significant gain in space. Similarly, the Vani Vilas Double Road leading to Somasundar (Race Course) Circle is again a double road and roads must not be widened at the expense of footpaths / pavements.

The KSTPA requests the MCC (Mysore City Corporation) to complete the ORR (Outer Ring Road) at the earliest and the Mysore City Traffic Police to ensure the diversion of the Heavy Traffic Vehicles or HTVs from the T. Narsipura Road which enter the Lalitha Mahal Road and the city to reduce the traffic congestion. The generous JNNURM funds from the centre must not be misused to desertify the entire Mysore City in the name of road widening and development.

As the Mysore DC or Deputy Commissioner Mr. Manivannan rightly pointed out, maintaining urban forestry is one of the primary/important functions of the urban local/civic bodies like the MCC and MUDA. This obviously means the green cover should not be invaded unnecessarily. So there's absolutely no need to widen the road from the city court complex to the T. Narsipura Road.

Based on the above mentioned facts the KSTPA reques the Forest Department is requested not to grant any permission to the MCC (Mysore City Corporation), MUDA (Mysore Urban Development Authority), Mysore City Traffic Police, CHESCOM/CESCOM and BSNL for the indiscriminate, rash / reckless, negligent and merciless / ruthless axing / felling / butchering / trimming / pruning of trees anywhere in Mysore City in the name of development / trimming / pruning either now or in the future.

For Karanji and Siddharthanagar Tax Payers' Association or KSTPA, Mysore City

Syed Tanveeruddin

10/06/2009

Wed, June 10, 2009 at 10:30 PM Indian Standard Time or IST

I first sent the press release (KSTPA's objections to tree felling/cutting) and the petition 

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/2/save-mysore-trees

to the regional and national press (print and electronic media).

I sent its copy to:

01) Ministry of Urban Development, GoI

02) Department of Public Grievances, GoI

03) Karnataka Forest Department (Officers concerned at the dist and state level)

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