Green Living
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday came out strongly in support of Bangalore lake conservation and set the ball rolling with a direction to implement the recommendations on the development of Bangalore lakes, made by the Justice N K Patil committee report submitted in February. The division bench comprising Chief Justice J S Khehar and [...] Continue Reading »
The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is setting the perfect example by implementing rainwater harvesting. BBMP commissioner Siddaiah said the civic body is implementing the project at its head office at a cost of Rs45 lakh. The BBMP is also implementing rainwater harvesting in playgrounds, parks, public places and buildings. The BBMP is expecting 3 [...] Continue Reading »
BWSSB Minister S Suresh Kumar officially announced that rainwater harvesting (RWH) is a compulsory rule and the 56,000 houses identified so far, will have to install them. He said the citizens must reduce their dependence on borewells as the groundwater table had depleted. Among the 100 borewells dug by the BWSSB in 2010, nearly 50 [...] Continue Reading »
In the last three months alone, the Hakimpet Kunta lake originally spread over an area of over 10 acres has shrunk by a good 10-15 per cent, thanks to illegal dumping of debris in the water body. While Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) officials had in the past fenced the lake to keep encroachers at [...] Continue Reading »
For Residents of Mana Sarovar Apartment, water crisis and hefty electricity bills are things of the past, thanks to the foresight of a resident. As summer approaches, borewells across the city dry up and tankers are summoned. However, for Residents of Mana Sarovar Apartment in Doddanekkundi Marathahalli, water crisis and hefty electricity bills are things [...] Continue Reading »
Apartment communities, companies and even big families are ordering for boxes of organic colors to avoid pollution and side effects on skin and hair. A lot of apartment complexes and layouts are celebrating Holi together (on March 19 and 20). Herbal or organic colors have been the trend for the past few years. But this [...] Continue Reading »
With the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) setting a March 15 deadline to implement the Plastic Waste (Management and Handling) Rules 2009, the BBMP’s technical staff will randomly test bags being sold and seize them if they don’t measure up. From Tuesday, the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) will seize plastic bags less than [...] Continue Reading »
This Sunday, Residents of Bellandur, Sarjapur, Outer Ring Road and neighborhood ran not for fitness or health but for awareness and to draw attention of the authorities on the need to restore Bellandur lake, the biggest lake in the City. This is their 13 year demand for action to restore -Bellandur lake- once beautiful lake [...] Continue Reading »
The apex court has asked the builder to restore the green stretch adjoining the Gorai creek to its original state within 60 days. Upholding the contempt petition filed by the Mumbai’s suburban collector, the SC also ordered the builder to remove excess debris dumped on the mangrove patch. The Supreme Court, on Monday, took note [...] Continue Reading »
For the Republic Day- Lalbagh Flower Show 2011 highlight of the show were the model of a Metro coach which is 33-feet long and 5.5-feet high as well as an impression of the Kempegowda Watch Tower. But there seem to be no takers for the state government’s ambitious ‘belaku’(light) campaign to promote the use of [...] Continue Reading »
