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The activists would not rest until the decision to convert it into a tree park is not taken back. Bengaluru: Forest activists up in city
Bengaluru: There is a lot of hope for the city’s greenery. Activists protesting to save the Turahalli forest from being converted into a tree park would meet Yeshwanthpur MLA S.T. Somasekhar, the city’s South MLA M. Krishnappa.
The activists would not rest until the decision to convert it into a tree park is not taken back. Somasekhar told the Bangalore Mirror that he was not aware of the tree park plan. He has spoken to the forest minister and would meet the activists along with forest department officials on the whole problem.
On Valentine’s day, greens to show love for nature
BySridhar VivanSridhar Vivan / Updated: Feb 13, 2021, 06:00 IST
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As a show of love on Valentine’s Day, greens are expected to turn up in large numbers to show their love for nature. Environmental volunteers are scheduled to conduct a walkathon around
Turahalli on Sunday, against the proposed
tree park in the Turahalli
forest area. The walkathon will begin from the current Turahalli tree park, with the group walking around the periphery of the Turahalli forest. The walkathon has been divided into three phases; two kilometres, five
kilometres and 10 kilometres.
Abdul Aleem, President, Changemakers of Kanakapura Road, told Bangalore Mirror, “A tree park by modifying an already existing forest is not needed. Instead, we need transparency about any activity happening inside the forest and want the