Protecting the city
Updated:
February 26, 2021 16:42 IST
Updated:
February 26, 2021 16:42 IST
A campaign by awakened citizens has halted the work on turning Turahalli forest into a tree park, but the threat still persists. By M.A. Siraj
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A campaign by awakened citizens has halted the work on turning Turahalli forest into a tree park, but the threat still persists. By M.A. Siraj
Turahalli forest, the focus of the city’s green activists, has been spared the fate of a tree park, thanks to the support ‘Save Turahalli’ movement gathered over a fortnight demanding that it be kept in its pristine natural form. But the threat still looms as it is part of the Vision 2022 Programme document announced by Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa. An on-the-spot announcement by Forest Minister Arvind Limbavali after inspection, in response to people’s resistance, has for the time being halted the work and bulldozers have been withdrawn.
No Tourahalli for now, promises forest minister
No Tourahalli for now, promises forest minister
ByNaveen MenezesNaveen Menezes / Updated: Feb 18, 2021, 06:00 IST
Arvind Limbavalli meets residents, says plans to convert 400 acres of forest land into
Tree Park will be on hold
Greens, you can afford to heave a sigh of relief. For the plan to convert 400-acres of
Turahalli forest into Tree
Park has been temporarily put on hold.
Forest minister Arvind Limbavali, who met resident groups opposing state government’s plan on Wednesday, said he would instruct officials not to take up any work on the tree park. He, however, said the decision to drop the project would be taken after consulting officials of the