Environment management gone in the wrong hands
Environment management gone in the wrong hands
ByY Maheswara ReddyY Maheswara Reddy / Updated: Jul 30, 2021, 06:00 IST
Environmentalists say most members nominated to regulatory bodies are ineligible
Becoming a part of regulatory bodies like
State Environment Assessment Committee (SEAC) and
State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (
SEIAA) requires a person to be highly qualified and an expert in the particular field.
However, the latest nomination to the bodies doesn’t seem to be meeting their standards. The environmentalists and social activists allege that proper norms were not followed while new members were recently nominated to the regulatory bodies. According to the activists, many of the nominees are either underqualified or have conflicts of interest.
Nandi and the adjoining hill stations are the birthplace of five rivers, many of which are now dry
Seems like treated water from Bengaluru will have to plug the water shortage of Nandi Hills that used to supply water to the city once upon a time
The grim scene of water management in the
state became crystal clear last week, when
Tourism Minister CP Yogeeshwara said that to meet the severe water shortage in Nandi Hills, there was a plan to pump treated water from Bengaluru to the hill station. The irony is stark as Nandi was once the source of drinking water for Bengaluru.
Time for a herbal walk in the park
Time for a herbal walk in the park
ByY Maheswara ReddyY Maheswara Reddy / Updated: Jul 14, 2021, 06:00 IST
A 1-acre plot near
Lotus Pond in Cubbon Park to be developed into a herbal garden
Cubbon Park, which is Bengaluru’s favourite lung space, is all set to get a medicinal air about it. The plan is to plant medicinal plants to set up a herbal garden for the benefit of thousands of walkers and visitors. The Bengaluru Smart City Limited is expected to develop one acre of land in the park into a herbal garden.
BBMP wants citizens to develop green thumbs
BBMP wants citizens to develop green thumbs
ByNaveen MenezesNaveen Menezes / Updated: Apr 20, 2021, 06:00 IST
The BBMP is spending close to Rs 1.29 crore to maintain 5.4 lakh seedlings in eight different zones
5 lakh saplings are ready to be planted, all the Palike asks for is some help to care for them as its annual programme runs the risk of withering away if the public remains apathetic
The Bruhat
Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has taken steps to engage private firms to maintain about 5 lakh saplings at its different nursery centres. These saplings will be available to residents before the monsoon, free of cost. This annual programme run by the
Nandi wouldn’t want to roam in these Hills
BySridhar VivanSridhar Vivan / Updated: Jan 3, 2021, 06:00 IST
Nandi Hills (File pic)
Visitors leave behind tonnes of liquor bottles and single-use plastic waste. Think about it next time you visit
Namma Bengaluru s favourite picnic spot
It is no secret that Bengalureans love
Nandi hills, but what we would have preferred to keep a secret is that each time we visit, we leave something for the spot to remember us by loads of
trash.
Statistics show that 28 tonnes of trash is generated in
Nandi hills annually. The trash includes 6,023 kg of pet bottles, 7,300 kg of glass bottles (liquor), 18,207 kg of low grade plastic and paper, 1,874 kg of cartons and 408 kg of metal cans.