Thursday 3 April 2008

Our area of activities- Environmental Activism

Environmental Education

1. Arranging workshops on environmental awareness and environmental law in cooperation with CPR Environmental Education Centre, Chennai (more than 800 to date).

2. Arranging rallies, tree planting and other activities to promote environmental awareness.

3. A book "Has the Environmental Bomb Exploded?" has been published both in Kannada & English and environmental issues are also covered in "Grahaka Patrike" and annual magazine.


Environmental Activism

1. Closed Chamundi Lead Refinery, Hebbal, for polluting the environment with lead dust.

2. Got Vikrant Tyres Plant to construct a new chimney to reduce effects of pollution.

3. Conducted air and noise pollution surveys in Mysore with help from CPREEC, Chennai.

4. Participation in various environmental public hearings.

5. Participated in the successful campaign to protect Lingambudhi tank from the proposed Outer Ring Road.


Environmental Litigation

1. Won a case in High Court to limit pollution by Vikrant Radial Tyres Plant.

2. Won a case in High Court to prevent sewage pollution in Kukkarahalli Tank and to clean up the tank.

3. By filing a PIL against the construction of library in People’s Park, MGP successfully preserved it.