MGP continued to create and increase awareness among the citizens about their rights and responsibilities as consumers through articles in various newspapers and magazines and its own publications. MGP's own Kannada monthly newspaper Grahaka Patrike is in its 17th year of publication.
MGP continued its programme of educating the public on the harmful effects of food adulteration. In 2008-2009, its members, C.V. Nagaraj and M.N. Ranganath visited schools, colleges, rural organizations, etc. in and around Mysore giving 34 food adulteration demonstration-exhibitions accompanied by consumer education talks.
MGP member Prof. A. Ramalingam conducted several awareness programmes on water contamination in which he informed common people about simple ways of testing for bacterial contamination and simple methods to render water safe for drinking.
MGP also organized a roadside demonstration-exhibition for the general public on 16-3-09 next to Ayurveda College, to celebrate World Consumer Day. Simple tests to detect adulteration in many food items and bacterial contamination in drinking water were demonstrated. This programme which was attended by about 3,000 people. In addition to the members mentioned above, D.V. Dayanand Sagar, Maj.Gen. (Rtd.) S.G. Vombatkere, Asha Vombatkere, S. Sobana, P.M. Bhat, V. Mahesh, M. Jayaram, Vishwas Krishna and K.R. Sheshadri participated in the programme. They were assisted by students from the Sri Kaginele Mahasamsthana Kanakaguru Peetha Teachers College.
MGP members Prof. A. Ramalingam, Dr. Bhamy V. Shenoy and Sri. D.V. Dayanand Sagar conducted an extensive campaign against the polluted tap water supplied by Mysore City Corporation.
MGP continued to fight against violations of the Comprehensive Development Plan with members P.M. Bhat, Maj.Gen. (Rtd.) S.G. Vombatkere, Dr. Bhamy V.Shenoy, D.V. Dayanand Sagar and Dr. S.A. Prasad taking the lead.
MGP members continued to use the Right to Information Act to obtain information of public importance from government authorities. MGP member Sri. Agasanapura Chandrashekharappa continued to fight for the implementation of the Right to Information Act in Mandya district.
MGP members G.S. Nayak, Shankar Sharma, Maj. Gen. (Rtd.) S.G. Vombatkere and Dr. Bhamy V. Shenoy continued to fight on issues connected with electricity.
MGP member V. Mahesh continued to fight for a rational approach to ground water use and rain water harvesting.
MGP members G. Sridhar fought to save Hebbal tank from encroachment and pollution. As a result, some encroachments have been removed.
MGP members A.M. Subba Rao, P.M. Bhat and B.V. Shenoy continued to fight against the improper implementation of SAS scheme for property tax by Mysore City Corporation.
MGP President Maj.Gen. (Rtd.) S.G. Vombatkere continued to serve on the Mysore District Consumer Protection Council.
MGP members Asha Vombatkere, Dr. H.A.B. Parpia, Sreemathi Hariprasad served on the Committee for Development of Science set up by the University of Mysore.
MGP and Dr. Ajay Memorial Drinking Water Foundation conducted an innovative 10-day summer camp in May 2008 for students studying in government high schools. The aim of the camp was to promote scientific knowledge through experiments. Twenty experiments related to air, water, food and earth and designed to increase environmental awareness were conducted by the students themselves. MGP members Prof. A. Ramalingam, K.B. Sadananda, N. Rajesh, Prof. S.K. Ananda Thirtha and C.V. Nagaraj helped design these experiments. As part of the camp, the participating children designed and built a rain water harvesting system in a house in Vontikoppal. They also conducted a city-wide survey of drinking water in which 70% of the water samples were found contaminated.
MGP's fight against the proposed coal-based power station at Chamalapura met with success. After hearing a case filed by it, the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission which regulates the power scenario in Karnataka ruled on 3-4-08 that the bidding guidelines issued by the Government of India have not been complied with and that the issues raised by MGP should have been considered before the decision for setting up a plant at Chamalapura was taken. The Commission has advised the government to take a fresh decision on Chamalapura taking the above facts into consideration. It now appears that the government is not very keen on proceeding with the power station.
MGP member Dr. Bhamy V. Shenoy spoke on consumer awareness to members of Rotary Mysore Brindavan on 8-8-08. MGP member Prof. A.Ramalingam inaugurated the Science Forum of K.Puttaswamy PU College on 20-8-08. MGP in association with the Institution of Engineers (India), Mysore Local Centre organized a seminar on Energy Security on 28-8-09. MGP, under the leadership of Prof. A. Ramalingam and D.V. Dayanand Sagar ran a stall at the Dasara Exhibition to educate the public on food adulteration and water contamination.
MGP in association with the Institution of Engineers (India), Mysore Local Centre, Green Peace India and ACICM organized a one-day workshop on "Coal Power Generation and Alternatives" on 21-12-08.
MGP ran a stall at the Makkala Habba on 7-2-09 in which school children demonstrated methods to detect food adulteration and water contamination.
MGP in association with the Institution of Engineers (India), Mysore Local Centre, arranged a talk "Rethinking Food and Agricultural Research" on 24-3-09 by Dr. Satheesh Periyapatna.
MGP in association with the Institution of Engineers (India), Mysore Local Centre, arranged a talk "Rethinking Food and Agricultural Research" on 24-3-09 by Dr. Satheesh Periyapatna.