(Maj.Gen. (Rtd.) S.G. Vombatkere)
To commemorate the victory of the people in stopping the construction of a thermal power plant at Chamalapura near Mysore, A "Vijayagallu" was placed on 23-7-10.
MGP began 21 years ago. This graph shows its membership over the years.
(Dr. Bhamy V.Shenoy)
To make room for the new railway bridge just south of the railway station, KRS road and the water pipes and UGD pipes that pass beneath the road are being lowered by a few feet. This has resulted in the closure of the raod for more than 5 months.
(Syed Tanveeruddin)
To do the work on KRS road, several roadside trees were cut, without the permission of the forest department.
(D.V. Dayanand Sagar)
Lane dilineators planted near Kamakshi Hospital to mark the bus bay have been crushed by the passing traffic. They now pose a hazard to the traffic.
(Dr. Bhamy V.Shenoy)
Since Dasara is approaching, the work on the water pipes beneath KRS road is being stopped in the middle and the road is being filled up. It will be dug again after the Dasara and the work resumed.
(B.V.Shenoy)
The dais at the 21st Annual General Body Meeting of MGP. From left, Prof. S.K. Ananda Thirtha (Working President), Maj Gen. (Rtd.) S.G. Vombatkere (President), Sreemathi Hariprasad (Secretary) and P.M. Bhat (Treasurer).
(B.V.Shenoy)
The audience at the 21st Annual General Body Meeting of MGP.
(B.V.Shenoy)
K.N. Ramachandra of MGP speaking at the film show on genetic engineering and discussion organized by South Against Genetic Engineering (SAGE) at Somani College on 16-9-10.
K.N. Ramachandra of MGP speaking at the film show on genetic engineering and discussion organized by South Against Genetic Engineering (SAGE) at Somani College on 16-9-10.
(B.V.Shenoy)
MGP, 350.org and the Institution of Engineers, Mysore Local Chapter organized a workshop on global warming on 10-10-10. From left, C.V. Nagaraj, D.V. Dayanand Sagar, A.S. Satish, Vasanthkumar Mysoremath, Sreenivas, Dr. K.A. Kushalapa, Dwarkanath Narayan.
New Executive Committe for MGP (2010-2013)
Top from left
Sreemathi Hariprasad, President, V.Mahesha, Working President, D.V. Dayanand Sagar, Secretary & K.R.Seshadri, Treasurer
Bottom from left
Asha Vombatkere, S.Sobana, P.M.Bhat and M. Jayaram
(B.V.Shenoy)
To widen roads, Mysore City Corporation has proposed the cutting of 201 trees in various parts of Mysore. To prepare a case against the tree cutting, a group of MGP members visited all the trees proposed to be cut.
(B.V.Shenoy)
This road (Vanivilas Road) has already been widened in anticipation of the forest department's permission!
(Vasanthkumar Mysoremath)
This peltophorum tree near Karajikere is scheduled to be cut even though it does not hinder traffic at all.
(B.V.Shenoy)
Trees on Vihara Marga in Siddharthanagar are also scheduled to be cut even though the road can be widened without cutting them.