At 11 am, Lalbagh West Gate to Town Hall, 9th November 2008, Sunday
*Hasiru Usiru, *a network of community organisations, residents associations, project affected communities, voluntary organisations and individuals concerned about protecting equitable access to public social spaces such as roads and parks in Bengaluru, invite you to participate in a *Walk to Reclaim Bengaluru on November 9th 2008, at 11 am at Lalbagh West Gate*.
The key purpose is to highlight the extensive damage that road-widening and Metro projects are causing to the city, destroying in the process lives, livelihoods and thousands of trees. This walk is also to demand an inclusive planning process in shaping our city and ensuring that short-sighted, elite induced, infrastructure development, does not cause irreversible damage to the city and ruin the lives of thousands.
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The Walk is to highlight that there are many progressive and intelligent solutions to the current problems of traffic congestion that do not involve destruction of thousands of trees, businesses and homes.
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The Walk is to emphasise the importance of including public consultations as required by law in road widening and Metro construction proposals. (Currently, both projects are being rushed through in blatant violation of the Karnataka Town and Country Planning Act, amongst others.)
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The Walk is to emphasise that the Metro is a solution that can work only if integrated with bus based transport modes. (Building an elevated Metro will certainly ruin the city forever.)
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The Walk is to assert our right to participate in decision making relating to projects of our city.
To mobilise support for this Walk, we have developed a flyer and the same is attached.
Please feel free to print or forward the flyer and kindly use it in mobilizing the wide public to ensure maximum participation in the walk. You may also download b/w posters from the website: www.esgindia.org, print them on A-4 sheets and post them on your organisational and community notice boards.
Needless to state, we also request you to contribute to the expenses involved in this initiative. Hasiru Usiru members are keen to meet with your community or organisation and explain why this Walk is so necessary now. Please confirm if you would like one of the Hasiru Usiru **volunteers to meet with your community and make a presentation.
For details of participation or to make a donation please contact Nandini, Divya or Sharmila at Environment Support Group. Email: divyarrs at esgindia.org nandini at esgindia.org bellursharmila at yahoo.com . Call them at Environment Support Group on (080)26531339, (080) 22441977 (b/w 10:30 AM and 5:30 PM) on all working days.
Namma Rasthe.. Namma Uru.. Hasire Usiru!
(Our Roads…. Our City… Greenery is Life’s Breath)
ESG Team
More details contact:
Environment Support Group
105, East End B Main Road, Jayanagar 9th Block East, Bangalore 560069. INDIA
Tel: 91-80-22441977/26531339, Voice/Fax: 91-80-26534364
Email: *esg@esgindia.org/esgindia@gmail.com*
Web: *www.esgindia.org*