Hasire Usiru
Campaign to Reclaim Bangalore's Commons
Press
2010
- Enthusiastic Response to State Wide protests against Regressive Amendment to the Karnataka Tree Preservation Act - Forest Department Unlikely to proceed with the amendment - 22 May 2010. (download PDF - 691 KB)
- Stop Regressive Amendments to the Karnataka Tree Preservation Act - State wide protest on Friday, 21 May 2010, 4-5 pm - 21 May 2010.
2009
- Stop Work and Review Bangalore Metro Design and Safety Aspects - 5 August 2009. (download in MS Word - 89 KB)
- BBMP Administrator, Commissioner and Tree Officer (Bangalore North) make mockery of High Court directions and the Public - Tree Officer approves tree felling at CNR Rao circle within 48 hours of public notice - 27 May, 2009.
- Constitutional Anarchy supports Metro Implementation - 21 May 2009. (download in MS Word - 54 KB) (download with annexures - 2 MB)
- An Update on the PIL against the alignment of Bangalore Metro through Lalbagh and Lakshman Rao boulevard - 19 May 2009
- Hundreds gather to protest Metro through Lakshman Rao boulevard and Lalbagh - 9 May, 2009 (download PDF - 59 KB)
- Karnataka High Court stays tree felling in Lalbagh and Lakshman Rao boulevard for Bangalore Metro - 7 May, 2009 (download PDF - 70 KB)
- Police Offer Protection to Bangalore Metro's encroachment of Lalbagh - 6 May, 2009 (download PDF - 36 KB)
- No tree felling in Lalbagh till Metro proves its activities are legal - 5 May, 2009 (download PDF - 57 KB)
- Bangalore Metro being built by Bonded Children - 28 April, 2009 (download PDF - 35.9 KB)
- Stop, Consult, Redesign "Nimma Metro" - 24 April, 2009 (download PDF - 44 KB)
- If Metro Cannot go Zig-Zag, then stop implementing the Zig-Zag alignment through Lalbagh and Lakshman Rao Parks - 19 April, 2009 (download MS Word document - 49 KB)
- Is the BBMP Commissioner above the law? GKVK Agricultural Campus at risk of destruction merely for a road - 10 April, 2009. (download PDF - 50 KB) (download pictures - .rar file, 5.3 MB)
- High Court directs Bangalore Road Widening to strictly comply with Town and Country Planning Act - 2 April, 2009. (Download PDF - 52 KB)
- Karnataka High Court directs BBMP to widen roads in strict accordance with Karnataka Town and Country Planning Act - 16 March, 2009. (Download PDF - 17 KB)
2008
- Lok Adalat asks Empowered Committee to open its doors to All - 21st November, 2008. Download PDF. See the order.
- The Walk to Reclaim Bengaluru - 9th November, 2008. Download PDF.
- Namma Raste Mobilisation Release - 8th November, 2008. Download PDF.
- Hopes Dashed as High Court Appointed Committee to review Road Widening turns people-unfriendly (PDF document) - 19th Sep 2008
- High Court of Karnataka constitutes a Committee to review Road Widening Schemes of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike - 9th July 2008. Kannada Version.
- Karnataka High Court admits PIL against Road Widening Projects in Bangalore - May 30th 2008 - Download the PDF
2005
- BMP Commissioner withdraws tree felling order following citizen protests late into Tuesday - April 20, 2005; released by ESG on behalf of Hasire Usiru
- Put an end to the Chop! Chop! Chop! More than 70 healthy trees illegally felled by BMP - April 19, 2005; released by Hasire Usiru
2009
- Trees and Parks: We must decide their future - Deccan Herald, 4 May 2009
2008
- "Hasiru Usiru for Garden City" - The Deccan Herald, 10 November 2008
- "Citizens bemoan the state of Garden City" - The Times of India, 10 November 2008
- "Bangaloreans protest to save city's green cover" - NDTV, 10 November 2008
- "For a greener and more organised Bangalore" - The Hindu, 10 November 2008
- "Bangalore citizens walk for better roads and greenery" - Express Buzz, 9 November 2008
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