If you agree with the Statement of Concern developed collectively by various groups and individuals in Bangalore, and wish to extend your support, kindly send your name and contact details to esg@esgindia.org and esgindia@gmail.com to be included in a representation being made to the Chief Minister of Karnataka. *Your endorsements must be sent by 30 August 2007 to be included in the representation.* Below are some of the responses and comments we have received from individuals on the Hebbal Lake issue: ----------------------------- This morning I happened to read about ESG, where u have opposed the Private Public participation introduced in some lakes. I was very happy to read that atleast there is a body which is genuinely interested in saving a lake. I wish to draw your attention to the condition of the Kaggadasapura lake which is filled with weeds. this lake is behind Bagmane tech park, where companies like Motorola, HP, Texas Instruments, IFlex, Samsung, Sasken, etc have their offices. This beautiful lake has been neglected by the authorities even after repeated complaints and pleas. I has personally visited the Lake Development Authority to inform and enquire about the plan for this lake, but they did not show any interest in it. There are encroachments happeneing on a daily basis and the lake will surely die if action is not taken now. This is the only source of ground water recharge to this area, and if the slit increases any more there are high chances of flooding in the entire C.V Raman Nagar area. Even if the companies located in the Bagmane tech park work towards the 'Corporate Social Responsibility", I am sure this lake can be saved! I request your help and advise on the further course of action. Thanks and best regards Priya Naik Aiswarya apartments ----------------------------- I strongly suggest to file a public interest litigation & Obtain stay order from the Court. Apart from this organise & stage demonstration at LDA. Use TV 9 channel to propagate & educate the public. Organise public debate with the political & bureaucrats with Media coverage. Together we can succeed in supressing the mean minded foolish acts of our corrupt leaders. Best Wishes & Regards, B S Gopala Krishna Bangalore ----------------------------- I strongly condemn the handing over the Hebbal and other lakes to private parties. I agree with you. Please include my name in your petition to the governement and other authorities. Sincerely, S.Gopal Kalyan Nagar Third Block Bangalore ----------------------------- Yes, I agree that tanks and lakes are community property and cannot be traded away at all. such vested interests of Private Rich cannot be named as PPP,,,,!!!! Regards, Shilpa Narayanan Research Associate ----------------------------- I support this cause 100%. As a young environmentalist I am appalled at the way Bangalore officials have totally sold themselves (but put our city's greenery as their personal property) to commercialization. The people's interest in this country have taken a backseat as our opinions and views are being decided by a bunch of hooligans who have no environmental ethics. I urge you to please stop this city's greenery from becoming personal property of large enterprises who just look at all this lakes/parks as another investment to their booming businesses. Let us not allow these people to make US pay for their greed!! I give my signature willingly. Regards, Nithya Alexander ----------------------------- please include my name in the representation being made to the Chief Minister of Karnataka regarding the tanks of Bangalore. This is a very important issue. I am glad you have taken it up. In Solidarity Bablu Ganguly ----------------------------- We would like to extend my support to the above cause Nagini Prasad 2. Raghuram Bindignavle 3. Anuvruksha Navle 4. Anjan Prasad ----------------------------- I would like to be added in the representation being made. Below are my details. Srinivas Akula Bellevue, USA ----------------------------- I agree with this Statement of Concern and wish to extent my support for this cause. Sapana Rawat Arekere MICO Layout, Bangalore ----------------------------- I agree to and endorse the Statement of Concern and Protest against Privatisation of Lakes and Tnaks in Bangalore. Nagesh Hegde, Kengeri Hobli Bangalore ----------------------------- please include my name to the petition that you are presenting on the hebbal lake - water theme park issue. Megha HAL 3RD STAGE Bangalore ----------------------------- Please add my name in support of the protest against Privatisation of Lakes/Tanks in Bangalore Name: Shailesh Vaishnavi Seattle, USA -----------------------------   I would like to extend my support to the above cause, Anand Balasubramanian Austin, Texas, USA ----------------------------- Please include our names in a representation being made to the Chief Minister of Karnataka regarding the commercialization of lakes in Bangalore. MK Mathew Bina Mathew Rahael Mathew ----------------------------- I would like to extend my support to the above cause, Anita Parameshwar. ----------------------------- Please include my name as a supporter to prevent commercialization of natural water bodies of Bangalore. I attach my name and contact details below. Dr Yamuna Krishnan UAS-GKVK Campus, Bellary Road, Bangalore ---------------- I am a Bangalorean, born & brought up here predominantly, as well as employed here (in the much hyped 'IT sector'). Each day, we witness a new example of the deterioration of Bangalore's once salubrious environment. Roadside trees are brought down for 'road widening to ease traffic' or 'parking spots'. Tanks and lakes, as well as agricultural land along Bangalore's periphery are used for housing or commercial purposes - typically monstrous multi storeyed buildings approachable only by narrow pot holed roads. Air and noise pollution are on the increase, with the rapid rise in number of vehicles. And old quaries are being used as landfill sites, with plastic strewn all over, or worse, being burnt emitting noxious fumes harmful for citizens. Knowing that I too am partly responsible for the current state of affairs, I try in every small way to do less damage. Our house has been equipped with solar water heating, and we are now gearing up for rain water harvesting. We do not keep electrical appliances on standby - both since they consume power unnecessarily, as well as save them from the notorious surges in our power supply. We car pool or bus long distances, walk or cycle short distances. We take a cloth bag to the grocery store, so we use less plastic. We prefer to eat Shimla apples, rather than Washington or Australian apples. And so on. Some years ago, we were heartened when Bangalore's parks went through a remarkable face lift - giving much needed space for our children to play and the youth to jog and senior citizens space to walk. Good buses were introduced on long distance routes, and bus shelters were constructed. We thought that was the turn around, and Bangalore was no longer in decline. That appears to be said too early, when we see the current state of affairs. I'd like to give our children the clean air, space and safety that I had in my beloved Bangalore during my childhood. Let us do something towards that. - Kavitha Kadambi Other Endorsements: 1. Ayisha Abraham, Visual Artist, Bangalore 2. Satyajit Mayor, Scientist, NCBS, Bangalore 3. Meera Baindur, PhD Student, NIAS 4. V S Karnic, IANS, Bangalore 5. Priya Naik, Aiswarya apartments, Bangalore 6. B S Gopala Krishna, Manager - ESH, Volvo, Bangalore 7. S.Gopal, Harmony Homes, Hennur Road, Banglore 8. Shilpa Narayanan, Research Associate, Bangalore 9. A.R.Karthik, J.P.Nagar 7th Phase, Bangalore 10. Leena Chaudhuri, Vittal Mallya Road, Bangalore 11. Nithya Alexander, Bangalore 12. Anand RB, Bangalore 13. Tanya Alexander, Impetus Business Consulting, Koramangala, Bangalore 14. Arun Ramachandran, Impetus Business Consulting Pvt. Ltd, Bangalore 15. Yajna Narayana Kammaaje, CEO, Unisoft India Pvt Ltd, Bangalore 16. Professor D Narayana, Centre for Development Studies, Trivandrum 695011 17. Bablu ganguly, Bangalore 18. Suprabha Naik, Bangalore 19. Rajesh Sreenivasan, Bangalore 20. S.N.S. Murthy IPS (Retd.) Former DG & IGP (Karnataka State),Bangalore 21. Smt. Nirmala Murthy,Housewife and Social Worker, Bangalore 22. Dr. Smriti Srinivas, Associate Professor, University of California at Davis 23. Dr. Smita Srinivas, Assistant Professor, Columbia University, New York 24. Bhoga Nanjunda, CIEDS Collective, Bangalore 25. Rasika Batra, Gurgaon, Delhi 26. Nirupama Sarma, Bangalore 27. N. A. Prakash, Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore 28. Anjula Gurtoo, IISc, Bangalore 29. Pandurang Hegde, Appiko Movment, Sirsi, Karnataka 30. Dr Yamuna Krishnan, Assistant Professor, National Centre for Biological Sciences, TIFR, Bangalore 31. M.K.Mathew, NCBS, Bangalore 32. Bina Mathew, NCBS, Bangalore 33. Rahael Mathew, NCBS, Bangalore 34. Anita Parameshwar, Bangalore 35. Swapna Badnimath, Bangalore 36. Shailesh Vaishnavi, Seattle,USA 37. Anand Balasubramanian, Austin, USA 38. Megha, HAL, Bangalore 39. Nagesh Hegde, Kengeri, Bangalore 40. Nagini Prasad, Bangalore 41. Raghuram Bindignavle, Bangalore 42. Anuvruksha Navle, Bangalore 43. Sapana Rawat, MICO Layout, Bangalore 44. Srinivas Akula, Bellevue, WA, USA 45. Leena Chaudhuri, Vittal Mallya Road, Bangalore 46. B.B.Satpathi, Bangalore 47. Dr. P.N. Shankar, Kasturba Road Cross, Bangalore 48. Mathew Thomas, Basavanagar, Bangalore 49. Arpana.B, Rajajinagar, Bangalore 50. Anusha Sekar, Bangalore 51. Dr.Ajith Kumar, Kempapura, Bangalore 52. Gaiti Hasan, National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bangalore 53. Sonia, National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bangalore 54. Meera Pillai, Bangalore 55. Esha Shah, Sussex, UK 56. Vinoo Krishnan, Bangalore 57. Agastya Muthanna, Bangalore 58. Malvika Dhawan, Bangalore 59. Naveen Thomas, Research scholar, TISS, Mumbai 60. Suraj Vasanthan, Mudra Communications, Bangalore 61. Madhukar B V, Gururaja Layout, Bangalore 62. Dr. Annie John, Clinical Psychologist, Nandidurga Extn, Bangalore 63. Maitree Dasgupta, Greenpeace India, Bangalore 64. P.Manjunath, Bangalore 65. K S Nair, Bangalore 66. Sulekha Nair, Bangalore 67. Ramesh Nair, Bangalore 68. Radhika Nair, Bangalore 69. Ameen Ahmed, Greenpeace India, Bangalore 70. Smitha Krishnan, Institute of Terrestrial Ecosystems, Zurich 71. Santosh Patil, Esteem Gardenia Apartments, Bangalore 72. B. Maheswaran, Mallya Aditi International School, Bangalore 73. Prof. Dr. Hans Wiesmeth, Leipzig Graduate School of Management, Germany 74. Trisham Dey, Archana Apts, Bangalore 75. Aarthi Sridhar, Researcher, ATREE, Bangalore 76. Sunitha Nair, Bangalore 77. Pannaga K, National Centre For Biological Sciences, Bangalore 78. Shashikoundinya, Bangalore 79. R.Ganesan, Bangalore 80. Chethan Karanth, Hebbal, Bangalore 81. Vishakha Chanchani, Director, The Crafts Studio, Bangalore 82. Dr Praveen, United Kingdom 83. Neelu Jethani, Bangalore 84. Sachin Nayak, Bangalore 85. Usha Krishna, Jayanagar, Bangalore 86. Dolly Kalita, J.P.Nagar, Bangalore 87. Arpita Joshi, Jayanagar, Bangalore 88. Shaheen Shasa, Bangalore 89. Rajbir Bhattacharjee, , IBM India Systems and Technology Labs, Bangalore 90. Smita Chimmanda, Bangalore 91. Minti Jain, New Delhi 92. Nikhil Lele, ATREE, Bangalore 93. A. A Deshpande, Bangalore 94. A.V. Haridevan, HBR Layout, Bangalore 95. Grace Fernandez, Dickenson Road, Bangalore 96. Dr. A. Taranath, University of Washington, Seattle 97. C Ramachandran, Sahakaranagar, Bangalore 98. Karthik T, Bangalore 99. Revathi Rao, Bangalore 100. Shivshankar, Basavangudi, Bangalore 101. Harminder Kaur, Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore 102. Gitanjali Mahanti, Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore 103. Malavika Adnur, Peenya, Bangalore 104. Nishant Jacob, Bangalore 105. Deepa Mohan, Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore 106. Niranjan Mamillapalli, Bangalore 107. Kavita Kadambi, Bangalore 108. Admiral K Narayanan, Bangalore 109. Sangati, Grassroots development organisation, Bellevue WA, USA 110. Poonam C, Indiranagar, Bangalore 111. V Srinivasa Raju, Managing Trustee, Navachetana Trust, Bangalore 112. Prabhdeep Singh, Accenture, Bangalore 113. H.S.Veena, Lavelle Road, Bangalore 114. Jacob Eipe, Bangalore 115. Sneha Jyothi Foundation, Jayanagar, Bangalore 116. Ilangovan, Bangalore 117. Wg.Cdr.B.R.Madhava Rao (Retd), Koramangala, Bangalore 118. Alyssa Grinberg, Boston, USA 119. Rohan DSouza, Bangalore 120.