World Environment Day 2007

World Environment Day 2007 [Saturday 16 - June 2007]

Ecotrekking-Lets make Nandi Hills eco-friendly clean

Nandi hills or Nandidurga is range of hills around 65 kms from Bangalore, infact it is the only hill-station Bangalore can boast of. An ancient Nandi temple adorns the hill from which the hills derive its name. It has been a favored summer retreat with patrons ranging from Tipu Sultan, officials of the British Raj and obviously, the Bangalore crowd.

In recent years it has seen a considerable increase in tourist traffic owning to its vicinity to Bangalore. Needless to say this has had a deteriorating effect on its environment; litter left by enthusiastic travelers is not an uncommon sight here. The forest department and the caretakers don't seem to be doing much to improve the state of affairs, considering the fact that they charge a fee of Rs. 60 per vehicle to enter Nandi hills.

Nandi hills is in need of some quick action, because if it is continued to be trashed at this pace it will not take long for it to become a travesty of a hill station. Today being the world environment day, it could not have been more apt to announce a trek to clean Nandi hills.

BMC had organized a similar trek to clean program, a year back, to make Mutthatthi a litter free zone. The trek was a success, with trekkers ending up with dozens of filled garbage bags and not to mention the satisfaction of having done something useful for the environment.

BMC wants to continue the trek to clean program with the Nandi hills initiative. The plan of action for the trek is:

1. Cleaning up the tourist hot spots.

2. Putting up signboards with an appeal to keep Nandi hills clean.

BMC has always been a forum for travel buffs in Bangalore. We have always derived so much pleasure from nature, but have we not taken it for granted? Is it not the time to give something in return? Ecotrekking is the need of the day; it is high time we take some responsibility for the nature we cherish so much. So let us make ourselves ecologically responsible, lets make Nandi hills clean and beautiful.

Tentative Schedule

Saturday 16 - June 2007:
7:00AM: meet near Hebbal fly over. (just after getting down at Hebbal fly over towards Hydrabad road side)
             we will adjust pooling service for people without vehicle.
8:30AM: Clean the most visited and littered spot. Install sign boards and dustbins.
             Talk to local hotel and caretakers to make this plastic free zone
             Take video footage to bring the distraction of nature and our action in front of forest/tourism departments and media.

Bank account details for Online Trasfer:

Name	Phone no	Bank Ac no
Neeraj Malve	9341961262 9980761262	ICICI Bank : 004701521770 HDFC Bank: 5231610000558
Vikram Hoshing	9845018960	Citi Bank : 5310359809
Roopa Sreedhar	9945000260	Citi Bank : 5279940808

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