April 2009

Doctor saves two 200+ yr old uprooted trees...

29 April 2009 - 8:49am — Ravi_D

Cardiologist Dr Ramana Rao spent around a lakh to save two 200yr plus old peepal trees uprooted on Tumkur Road.

See this report in DH: Doctor Injects life into trees.

Roadside Tree Care Standards (MD,US)

29 April 2009 - 11:58am — srinidhi

General Requirements. Unless the Forest Service grants an exception, treatment of roadside trees authorized by permit shall be performed according to the following standards:

(1) Branches to be removed shall be cut back to a live lateral branch at least 1/3 the diameter of the severed branch;

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Killing our lakes - Varthur Lake as well?

29 April 2009 - 12:34am — silkboard

No new post this, just a rehash of year old "Eating up Varthur Lake". Inspired by Rithesh's recent note on Hebbal/Nagavara Lake, I wanted to remind us about possible encorachments on the area/stream between Varthur and Belandur lakes.

Bangalore, and water - urgency?

28 April 2009 - 8:54am — silkboard

Building up on their last report, Jayshree Nandi (with S Kushala) had yet another report in TOI yesterday to highlight Bangalore's water woes.

Meeting with Commercial Street (CSt) Merchants Association

28 April 2009 - 9:40am — psaram42

The meeting with Mr. Shyam Melwani and Mr. Nazim Sait the President and Vice presidents of the association respectively, took place at their board room situated at the Dispensary Road.

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