Our area of activities- Environmental Activism

Environmental Education

• Arranging workshops on environmental awareness and environmental law in cooperation with CPR Environmental Education Centre, Chennai (more than 800 to date).
• Arranging rallies, tree planting and other activities to promote environmental awareness.
• A book “Has the Environmental Bomb Exploded?” has been published both in Kannada & English and environmental issues are also covered in “Grahaka Patrike” and annual magazine.

Environmental Activism

• Closed Chamundi Lead Refinery, Hebbal, for polluting the environment with lead dust.
• Got Vikrant Tyres Plant to construct a new chimney to reduce effects of pollution.
• Conducted air and noise pollution surveys in Mysore with help from CPREEC, Chennai.
• Participation in various environmental public hearings.
• Participated in the successful campaign to protect Lingambudhi tank from the proposed Outer Ring Road.

Environmental Litigation

• Won a case in High Court to limit pollution by Vikrant Radial Tyres Plant.
• Won a case in High Court to prevent sewage pollution in Kukkarahalli Tank and to clean up the tank.
• By filing a PIL against the construction of library in People’s Park, MGP successfully preserved it.