Prior Activities & contributions

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Environment

Conducted many programs on air, water, waste management, noise and soil pollution for the pollution control board and about biodiversity, which also play a key role to complement all the environmental sectors.
Conducted many Environmental Audits, Documentations & Reports for many organisations to promote Environmental Practices.
Lake & Environment Conservation: Conducted programs, filed PILs, and saved lakes from commercialization.

a)    Doddabommasandra Lake: Single-handedly saved from encroachment, saving 8 crore rupees.  

b) Aquifer Mapping: Conducted in conjunction with Bharat Electronics Ltd. (BEL) and many many more  

c) cleaning of challakere and Chalkere Hubba (Chelkere Lake festival) along with NBF

d) first to start the No POP Ganesh Campaign to save the lake pollution in Bengaluru

e) Training in Institute of Engineers on lake Management

f) Tree, Lake & Water Activist- fought against FlugTag in Sankey Lake, Teppostava (procession of Gods in diesel boats) & wrote recommendations to the Koliwad Committee against commercial use of green hotspots. 

g) Conducted the Tree Inventory in Narasipura lake – Tree Champion Smt Saalumarada Thimmakka was also involved in numbering the trees and also educated the participants on the “ Role of trees in our lives’.      

h) Lake management meeting organised with BBMP, KSPCB and GOK along with lake groups.  

Rainwater Harvesting: RWH projects executed in core Bengaluru to catch as many drops in many residential and apartment rooftops in and around Malleshwarama nd Mathikere, Bengaluru

Eco-Friendly festival celebration and waste management

Afforestation Program: Tree planting and tree nurturing program for KSPCB, World Bank, Indus Herbs, Dr Yellappa Reddy’s theme-based plantations, Revival of almost extinct species for Bangalore plantation Ex: Cannon Ball.  

    1. “Save the Bevu Campaign”, to safeguard young neem trees from being eaten before they grow to a certain age. Narsipura Kere, Vidyraranyapura  
    2. Paved way for many trees, plants and nurturing programs for Carbon Mitigation.  
    3. Engaged in World Bank-funded afforestation programs along with Indus Herbs

  Waste Management Programs- 

    1. Swachh Bharath Abhiyaan: Conducted audits and submitted reports on sustainable public toilets to BBMP and Swachha Bharath Abhiyan 
    2. Conducted Bangalore City Design Compendium focusing on Urban Development from the Environment perspective.

Education

 Worked closely with many townships and interest groups in Environmental Education and Environment Protection.  Taught environmental health and safety to millions of students.  

  1. Worked closely with various Government agencies on 100’s of programs to Save Environment Jatha 
  2. Trained BBMP Pourakarmikas on work-life balance
  3. Initiated the campaign for banning POP idols and received appreciation to make the project action and result oriented 
  4. Environment Clubs: Promoted in over 1000 schools in Bangalore that are Govt, aided & private schools, conducted programs at many Govt Schools & Colleges on Biodiversity & Lake Conservation, environment, health, safety and hygiene. 
  5. Campaigns to Celebrate of Eco Festivals such as No POP Idol worship during Ganesh Chaturthi & Dusserah, Noise & Air pollution free Deepavali celebration & Healthy & Hygienic celebration of Eid & Dusserah. 

 

Social Welfare

Many events were conducted for the welfare of the communities

     Nutrition Programs: Conducted for pregnant women at BBMP Primary Healthcare Centres, school children nutrition program. Yakult health drink distribution to orphanages and old age homes.  

        Conducted audits and programs for socially backward communities to name a few