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I AM a legal consultant with Greenpeace who moved to Bangalore a few months back. I read Prakash Belawadi's column (Jayanagar Complex, MetroPlus, Oct.6, 2004) and was relieved to note there are people still thinking on old-fashioned lines.
I'm from Chennai and have been coming to Bangalore regularly for the last 30 years. The lopsided development I see reminds me of the mass `suicide' of whales that beach themselves.
Many people like me, who are from other parts of India, refer to Bangalore as the Garden City.
But the dust and chaos I see all round, the traffic, and even the complete change in the lifestyles of one section of the people who lead life on a rollercoaster are unbelievable. This city, will all its glossy malls, is one big show-off and stinks. The development that is taking place is lopsided, meant to facilitate easy plundering by multinational corporations and vested interests.
One way to stop this madness is to insist on a public hearing. The cost-benefit analysis must be done through credible experts and brought into the public domain to take the debate forward. We should start a campaign against mindless development at the cost of a fragile environment.
S.S. Vasudeva
vasudeva@dialb.greenpeace.org
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Oops!
THIS HAS reference to the Green Notes column (MetroPlus, Sept. 30, 2004). Though the write-up is on the gladiolus, the picture printed appears to be that of the canna.
Prof. N. Subramany
Kolar Gold Fields
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