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The eco call

A mela is being held tomorrow to foster eco awareness

DUST TO DUST... Deccan rocks get a raw deal

Hyderabad city dwellers cannot help but feel the tragic loss of scores of trees that have been felled to widen roads and construct flyovers. With them rocks too have vanished with several being quarried, cut or simply blasted into oblivion. Windows of posh cars rolling down to discard food wrappers or fruit peels is an everyday sight. Overflowing garbage bins, disappearing green cover and concrete jungles are accepted as part of the cityscape. The flutter starts only when the rains fail, water does not flow at the turn of a tap and temperatures sore. Are you and I responsible for the environment and the damage being done to our fragile eco-system? It's not about taking the blame so much as it is about implementing permanent changes in our lifestyle, demands and attitudes.

These issues and many more will be focused on at the Enviro Mela by The Society to Save Rocks (SSR) to celebrate their 10th anniversary in association with the National Institute for Tourism and Hospitality Management (NITHM) on February 19 from 11.00 a.m. onwards at the NITHM campus, Gachibowli. "We are neglecting the environment completely and need to develop a professional approach towards protecting it. We hope this mela will help people focus their attention on various urgent environmental issues," said Narendra Luther, President, Society to Save Rocks. A lecture demonstration by Dr Ananda Shankar Jayant, stalls including domestic waste management, organic food stalls and all day documentaries and exhibitions are what you will find at this mela. For children there is puppetry, birdwatching, snake shows, plays and origami demonstrations, quiz and painting with the highlight being the puppy adoptathon. The finale will be the screening of the feature film Summer of the Falcon. You have a choice of being part of the movement to save rocks that took 2.5 billion years to create or silently watch them go up in dust in a matter of two seconds? Melas happen all year round but it's seldom got anything to do with the environment - if you're a supporter of nature, don't miss this opportunity; if not be prepared to be converted into one!

For information call 235 52 923 or log on to www.saverocks.org

PADMINI B. PATELL

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