TREEathon 23rd June - Govt PU College

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HaSiRu Mithra #TREEathon supported by Kaagaz Foundation & Civic Hub (a BPAC initiative) continued. Based on the inputs by Sector 1 RWA, HaSiRu Mithra members met up with Govt Pre-University college Principal and identified opportunity to plant over 30 saplings. 

College students who are also part of College NSS, lead by Principal Mr Venugopal and supported by the Teaching staff had kept over 30 pits ready for planting of the saplings. The students has meticulously dug the pits maintaining proper distance between each pit and in a neat row.  

With much enthusiasm the students planted all the 30 saplings consisting of  Honge, Tori Matti, Mahogany, Indian Badam. The saplings provided by Kaagaz Foundation are over 2-3 years there by the survival rate of the saplings is much higher. Students also took an oath to maintain the saplings, nurture them and take care of them till they are on their own. 

Re-enforce the commitment to environment, cleaner and greener surroundings among minds is very important, being environmental cognizant can lead to a more sustainable living. 

It was wonderful to see the level of involvement and participation by the students and one can hope that with constant focus on the environment and issues related to the environment the young minds will we more better equipped to address the issues more effectively. 

#KillBills City wide event 24th April 2016

HaSiRu Mithra Team initiate and lead #KillBills Campaign in association with 10 BPAC-Civic Hub Teams, I Change Indiranagar Team & Bellandur Team across 13 locations in the city and was fully supported by BBMP Team lead by JC Mr Khan.

#KillBills is a Citizen Campaign against illegal Posters, Banners, Stickers, Bills, Boards, Flex etc which are making the City of Bengaluru ugly and creating ‘Visual Pollution’.

21 Citizens & HaSiRu Mithra and 4 BBMP PKs with all the Tools and a Tractor started the drive at 6.45 am at Agara Flyover on 27th Main and covered a distance of 2.1 Kms till Nandini Cool Join junction. 

Team scrapped out the Posters/Stickers/Bills belonging to PGs, Broadband, Cable etc companies from Trees & Electric Poles. The team also removed all the Boards, Flex & Banners put out by Commercial entities, Political parties and other Organizations. 

Pictures of all the illegal Posters/Stickers/Bills/Banners/Flex/Boards were taken by the team, which will then be sent to BBMP office to file FIRs and take action.

The Posters/Stickers/Bills/Banners/Flex/Boards mess should end, these are not only creating ‘Visual Pollution’ but are also adding to the garbage mess. Material used for Flex are not recyclable hence it ends in landfills. BBMP is also losing revenues as none of these Posters/Stickers/Bills/Banners/Flex/Boards have paid the fee to BBMP and BBMP in-turn incurs cost to remove and dispose them. 

HaSiRu Mithra had created a Google map with details of each location, start point, lead and the contact number so that people could join the closest location in the City. 

Communication via Facebook, Twitter, Google Map, WhatsApp & SMS helped the Campaign to reach out to more people.  

#KillBills will be a regular event and more locations have expressed interest inspired by the success of the 24th April 2016 event.  

More Power to HaSiRu Mithra & #KillBills Team.

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