31/12/2019 Mr. Ranganath Swami Deputy Conservator of Forests Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike Bangalore Dear Sir: We thank you for the kind courtesies extended to us during our visit to your offices on December 30, 2019 (Monday). The following issues were highlighted and brought to your attention: 1) Disturbing reports in the media about the proposed felling of more than 3500 trees for various developmental projects. We understand that some of these projects and locations o

Wednesday, 8 January 2020 Mr Abhiram Sankar Deputy Commissioner Mysuru City Email: dcmys-ka@nic.in Dear Mr Sankar: Sub: Concern on news of Expert Committee decision to demolish and rebuild the iconic Devaraja Market Greetings. As shared via sms with you today, Heritage Beku is a group of eminent citizens from all walks of life working towards one goal - protecting the history that makes our cities unique. We are conservation experts, policy researchers, lawyers, envi

Reading through this article published  exactly 4 years ago, it makes one wonder WHY this wonderful project (designed By Naresh Narasimahan and supported by Intach) has not yet taken off. It adds huge value , creates a beautiful new city concept product, greater stickiness to the city heritage, builds tourism revenue and adroitly packages a beautiful part of Bangalore into a compelling narrative. The cost seems small as compared to its impact, value and future, so we from #He