Hebbal Protest: A temporary sigh of relief
Thursday, August 23, 2007



The candle lit protests organized on two consecutive Saturdays during August and enthusiastically attended by hundreds of nature lovers finally yielded the desired effect: The Oberios decided to let go of the ambitious floating restaurant on the Hebbal Lake which is home to a variety of water birds and other wildlife.

However the fate of other lakes in the city and the larger issue of whether govt-private partnership in the so called ‘restoration’ process of the water bodies and the lung spaces actually works is still a fiery debate.


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