About BET

Thirty years ago Bangalore was truly a Garden City. But even then there were signs that if the haphazard planning which was becoming evident was not ended, and a proper long term plan was not made for ensuring that the natural environmental advantages of Bangalore were carefully dovetailed into the future plans, the city would lose its charm and attractiveness.

A group of enlightened citizens including Prof. Satish Dhawan of ISRO, Prof. V. Radhakrishnan, Director, Raman Research Institute, Capt. S. Prabhala, Retd. Chairman, Bharat Electronics Limited, Urmila Devi Kotda Sangani, Justice Bopanna, Mr. David Lobo, Mr. Zafar Fatehally and some others decided to form the Bangalore Environment Trust. This was registered on 15 April 1987 with the following objectives, among others:

“To endeavor to achieve and consolidate the rightful position of the public in general to the services to which they are entitled as citizens, and to a healthy environment which is their due as human beings.”

Over the years the trust has taken up various issues of public interest, attempted as best as it could, to interact with the officials concerned to ensure that the interests of the citizens would be kept in mind and that official decisions would be efficiently implemented on the ground.