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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. |
