Environmental NGOs MeetUp
Meeting
2.0 hrs
March 01, 2014 4:00 pm Saturday
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The Society to Save Rocks is planning a meeting of NGOs on Saturday, 1.March 2014, from 4 – 7 p.m., at Lamakaan to work out ways in which environmental societies and citizens’ groups can work together and support each-other for the benefit of Hyderabad’s environment.

A trigger for this meeting is the recent large-scale destruction of a big tract of stunning rocks in Venkateshwaragutta, a hill north of Shamirpet Lake which has been notified a Heritage Rock Precinct, and also is part of a Reserved Forest. This is said to be for the construction of a huge 150 MLD Water Reservoir for Godavari water to be brought to the city. While the Forest Department and Environment Ministry GoI have denotified 19 ha. of forest land for this project, the Heritage Regulations of HMDA have been completely ignored.

We are inviting the following associations for this meeting: - Forum for a Better Hyderabad- FBH

  •    Birdwatchers Society of A.P. - BSAP

  •    World-Wide Fund for Nature - WWF

  •    Urban Labs

  •    Save our Urban Lakes - SOUL

  •    Right to Walk

  •    Apna Watan

  •    Great Hyderabad Adventure Club - GHAC etc.
Organizer
Society to Save Rocks
The Society to Save Rocks aims to preserve and protect the spectacular ancient granite formations of the Deccan Plateau, India - a natural wonder of stony ridges and hillocks shaped into picturesque balancing forms. To prevent the indiscriminate destruction of this natural, historical, and environmental heritage, a group of artists, photographers and environmentalists from Hyderabad* has been working for the protection of this rocky landscape since 1992. In 1996, they formed themselves into a registered society, and since then, the Society to Save Rocks has expanded to include many other citizens, from students to housewives to businessmen and bureaucrats (300 members). The Society wants to impress upon landowners, developers and the government that our beautiful granite boulders could be preserved in houses, gardens, colonies and park areas.