One Bengaluru for Lakes seminar

One Bengaluru for Lakes (OBL) is conducting a seminar “One Bengaluru, One Voice, One Demand” on 21st September 2014 at Senate Hall, Central College. Please attend the seminar to get an update of the current situation of Bangalore’s lakes, what the Government proposes to do, the idea of One Bengaluru for Lakes, and the key demands and action plan sought from the Government. Open to the public. No registration needed. 

Please also visit www.greenpeacex.in/p/OBL and sign the demand to ask “ASK KARNATAKA CM TO IMPLEMENT 6 STEPS TO SAVE BANGALORE LAKES”.

 

 

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