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Arakere Habba on 19th Feb 2017

February 17, 2017 Arathi Manay Yajaman

Namma Bengaluru Foundation in association with Arakere Neighbourhood Improvement Trust (ANIT), invites one and all to Arakere Habba 2017. 19th February 2017 (Sunday), 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Government Higher Primary School Ground, Arakere Lake (JP

Sensitive Zone between Kasavanahalli and Kaikondarahalli Lakes

November 22, 2015 Arathi Manay Yajaman

The unprecedented heavy rains of the past few weeks has exposed the vulnerabilty of our erstwhile “City of Lakes” yet again… the vulnerability to flooding, primarily due to haphazard growth and inappropriate land use changes.

Horamavu Agara Kere Habba 12th Sep 2015

September 10, 2015 Arathi Manay Yajaman

Another Kere Habba this Saturday! The Horamavu Parisara Abhivruddhi Samiti (HPAS) – formerly Save Horamavu Lakes, in association with Namma Bengaluru Foundation is organising the Horamavu Agara Kere Habba on Saturday, 12th September 2015, from 7 a.m. to 12 noon at Horamavu Agara Kere. The exact

Allalasandra Kere Habba on 7th June 2015

May 26, 2015 Arathi Manay Yajaman

Allalasandra Lake, Yelahanka will host Bangalore’s fifth Kere Habba on Sunday 7th June 2015. Since January this year, the Namma Bengaluru Foundation has been regularly collaborating with local lake groups to organise Kere Habbas (lake

Kere Habba at Chellakere with a cooking contest

May 15, 2015 Arathi Manay Yajaman

The fourth Kere Habba (Lake Festival) of 2015 is all set to take place at Chellakere Lake, HRBR Layout 2nd Block, (behind the Hennur Police Station) on Saturday, 23rd May 2015, 7:30 a.m. to 11.00 a.m.

An award for no consent

March 16, 2015 Whitefield Rising

Members of the Whitefield Rising group with the Namma Bengaluru award We gave no consent and we got awarded for that! You read that right. On March 14th, Whitefield Rising won the Namma Bengaluru Foundation

Highlights of Lake Alive: the Puttenahalli Kere Habba

February 25, 2015 Arathi Manay Yajaman

Report by Usha Rajagopalan The morning of the Kere Habba on 21st Feb. saw over 30 volunteers coming as early as 7 a.m. and setting to work stringing festoons between trees, paper lanterns, sticking event posters,

A sneak peek before tomorrow’s Puttenahalli Kere Habba

February 20, 2015 Arathi Manay Yajaman

Sincere thanks to our neighbourhood clean-up crew at Puttenahalli Lake, 15th Feb 2015 (Pic: Vishnupriya) A glimpse of Snehadhara Foundation’s work in progress – getting ready for its role at Puttenahalli Kere Habba. A

Lake Alive: Puttenahalli Kere Habba 2015

February 16, 2015 Arathi Manay Yajaman

PNLIT takes great pleasure in hosting “Lake Alive: Puttenahalli Kere Habba 2015” on Saturday 21st February. The festivities will start from 3 p.m. and go on till 7 p.m.Location: Puttenahalli Lake, JP Nagar 7th Phase (next to MLR Convention Centre, Brigade Millennium)

Kaikondrahalli lake to host Bengaluru’s first lake festival on Jan 10

January 7, 2015 Arathi Manay Yajaman

Come Saturday and Kaikondarahalli Lake in Harlur will witness the first Kere Habba event on its two-kilo metres long trail. Kere Habba is an innovative initiative by Namma Bengaluru Foundation (NBF) to bring public to

Namma Bengaluru Foundation’s Lake Day Series

December 19, 2014 Arathi Manay Yajaman

Namma Bengaluru Foundation’s Lake Day aims at raising awareness, increasing community participation and fostering an appreciation of lakes in Bangalore. It is scheduled to be held on the second Saturday of every month, each time at