Steel flyover protest goes to schools in Bengaluru

Bengaluru: Citizens for Bengaluru (CfB) the group which is spearheading the protest against the steel flyover in its next move to get the controversial steel flyover shelved will visit schools in the city from Monday.

CfB group will create awareness among the school children on urban development, how the city has grown drastically over years, the environmental damage the proposed steel flyover can create and will in return seek solutions to the problems faced by Bengaluru city from the children.

Tara Krishnaswamy, one of the convener of Citizens for Bengaluru, told Deccan Chronicle, “Due to the sudden unplanned growth, Bengaluru is witnessing traffic issues and the green cover is shrinking. Children are the ones who will be most affected due to the unplanned growth.”
 
They will be deprived of clean air, if we citizens do not wake up and stop the unplanned growth including the steel flyover, she added.

Mentioning that officials have failed to keep pace with the exponential growth of the city, Tara said, “Over 80 volunteers of CfB will be visiting schools giving a presentation on how Bengaluru city has grown all these years. They will be further explained on the need to drastically improve public transport, problems plaguing the city and the need for sustainable development. Once the presentation is over, children will be asked to come out with solutions which can solve the problems faced by Bengaluru.”

Solutions will be obtained from children in the form of essays and painting competitions, she explained and added that the best solutions will be picked up by our team, awarded and the solution will also be forwarded to the government.

While the CfB is planning to get a comprehensive environmental impact assessment done with the help of independent experts, will also send an environment assessment to the National Green Tribunal written by the children.