Amrit Mahal Kaval – Environment Support Group

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Changing Lives and Livelihoods of Challakere: First impressions of the Unscientific Science City

February 5, 2021June 14, 2023 Admin ESG 0 Comments Amrit Mahal Kaval, ISRO

By Ashwin Lobo, Research Associate, ESG. In January 2021, the ESG team visited these villages to understand the futuristic Science City means to the local communities. The stories we heard left us grasping for reason, as we struggled to fully comprehend just how much they have lost; We also were amazed by their resilience, particularly their feisty spirit to struggle on and protect the last remaining patches of these once pristine grasslands.

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DRDO Drone Crash In Challakere Highlights Risks Latent To The “science City” In Chitradurga, Karnataka

February 21, 2018June 20, 2023 Admin ESG 0 Comments Amrit Mahal Kaval, campaigns, challakere, DRDO, Drone, nuclear

A Press Release by Amrit Mahal Kaval Hitarakshana Haagu Horata Samithi shared in solidarity by ESG 21 February 2018 At

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Challakere Villagers Overcome BARC Lies To Reclaim Amrit Mahal Kavals

November 25, 2014June 20, 2023 Admin ESG 0 Comments Amrit Mahal Kaval, BARC, campaigns, challakere, uranium enrichment

Movement to Reclaim Kavals led by Amrit Mahal Kaval Hitarakshana Haagu Horata Samithi 25 November 2014 Downloads: amkhs-ckere-ullarthi-kaval-entered-barc-.pdf Hundreds of

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DRDO, BARC, IISC, ISRO, Sagitaur, Etc. Violate National Green Tribunal Orders To Comply With Environmental And Human Rights Standards

November 7, 2014June 20, 2023 Admin ESG 0 Comments Amrit Mahal Kaval, BARC, campaigns, challakere, DRDO, drone building, grassland ecosystems, IISc, ISRO, National Green Tribunal, nuclear enrichment

Challakere Communities Launch Campaign to Reclaim Amrit Mahal Kavals 7 November 2014 Downloads: NGT_Final_Order_Challakere_Saldanha_ESG_Petitions_27082014 Amrit Mahal Kaval Hitarakshana Horata Samithi,

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Dodda Ullarthi Gowrammana Jathre

November 16, 2013June 20, 2023 Admin ESG 0 Comments Amrit Mahal Kaval, campaigns, challakere, community outreach, Dodda Ullarthi, events, Gowramma Jathre

Invitation from Amrith Mahal Kaval Horata Samithi to participate in a unique celebration of livelihoods and biodiversity 16 November 2013

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Comply With Directions Or Pay Penalty, Ministry Of Environment And Forests Told By National Green Tribunal (Southern Bench)

September 27, 2013June 20, 2023 Admin ESG 0 Comments Amrit Mahal Kaval, BARC, biodiversity, campaigns, challakere, DRDO, Grasslands, hasiru usiru, ISRO, nuclear, public commons, Sagitaur

Directions issued in petitions filed by Environment Support Group and anr. challenging illegal diversion of Amrit Mahal Kavals to defence,

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Thousands Urge Chief Minister Siddaramaiah To Save Ahinda Communities Of Challakere By Giving Back The AmritMahal Kavals To The People

September 3, 2013June 20, 2023 Admin ESG 0 Comments Amrit Mahal Kaval, BARC, biodiversity, campaigns, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Chitradurga, commons, community outreach, DRDO, grazing pastures, IISc, ISRO, karnataka, Sagitaur

A Release from Chitradurga Amrit Mahal Kaval Horata Samithi shared by ESG in the wider public interest 3 September 2013

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“Forfeiting Our Commons” ESG Report On Challakere Amrit Mahal Kaval Grasslands Submitted To Expert Committee Appointed By National Green Tribunal

June 29, 2013June 20, 2023 Admin ESG 0 Comments Amrit Mahal Kaval, BARC, biodiversity, Blackbuck, campaigns, challakere, Chitradurga, commons, DRDO, Grasslands, grazing pastures, Great Indian Bustard, IISc, ISRO, Khudapura, Lesser Florican, Sagitaur

Forfeiting Our Commons: A Case for Protecting and Conserving Challakere’s Amrit Mahal Kavals as Livelihoods-Supporting, Biodiversity-Rich and Ecologically-Sensitive Grassland Ecosystems.

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National Green Tribunal Constitutes Fact Finding Committee Based On ESG’s Petitions

March 27, 2013June 20, 2023 Admin ESG 0 Comments Amrit Mahal Kaval, BARC, biodiversity, campaigns, challakere, Chitradurga, community outreach, DRDO, Grasslanda, IISc, illegal forest diversion, ISRO, National Green Tribunal, nuclear, public commons

Committee to examine ecological and environmental impacts of illegal diversion of 10,000 acres of ‘Amrit Mahal Kaval’ (grasslands designated as

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ESG’s PIL Initiatives Challenging Illegal Diversion Of Challakere’s Amrit Mahal Kaval For Defence, Nuclear, Industrial And Infrastructure Projects

May 20, 1995June 20, 2023 Admin ESG 0 Comments Amrit Mahal Kaval, Challakere district, Common land, Grasslands, illegal land diversion, National Green Tribunal, Public Interest Litigation

Environment Support Group is working with local communities, from about 65 villages, impacted by the illegal diversion of Challakere’s Amrit