YES Trust

YES celebrated its first anniversary by adopting a park opposite to Kuvempunagar Police Station, Mysore city. Plants were planted in the park by Mr.Rajashekar Koti, editor of Andolana Daily news paper. Mr.Narasimhamurthy, Rajyothsava awardee spoke on the occasion and wished good Luck for the organization. President of the Association Mr.Deepak Budaguppe, Advocate Mr.Venugopal, cine actress Ms.Pavithra Lokesh, Mr.Shantha Kumar of Neharu Yuva Kendra, General Secretary of YES Trust Mr. Deepak.M, Mr.Jagadish and other leaders were present. The appreciating part of this function was that all the leaders of different political parties were present on the occasion and this was appreciated by Mr.Rajashekar Koti.
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Five Trees at Ballal Circle were felled down today by a local contractor with the help of the Forest department and another 12 more trees were to be cut mentioning that the trees were dangerous. Though permission was requested by the PWD department 4 months back to widen the road, the forest department had rejected it at that time and they had now sold the trees to a local contractor. YES Team interfered and stopped felling of these trees by staging a protest. YES even set a week’s dead line to the forest department to re-plant sapling at the place where the trees were cut. Though initially the Forest department did not oblige for the plea of YES, it later had to bow to the pressure of the YES organization and had to plant the saplings next to the place where the trees were cut down.
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A beautiful tree which is more than 50 years old and is giving shade to the whole road was attempted to be cut at the Agrahara Market at around 5.30 pm by a local contractor with the help of the forest official. YES got the news about this act and the president Mr.Deepak Budaguppe and the General Secretary Mr.Deepak.M immediately rushed to the spot and avoided the tree to be cut fully. The tree had already lost half of its branches. The reason given for cutting the tree was that there would be a Toilet constructed in the place of the Tree. YES Organization did not agree to this point and stopped the cutting of the tree. The Contractor later frightened the members of the organization mentioning that he would cut the tree the next day with police protection and he had the support of the police. The Organizations effort in convincing the police went in vein and the police said that they would support the contractor in cutting the tree.

The Organization had no other go, but to immediately call for a protest the next day. It was amazing that the organization members and the local people numbering around 500 gathered at the Agrahara circle where the tree that was attempted to be cut was present and had to get on to Rasta Roko and blocked the traffic. It was only after the Mysore City Corporation Deputy Commissioner came to the spot and assured that the tree would not be cut, the organization took back the Rastha Roko.

Protest of YES against Tree cutting at Gokulam, Mysore City