Lake Alive: Puttenahalli Kere Habba 2015

by February 16, 2015 Environment

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)

“Kere Habba” is an initiative of the Namma Bengaluru Foundation to promote conservation of lakes. Partnering PNLIT in this event is Arghyam’s India Water Portal. 

The first Kere Habba that was held at Kaikondrahalli Lake in January was attended by over 3000 citizens. 

Entry is free and open to all. There will be food and other items available on sale. Donations to PNLIT, exempt u/s 80G, are welcome. 

Visitors can enjoy live music and food, participate in art-craft activities and games, get familiar with life at the lake through nature walks, or just sit on the benches and watch! Children will get a chance to squish in soil, learn the basics of gardening and take home a plant to nurture. Catch cartoonist Ananth Shankar, who feels deeply for the conservation of Bangalore’s lakes and who designed the Lake Alive logo for PNLIT, in action. Detailed schedule below.     

Puttenahalli Kere Habba 2015 – The Planned Schedule 

Food Stalls
3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
 
At “The Anchor”
3:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.  Craft Making
3:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.  Live Music
4:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.  Djembe Djembe
4:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.  Craft Making
5:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.  Djembe Djembe
5:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.  Auction of art pieces 
6:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.  Craft Making
6:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.  Film show
 
Faunatoon Corner
3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.  Cartoonist Ananth Shankar at Work
 
Foto Fun
3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m  
Photos to be collected at 4:30 p.m and 6:30 p.m.
 
At “Green Thumb”        
3:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.  “Pot a Plant” 
 
Drip Drop
4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.  
 
Rippling Activities
3:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.  Bird watching/ Photography. For earnest amateurs
4:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.  Nature Walk
5:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.  Nature Walk
6:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.  Nature Walk
 
Run Kid Run 
3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.  Fly a Kite  
3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.  Free Wheel
 
Toddler Tub
4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.  Sail a boat    
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About Arathi Manay Yajaman

Arathi is a market researcher who loves to run and write. She has been actively involved in issues that affect citizens, including apartment management, waste management and lakes. She used to live in Mumbai and is now based in Bengaluru, working as a Community Anchor with Citizen Matters.
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