tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079927965497636982.post9007654423765752444..comments2014-08-15T05:11:33.044-07:00Comments on Idyll Mom'ments: When the Heart Cried and the Lips Smiled- Pooh! -http://www.blogger.com/profile/14537820427007391693noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079927965497636982.post-324249270479481432012-05-28T11:05:03.205-07:002012-05-28T11:05:03.205-07:00Hi Poonam, always nice to hear about your adventur...Hi Poonam, always nice to hear about your adventures with the kids. You certainly are on the right track. SGNP is a highly underestimated zone that most of us have taken for granted. A very few folks understand its true value, especially those who have spent their childhood here. For the rest, it is simply a new discovery. A new place to hang out. But its importance needs to be highlighted urgently like you did right now, because these are grave times. Authorities are clearly negligent about the rules regarding plastic and quite lenient in allowing the offenders to go about flouting the rules. Civil society groups can act as pressure groups and bring about a change in the way the bureaucracy functions. As it is been demonstrated across all successful conservation projects, its only with a seamless co-ordination between the authorities and the locals that a change has been brought about. Cleanliness drives, filing RTIs with the authorities questioning the permissions to use plastic foliage and other such harmful materials will go a long way in sensitizing even the forest officials.Rushikesh Kulkarnihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13603029243618901031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079927965497636982.post-92132915223474731082012-05-28T07:51:08.520-07:002012-05-28T07:51:08.520-07:00but it is the kind of support you show that we nee...but it is the kind of support you show that we need from a lot of other people who enjoy the park. Am sure there are many out there. Perhaps the next time in a similar situation, you could get the kids to tell the star how they love the park and if the boys stringing up the plastic could also clear it up when they leave....no ones needs to have unpleasant words... I am sure she would have gotten them to do it. Thanks for the nice post.vidya athreyahttp://www.projectwaghoba.innoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079927965497636982.post-5109966049037747622012-05-28T07:34:40.528-07:002012-05-28T07:34:40.528-07:00You had an opportunity and you lost it, Poonam! Yo...You had an opportunity and you lost it, Poonam! You had a gang of proactive, responsible, nature-loving kids and you should have grabbed the problem with it's horns. You should have clicked lots of pics - especially of the plastic blowing all over while the crew didn't bother, got the kids to collect in front of the idiots and clicked those precious pics too and the next day, it would have been headlines in the media with your kids as heroes! This would have 2 effects - the crew would be in a soup while the kids would have been enlightened! It's an expected reaction for kids to glorify bollywood but it's our duty to draw their attention to the irresponsible behavior of the so-called celebrities. But I am happy that you are proactive and have already taken a step to rectify the situation. Besides, you should have given the crew a piece of your mind too - would have loved to see their faces being humbled in front of the kids! Next time, go armed! :)Pintznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079927965497636982.post-31312051164471260922012-05-28T06:22:58.466-07:002012-05-28T06:22:58.466-07:00The situation at SGNP is bad in many ways, Poonam....The situation at SGNP is bad in many ways, Poonam... I keep reading about the problems through all the egroups i am part of, esp from birdwatchers and bnhs people. unfortunately, i visit too rarely to actually know whats happening, so its great that you have begun writing about it. Am always ready to lend a hand in whatever way i can..Anuradha Shankarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10460310200883662583noreply@blogger.com