As a person who has lived in Bangalore (the garden city) my whole life(my life is now just 13 years old), I have heard a lot about the so called environmental degradation. I have actually heard enough to know as if I had lived then. Here are some of the best lines I've heard and their speakers.
My father
"I have seen Majestic bus stand as a huge lake"
"When I was small, we could touch the water in our well. Now it's so deep, I cant even see it"
"I have seen the area around Sankey tank free. There was not a house in sight and we were scared to go there after 6:30 in the evening"
My mother
"When we were small, we didn't even need to put in the fan in summer. Now people actually put AC"
"I have seen Sampige Road with no traffic. One car, at the most two passed by every hour"
"When we were small, even smaller than you(lesser than 13), we crossed main roads. They had no traffic at all"
My Grandfather
"Bangalore was never this hot even in April. The temperature would never go above 30 degrees and it rained almost every evening"
"South End Circle was the real southern end. Today it is almost the centre of the city"
Think it's all ancient? Then read below.
Myself
I remember seeing Nrupathanga road, MG road, Mahakavi Kuvempu road and Maleshwaram Circle road lined with trees. Not a drop of sunshine could be seen on the road"
"I have seen the main road near my house free of traffic"
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