PAST EVENTS
Citizen Activism in India
Date:1st January, 2020
Time: 6: 00 pm – 8: 00 pm
Venue: NTR Stadium
Famous poet and journalist Arunsagar has brought a new dimension to Telugu journalism, said TSPSC chairman Ghantachakrapani.
Arunsagar’s awards ceremony was held at Somajiguda Press Club on Thursday to mark Arunsagar’s birthday. Andhrajyothi Editor K Srinivas was awarded the Distinguished Journalist Award and the Distinguished Literary Award for the popular poet Prasen.
METRO RAIL VISIT
Date: 12th June, 2019
Time: 12: 00 pm – 2: 00 pm
Venue: L.B. Nagar Metro Station to Hitec City Metro Station
The Chairman of Forum for a Better Hyderabad, Mr. Vedakumar Manikonda, accompanied by approximately 30 members from different civil society groups, visited the recently inaugurated routes of the Hyderabad Metro Rail. The journey began at L.B. Nagar Metro Station of Corridor 1 and ended at the Hitec City Metro Station of Corridor 3, with a transfer at Ameerpet. A report will be prepared by Forum for a Better Hyderabad containing observations and suggestions for the improvement of the metro rail, which will be submitted to the Managing Director of HMRL.
19th ANNUAL MEET
Date: 4th June, 2019
Time: 11: 00 am – 1: 00 pm
Venue: Indirapriyadarshini Auditorium, Public Gardens
Forum for a Better Hyderabad organised its 19th Annual meet during the same week as World Environment Day to draw attention to the cause of air pollution and a range of other environmental issues. The chief guest at the event was Smt. Sobha R., IFS, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Telangana.
MEMORIAL MEET
Date: 28th September, 2018
Time: 10: 30 am – 1: 00 pm
Venue: Tamarind Tree, Osmania Hospital
A Memorial Meet was organised at the historic Tamarind Tree within the Osmania Hospital premises to mark the occasion of the 110th anniversary of the Musi Floods of 1908 and to pay homage to the thousands of lives that were lost. The event included government officials, prominent environmentalists and school students. The chief guest was Shri. Baba Faisi Uddin, Deputy Mayor of GHMC.
HERITAGE WALK
Date: 27th September, 2018
Time: 10: 30 am – 1: 00 pm
Venue: Government City College to Musi Riverbank
A Heritage Walk was organised on the banks of the Musi River to commemorate the occasion of the 110th anniversary of the Musi Floods of 1908 and to express solidarity with the thousands of lives that were lost during the floods. The event included government officials, prominent environmentalists and school students. The chief guest was Shri. Prem Singh Rathore, Chairman of the Musi Riverfront Development Corporation
18th ANNUAL MEET
Date: 1st June, 2018
Time: 10: 00 am – 1: 00 pm
Venue: Indrapriyadarshini Auditorium, Public Gardens
Forum for a Better Hyderabad organised its 18th Annual meet during the same week as World Environment Day to draw attention to the cause of plastic pollution and a range of other environmental issues. The chief guest at the event was Shri. Vinod Kumar, MP of Karimnagar.
CMS VATAVARAN
Date: 19th – 25th January, 2017
Venue: Ravindra Bharathi, TSPCB, JNTU, Government City College
CMS Vatavaran, in association with Forum for a Better Hyderabad, organised the CMS Vatavaran Musi River International Festival, the travelling film festival touching on pertinent subjects such as water conservation, environmental awareness and biodiversity conservation. The Film Festival included Shaam-e-Musi, a cultural event intended to draw attention to the plight of the Musi, and Musi Riverfront Walk, a heritage walk along the banks of the river led by Mr. M. Vedakumar.