Bangalore Apartments’ Federation (BAF), a Federation representing the interests of hundreds of apartment complexes and lakhs of apartment residents across Bangalore, is organizing an event titled BAMBOOS (Bengaluru Apartments Making Bengaluru Operationally Outstanding & Sustainable). This will be a day-long event to be held on 3^rdNovember (Saturday) at Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Bhavan in Vasanth Nagar.

Underscoring the importance of the event, R. Balasubramanian, President of BAF, said, “Apartments have been contributing a lot to the sustainability of Bengaluru by implementing pioneering initiatives in water, waste & energy management. Apartment residents have also been socially responsible by undertaking community welfare programmes in their localities, supporting the Government in safe practices & compliance and also holding voter registration campaigns to increase voting percentages!”

Vikram Rai, Treasurer of BAF, added, “The event will see participation of hundreds of apartment complexes which have initiated measures to help build a better Bengaluru. Children & residents of apartment complexes will be talking about these practical initiatives in stalls & during sessions to be held at the event. The sessions and the discussions will only be around practical initiatives implemented for people to learn from one another.”

Vidya Goggi, Joint Secretary of BAF, talking about engagement with the Government & civic agencies, said, “The event will be inaugurated by Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister Dr. G. Parameshwara and will be concluded by Hon’ble Chief Minister Shri. H. D. Kumaraswamy who will also launch a city-wide rooftop solar implementation drive in apartments. The BBMP Mayor Ms. Gangambike as well as the heads of various civic agencies like BWSSB, BESCOM, Fire Safety, CEI, KSPCB etc. will be taking part in the event. This presents a great opportunity for citizens & communities to engage with the Government & civic agencies to work towards building a better Bengaluru.”

Outlining the objectives of BAMBOOS, Srikanth Narasimhan, General Secretary of BAF, concluded, ”BAMBOOS is a platform for apartments & RWA communities across Bengaluru to share best practices with each other with a view to implementing all these measures in every apartment & RWA community. This event can also hopefully remove any pre-conceived notions that the Government, civic agencies or public might have against apartments and have a better engagement through which the Government and citizens can collaborate to build a better and sustainable Bengaluru!”

BAMBOOS will be held on 3^rdNovember (Saturday) at Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Bhavan in Vasanth Nagar in which hundreds of apartment complexes and thousands of citizens are expected to participate.