Activists and environmentalists gathered in Bengaluru on 30 August 2026 for the 'Save Lalbagh' awareness program, protesting the proposed tunnel road project that critics say threatens the historic Lalbagh Botanical Garden. (Photo: NationPress)
Environmentalists and civic activists assembled at Lalbagh on 30 August 2026, calling on Karnataka authorities to abandon the proposed tunnel road project they argue would irreversibly damage one of India's oldest botanical gardens. (Photo: NationPress)
The 'Save Lalbagh' awareness campaign on 30 August 2026 drew activists, environmentalists and political figures to Bengaluru's iconic botanical garden to oppose the tunnel road project proposed through the heritage green space. (Photo: NationPress)
The Save Lalbagh awareness drive on 30 August 2026 brought together a cross-section of Bengaluru residents, environmentalists and politicians united against the tunnel road project slated to pass under the 240-year-old botanical garden. (Photo: NationPress)
Children hugged the ground at Lalbagh on 30 August 2026 as part of the 'Save Lalbagh' awareness program in Bengaluru, symbolically expressing their bond with the botanical garden threatened by the proposed tunnel road project. (Photo: NationPress)
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Tejasvi Surya hugged the ground at Lalbagh on 30 August 2026 during the 'Save Lalbagh' awareness program, adding political weight to the campaign opposing the proposed tunnel road project in Bengaluru. (Photo: NationPress)
Actress Pranitha Subhash joined activists and environmentalists at the 'Save Lalbagh' awareness program in Bengaluru on 30 August 2026, lending celebrity support to the movement opposing the proposed tunnel road project through Lalbagh. (Photo: NationPress)
Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje, flanked by BJP MP Manjunath and BJP MLA Ramamurthy, joined activists and environmentalists at the 'Save Lalbagh' awareness program in Bengaluru on 30 August 2026 to oppose the proposed tunnel road project. (Photo: NationPress)
Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje, BJP MPs Tejasvi Surya and Manjunath, and MLA Ramamurthy stood alongside activists and environmentalists at the 'Save Lalbagh' program in Bengaluru on 30 August 2026, presenting a unified BJP front against the tunnel road project. (Photo: NationPress)