06/18/2026, 10:23

"I have updated the petition text to more accurately reflect the growing concerns of our community. Specifically, I have made the following adjustments:

Broadened the Scope: While the petition was initially prompted by the situation at Malma Betta, I have expanded the language to advocate for a district-wide moratorium on further large-scale commercial development in Kodagu’s ecologically sensitive areas.

Strengthened the Call to Action: I have refined the messaging to clearly articulate our demand for a permanent halt to the current trajectory of commercial exploitation, ensuring the text effectively conveys the urgency of protecting our region's environmental and cultural integrity.

Improved Clarity and Tone: I have polished the phrasing to better reflect our collective resolve and to ensure the gravity of the situation is communicated clearly to all potential signatories."


New title: Ban Commercial Land Use AroundBeyond Malma Betta to- ProtectEnd the exploitation of Kodagu's Eco-Sensitive Hills

New petition description:

To the people of Kodagu—ourKodagu greatestand strengthall haswho hold this land dear -

Our unity and our deep-rooted respect for this geography have always been our unitydefining strengths. For generations, we have served as the humble guardians of these hills, preserving the intricate ecological balance that sustains our water, our wildlife, and our sharedway reverenceof forlife.

However, thisthat land.balance Today,is thecurrently sacredunder anddirect ecologicallythreat. The sacred, environmentally fragile slopes of Malma Betta are facing imminentimmediate destructiondevastation bydue outsideto aggressive commercial developers.expansion. This struggle is notfar justgreater anthan attacka onsingle dispute over land; it represents a reckless trend that is threatening our spiritualfuture. heritage,The butrecent transaction involving 80 acres near this hallowed site serves as a directstark threatwarning: toour thecultural environmentallegacy safetyand ofnatural every person living in this district. The hills that protect usenvironment are nowbeing callingsold off for ourprivate protection. I urge each and every one of you, regardless of background or belief, to stand with us, raise your voice, and take action before our shared homeland is irreversibly scarred."profit.

ExtremeWe Ecologicalhave Fragilityreached a breaking point. We can no longer remain silent while our hills are carved up, our forests vanish, and Landslideour Riskvital -water Malmasupplies Bettaare isput locatedat withinrisk aby highlyunchecked eco-sensitiveindustrial-scale zonetourism and development. The environmental distress we are witnessing—from the increasing frequency of landslides to the loss of native biodiversity—is the direct consequence of putting temporary corporate greed ahead of the Westernlong-term Ghats.survival Kodaguof hasour suffereddistrict.

Our devastatingDemand:

We landslidesare choosing to take a definitive stand. We demand an immediate cessation of all commercial activity in recent years due to unscientific hill-cutting and commercial landscape altering. Any major construction, heavy machinery movement, or deforestation at the slopesvicinity of Malma BettaBetta. posesFurthermore, we call for a catastrophicformal, riskdistrict-wide moratorium on any new large-scale commercial projects within Kodagu’s ecologically sensitive areas. We urge the district authorities, the Department of landslides,Tourism, threateningand our elected representatives to finally put the lifepreservation of our homeland above the interests of external developers.

The very mountains that have nurtured us for centuries are now in need of our intervention. This is a battle for our spiritual identity, our physical safety, and propertythe heritage we pass on to our children. I ask every citizen, regardless of their background, to stand in solidarity with us.

Let our message be loud and clear:

Kodagu is not for sale. We refuse to be spectators to the villagersdestruction livingof downstream.our homeland. Join us in this collective movement to protect the heart of our district before it is damaged beyond repair.