A city with a large number of nature sports lovers, trekkers, walkers is justifiably outraged that their walking spaces will now be obstructed by concrete. Different groups from all over the city planned different events. Different groups have already lodged protest with the PMC, and now a major effort is underway to get across to various sections of society.

An informal group called the Citizens Initiative against Dereservation besides organising meetings across the city have contacted schools, colleges, citizens groups, NGO's, artists groups, scientists, industrialists, city luminaries mobilizing support and collecting signatures. The association of architects, engineers and surveyors organised a public debate whereas the city environmentalists had a brain storming session on the issue with the Mayor and Corporators of Pune. The schools were not behind as cloth banners were circulated in schools and colleges. A public meeting was held in a well known centrally located park and a number of citizens signed protest letters. The children enthusiastically participated in the signature campaign and added their names to the protest. Various artists from the city gathered together and carried a 30-foot canvas . Young students music groups also gathered to play music. Finally a human chain was formed on the hill slopes where Pune's citizens turned up in large numbers to show their solidarity and protest.

More than 500 students from all the schools and aged between 4 and 14 years gathered at the Samrankhan's campus in village Agraa. The children arrived in tractor driven trolleys, some waving the tricolour, some shouting slogans, others singing songs. The students did not come alone; they brought with them various models prepared by them using clay, mud, wood, waste items like broken bangles and other local material. There were huts, tractors, cows, peacocks and other such models that were displayed as part of the exhibition. The event also saw a sports competition and a cultural presentation by each school. The children made delightful sketches of birds and animals. There were children's songs being played through the loudspeaker while the activities were going on.

Besides the 500 odd children present, the villagers too had gathered to see their children perform, others simply out of curiosity. After all, such an event was being held for the first time in their village. Thanks to the competition for best school the campus was absolutely clean, as there was negative points for littering the campus.