Mandur observes bandh, continues protest against garbage dumping
10 years, 10 months ago

Mandur observes bandh, continues protest against garbage dumping

The Hindu  

The garbage issue is threatening to spiral out of control. On Monday, the communities living around the landfills in Mandur continued their protest against the dumping of waste in their backyard. This, even as the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike is all set to send garbage trucks to the Mandur landfills on Monday night. Meanwhile, after the communities locked the gates of the landfills at Mandur on Sunday, the BBMP was forced to send excess waste to the landfills in Doddaballapur, Lakshmipura and S. Bingipura. He said that around 150 trucks would be sent to the Mandur landfills on Monday night.

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Who's going to clean up your mess, BBMP?
8 years, 4 months ago

Who's going to clean up your mess, BBMP?

Deccan Chronicle  

Why won’t Bengaluru’s garbage problems go away? The BBMP, which is constantly lamenting people’s reluctance to segregate garbage at source, is not doing enough to popularize the idea, believes urban evangelist,V Ravichandar, suggesting that it has many options to build awareness, from roping in school children to carry the message home to slapping fines on those who don’t fall in …

Garbage: Where BBMP fails, activists take over
8 years, 8 months ago

Garbage: Where BBMP fails, activists take over

Deccan Chronicle  

BENGALURU: Question: What else can fed-up, frustrated citizens do when BBMP leaves mounds of garbage uncleared for years? N. S. Ramakanth, a member of the solid waste management expert committee constituted by the Supreme Court, told DC that the area near the Economically Weaker Section quarters near Ejipura has turned into a total eyesore due to the dumping of garbage …

BBMP officials lack commitment to solve garbage crisis: Mayor
10 years, 9 months ago

BBMP officials lack commitment to solve garbage crisis: Mayor

The Hindu  

Sathyanarayana has said officials of Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike lack commitment to solve the garbage crisis. We request the residents there to cooperate with BBMP until then,” he said, adding that if waste management projects are taken up at the ward level, pressure on landfills would reduce drastically. Mr. Sathyanarayana also called upon B.PAC to join hands with the BBMP …

Garbage piles up across city
10 years, 9 months ago

Garbage piles up across city

The Hindu  

Even as the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike officials claim that the garbage is being cleared across the city, in some places solid waste is piling up. Sathyanarayana said, in a release, that BBMP will take over garbage processing units at Mandur and contract of two private companies, which had taken responsibility to process waste, has been cancelled. He accused BBMP …

Upalokayukta visits Mandur landfill
10 years, 9 months ago

Upalokayukta visits Mandur landfill

The Hindu  

Protests by the residents of Mandur against the dumping of solid waste from Bangalore continued on Wednesday even as six protesters were taken into preventive custody by the police. After a while, when six persons, including the Aam Admi Party leader Ravi Krishna Reddy, tried to stage a protest, the police took them into custody, said Abdul Ahad, Additional Superintendent …

Mandur residents intensify protest
10 years, 9 months ago

Mandur residents intensify protest

The Hindu  

Even as the district in-charge Minister R. Ramalinga Reddy and Mayor B.S. Sathyanarayana have said that residents living around Mandur landfills have consented to provide more time to Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike to dump garbage there, the protests at Mandur intensified on Tuesday. Additional Superintendent of Police, Bangalore Rural District, Abdul Ahad, told The Hindu that they have imposed prohibitory …

Another garbage crisis looms
10 years, 10 months ago

Another garbage crisis looms

The Hindu  

The city may soon be in the throes of a garbage crisis again, if the communities living around the Mandur landfills do not withdraw their threat to block dumping of garbage in their backyard. Sathyanarayana and Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike Commissioner M. Lakshminarayan, visited Mandur village and tried convincing the communities of the need to allow the civic body to …

Mandur residents firm on their stand
10 years, 10 months ago

Mandur residents firm on their stand

The Hindu  

Residents of Mandur have refused to change their decision to stop allowing dumping of garbage in their backyard from June 1. Sathyanarayana held two rounds of meetings with the Mandur local leaders and local MLA Arvind Limbavali, the issue is far from being resolved. Mr. Ramalinga Reddy, Mr. Sathyanarayana and BBMP Commissioner M. Lakshminarayana will visit Mandur on Sunday to …

Efforts to clearing garbage from Mandur landfill come to nought
10 years, 10 months ago

Efforts to clearing garbage from Mandur landfill come to nought

The Hindu  

Efforts by Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike to scientifically dispose of the accumulated waste at the landfill in Mandur seem to have come to nought. A senior official told The Hindu that there are certain details in the tender that needed tweaking and would be submitted to the solid waste management expert committee for “guidance and approval”. Stressing on the urgency …

Residents stall dumping of additional garbage in Mandur
10 years, 10 months ago

Residents stall dumping of additional garbage in Mandur

The Hindu  

Residents of Mandur on Monday night prevented hundreds of garbage-laden trucks from entering the landfill by locking the gates. Their contention was that though the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike had assured them that 150 to 200 trucks of garbage would be dumped each day in the landfill, in the past few days more than the promised number of trucks of …

Condemned to live with the city's stench
11 years, 7 months ago

Condemned to live with the city's stench

The Hindu  

The two-lane road is free of potholes. Narendra Babu, a farmer, said that former BBMP Commissioner Siddaiah had directed the officials to build a compound wall around the landfill to prevent the leachate from flowing into their fields. Rakesh Gowda, member of Mandur gram panchayat, said that Mr. Siddaiah had, on the last day as Commissioner, written to the communities …

12 wards to go zero garbage from today
11 years, 9 months ago

12 wards to go zero garbage from today

The Hindu  

The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike’s ambitious Zero Garbage project, which was to have begun in 30 wards from Monday, will be taken up only in 12 wards. Push for participation Towards educating the citizens to segregate waste at source, the BBMP will distribute pamphlets to all the homes in the select wards. In February, the BBMP announced that the project …

BBMP set to launch zero garbage model from July 1
11 years, 9 months ago

BBMP set to launch zero garbage model from July 1

The Hindu  

Ever since the garbage problem erupted in the city last August, the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike has been making noises about segregation of waste at source. The BBMP is now set to launch the zero garbage programme on a pilot basis in 30 wards across the city from July 1, BBMP commissioner M. Lakshminarayana, said at a talk organised by …

Mandur residents to be cajoled over deadline
12 years, 2 months ago

Mandur residents to be cajoled over deadline

The Hindu  

The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike will need at least another three or four months to make alternative arrangements for garbage disposal, said Commissioner Siddaiah. With the deadline issued by communities living around the Mandur landfill coming to an end on Thursday, the Commissioner said the BBMP would request them to bear with the civic authority for a few more months. …

BBMP plea to extend deadline for garbage dumping in Mandur
12 years, 2 months ago

BBMP plea to extend deadline for garbage dumping in Mandur

The Hindu  

The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike will urge the communities living around the Mandur landfill to allow dumping of garbage for some more time until alternate arrangements are made. This is not the first time that the BBMP has sought time from the communities to continue dumping in the landfills there.BBMP Commissioner Siddaiah told reporters here on Thursday that the civic …

‘Finding places for disposing of garbage greatest challenge’
12 years, 2 months ago

‘Finding places for disposing of garbage greatest challenge’

The Hindu  

What after January 31? BBMP Commissioner Siddaiah conceded that the “greatest challenge” before the civic body was finding suitable places to dispose of garbage after the deadline imposed by the communities around the Mandur and Mavallipura landfills. He was speaking at a conference on “Solutions to impending public health crisis through good governance in solid waste management”, organised by the …

Mandur standoff: meeting with Chief Minister today
12 years, 3 months ago

Mandur standoff: meeting with Chief Minister today

The Hindu  

The efforts that the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike claims to be making to end the impasse over the dumping of garbage in the landfills in Mandur seem to be coming to naught. With the situation still not under control, it is said that local MLA and Minister for Health and Family Welfare Arvind Limbavali met with the community leaders and …

Garbage bins may soon be back on Bangalore street corners
12 years, 4 months ago

Garbage bins may soon be back on Bangalore street corners

The Hindu  

After segregation of waste at source became mandatory, the number of black spots across the city has increased. To overcome this problem, the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike is planning to put garbage bins at these vulnerable spots. The official added that zonal commissioners had been asked to identify around 50 vulnerable black spots in their jurisdiction. Anyone found violating this …

Garbage contractors want protection at landfills
12 years, 4 months ago

Garbage contractors want protection at landfills

The Hindu  

With continuing problems at landfill sites, the city’s garbage crisis seems to be getting messier. On Thursday, garbage contractors staged a protest in front of the office of Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike Commissioner Rajneesh Goel demanding security for their vehicles. After meeting the garbage contractors, Mr. Goel announced the BBMP would form a squad of five officials who will manage …

410 trucks of garbage sent to four landfills
12 years, 4 months ago

410 trucks of garbage sent to four landfills

The Hindu  

The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike seems to be getting its act together, or so it may seem, as far as waste disposal is concerned. According to a senior BBMP official, 410 trucks carrying 3,800 tonnes of waste were sent to the four landfills on the city’s outskirts — Terra Firma, Mandur, S. Bingipura and Lakshmipura. Meanwhile, the BBMP is going …

Garbage sent to Terra Firma
12 years, 5 months ago

Garbage sent to Terra Firma

The Hindu  

Grappling with excess garbage accumulated over the long weekend of festivals and holidays, the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike on Monday started sending it to the landfill in Terra Firma in Doddabalapur. One of the three major landfills in the city that has remained shut for over two months, reopening of this landfill may help alleviate the garbage crisis a bit, …

‘Garbage backlog will be cleared by this evening’
12 years, 5 months ago

‘Garbage backlog will be cleared by this evening’

The Hindu  

Days after several thousand tonnes of garbage lay uncollected across the city, cleaning efforts by the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike began to gain momentum. Meanwhile, Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar has asked the BBMP Commissioner and the Principal Secretary of Urban Development Department to submit proposals of the new projects before the next Cabinet meeting on November 6. About reopening of …

Garbage collection begins, BBMP gears up for Bakrid
12 years, 5 months ago

Garbage collection begins, BBMP gears up for Bakrid

The Hindu  

The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike began the onerous task of clearing the weeklong backlog of garbage on Wednesday. With the Mandur landfill temporarily opening up for dumping of waste, the BBMP has started transporting waste from the city to the dumping yard, which was blocked by the local people for nearly a week. However, a BBMP official said Ulsoor lake …

How on earth did we reach this point?
12 years, 5 months ago

How on earth did we reach this point?

The Hindu  

The city’s garbage crisis got a temporary reprieve as the communities living around Mandur, near Hoskote, agreed on Monday evening to call off their blockade and permit the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike to dump waste there for another three months. Mayor D. Venkatesh Murthy, Mahadevapura MLA Arvind Limbavali and BBMP Commissioner Rajneesh Goel held talks with the community members on …

Garbage mountains on Bangalore roads set to become bigger
12 years, 5 months ago

Garbage mountains on Bangalore roads set to become bigger

The Hindu  

You may be flinging the garbage away from your home now, but chances are that it will be back at your doorstep bigger than ever. For the time being, BBMP Commissioner Rajneesh Goel says impasse at Mandur landfill has been cleared and 220 truckloads of garbage will be permitted at the landfill daily. Sneaky dumping The current situation in the …

Garbage not going anywhere: Goel
12 years, 5 months ago

Garbage not going anywhere: Goel

The Hindu  

The garbage from the city is going nowhere. Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike Commissioner Rajneesh Goel admitted that with Mandur landfill still off limits, the waste disposal had taken a hit. The Commissioner, along with Mayor D. Venkatesh Murthy, met Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar and city in-charge Minister R. Ashok to discuss the garbage crisis. “We discussed the various options available …

Garbage standoff continues as BBMP scrambles for a solution
12 years, 5 months ago

Garbage standoff continues as BBMP scrambles for a solution

The Hindu  

Even as communities around the Mandur landfill continued to keep vigil preventing vehicles dumping waste there, Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike Commissioner Rajneesh Goel and senior officials went into a huddle for the most part of Thursday trying to find a solution to the impasse. With problems persisting at the landfill for the past three to four days, BBMP officials conceded …

Mandur communities keep nightlong vigil
12 years, 5 months ago

Mandur communities keep nightlong vigil

The Hindu  

The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike has adopted a “wait and watch” policy with regard to the ongoing protests by the communities living around Mandur landfill against dumping of the city’s garbage there. Lorries queue up According to Mare Gowda, president of the BBMP Lorry Drivers’ Association, of 500 vehicles, only 150 were able to offload the garbage at the landfill …

Garbage crisis will end in three months, says Bangalore Mayor
12 years, 6 months ago

Garbage crisis will end in three months, says Bangalore Mayor

The Hindu  

The city’s garbage crisis may end in another three months, Mayor D. Venkatesh Murthy has claimed. This, even as Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike Commissioner Rajneesh Goel admitted that 1,400 tonnes of garbage lay uncollected on Garden City’s roads as on Wednesday. Tracking plastic Mr. Goel said during discussions with various traders, hoteliers and citizens’ groups, the BBMP officials learnt that …

More plans to end garbage woes
12 years, 6 months ago

More plans to end garbage woes

The Hindu  

The garbage issue does not show any sign of abating in the city as the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike is still finding it hard to tackle the situation. The BBMP is contemplating on an action plan to develop areas surrounding the dump yards, besides appointing Municipal Magistrates. Criticising Srinivas Gayathri Resource Recovery Ltd. for failing to fulfil the tender conditions …

Mandur landfill opened
12 years, 7 months ago

Mandur landfill opened

The Hindu  

Mayor D. Venkatesh Murthy and Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike Commissioner Rajneesh Goel went on yet another inspection of the city on Saturday, taking stock of the garbage clearance process. Reiterating his promise, made on Friday during an inspection, that all accumulated garbage will be cleared within three days, the Mayor said the Mandur landfill had been opened for dumping from …

What a Waste
12 years, 7 months ago

What a Waste

Live Mint  

Lakshmi, a contract worker with the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike, pushes her cart through the huge pile of waste lying outside Bangalore’s iconic Russell Market, where a group of corporation workers are trying their best to contain the mound of trash. On 11 July, the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board had ordered that garbage couldn’t be sent to the Mavallipura …

Mandur residents okay dumping for a month
12 years, 7 months ago

Mandur residents okay dumping for a month

The Hindu  

After meeting with Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar, people living around Mandur landfill have agreed to allow garbage from the city to be dumped there for the next one month. According to a communiqué, the Chief Minister directed Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike Commissioner Rajneesh Goel to clear the accumulated garbage at the landfill within one year after processing it. Mr. Shettar …

BBMP looks for ways to deal with city’s trash
12 years, 7 months ago

BBMP looks for ways to deal with city’s trash

The Hindu  

The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike will soon frame an action plan for effective disposal of solid waste from the city, besides providing facilities and help to the communities near the three dumps. Up in arms The city’s garbage problem has only been compounding since the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board ordered the closure of the Mavallipura landfill. Land sought Earlier, …

Mavallipura residents don’t want it in their backyard
12 years, 7 months ago

Mavallipura residents don’t want it in their backyard

The Hindu  

There appears to be no end in sight to the city’s garbage woes as residents of the villages surrounding Mavallipura area are digging in their heels over resumption of dumping at the landfill. A day after the State government declared that operations will begin again at the Mavallipura landfill, residents gathered at the road that leads to the dump early …

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