Garbage: Violators will have to pay more fine
6 years, 7 months ago

Garbage: Violators will have to pay more fine

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: BBMP is contemplating to sharply hike the fines for residents who are not segregating their garbage at source. However, the track record of segregation at source in the city so far has been very poor, with BBMP not even able to cross 50 percent mark out of the total garbage generated. Though BBMP claims it is aggressively carrying out measures to improve segregation at source, many people continue to disregard it with impunity. In fact they do not even have proper record of the number of people caught for not segregating garbage and the fines collected from them.

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Karnataka High Court Asks BBMP To Consider Criminal Action, Enhanced Penalty For Violation Of Solid Waste Management Rules
1 year, 6 months ago

Karnataka High Court Asks BBMP To Consider Criminal Action, Enhanced Penalty For Violation Of Solid Waste Management Rules

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court on Monday suggested to the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike and State government to consider revising the penalty being imposed on violators of Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016. “As such to deal with this aspect the respondent BBMP may also consider initiating a penal action against violators taking recourse to appropriate provisions of IPC,” it added. "If …

Waste management crackdown: Bengaluru collects ₹1.2 crore in fines
2 years, 10 months ago

Waste management crackdown: Bengaluru collects ₹1.2 crore in fines

Live Mint  

From January 1 to May 23, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike collected nearly ₹1.2 crore in fines after launching a crackdown on solid waste management infractions. While the fine for solid waste management was over ₹1 crore, the fine for spitting was ₹82,000, the fine for urinating in public was ₹99,708, and the fine for open defecation was ₹31,400. The …

Shuchi Mitras: A step towards decentralisation of SWM
3 years, 7 months ago

Shuchi Mitras: A step towards decentralisation of SWM

The Hindu  

Gaurav Gupta, Chief Commissioner, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike, batted for a decentralised system for solid waste management, calling it far more effective. However, the primary responsibility of waste management will continue to remain with the BBMP,” said Mr. Gupta at the launch of the Citizen Participation Programme on Wednesday. Under this programme, a decentralised system with zonal/divisional/ward-level coordinators, a Shuchi …

We’ve got ‘company’ in our neighbourhood
6 years ago

We’ve got ‘company’ in our neighbourhood

Deccan Chronicle  

As Bengaluru gets more crowded by the day, there is no escape for its people even in their homes as residential areas too are under threat of commercialisation. Although Deputy Chief Minister, Dr G Parmeshwar had himself ordered the BBMP to take action against illegal commercial units in these localities, little has been done and they continue to mushroom in …

Bengaluru: Garbage segregation lesson for visitors at Aero India
6 years, 1 month ago

Bengaluru: Garbage segregation lesson for visitors at Aero India

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: Garbage segregation lessons were also part of the Aero India show which concluded on Sunday with volunteers from the BBMP sitting near dustbins — both wet and dry — and asking people to segregate their waste and dump it into the respective bins. While separate bins were kept at all places in the aero show, it was only followed …

Awareness and fines: Bengaluru mayor's nostrum for waste woes
6 years, 5 months ago

Awareness and fines: Bengaluru mayor's nostrum for waste woes

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: Sowmya is a resident of Cottonpet. The day when segregation at source came into effect in Feb 2017, she purchased two bins - green for wet waste and red for dry. With segregation at source dropping drastically newly-elected Mayor Gangambike Mallikarjun has plans to revive the concept. She aims to improve segregation with the help of autos, which will …

BBMP to cancel licences of shops, establishments using banned plastic
6 years, 8 months ago

BBMP to cancel licences of shops, establishments using banned plastic

The Hindu  

Shops and establishments that continue to use forms of plastic that have already been banned run the risk of their trade licences being cancelled. Mayor R. Sampath Raj said that though plastic in all forms, such as disposable plates, spoons, cups and covers, have been banned, many shops and establishments in the city continue to use them. Ruling party leader …

Segregation hurdles leave Bengaluru down in dumps
7 years, 2 months ago

Segregation hurdles leave Bengaluru down in dumps

Deccan Chronicle  

Noxious smoke from piles of burning garbage is a common sight in Bengaluru, which still struggles to dipose of its waste. 450 crore on seven integrated scientific waste processing plants to process the garbage and convert it into compost, only 800 metric tonnes of it is being processed, much below the plants’ capacity to handle 2,500 metric tonnes, regrets Ms …

Ramakanth: Thrash the trash like this 78-yr-old
8 years, 3 months ago

Ramakanth: Thrash the trash like this 78-yr-old

Deccan Chronicle  

Waste is treasured the world over, with segregated garbage being used in recycled products, compost that makes natural manure, to produce biogas and even generate electricity. At 78, Mr N.S Ramakanth is hard at work to persuade people to segregate their garbage in their homes and offices and hopes to return to Bengaluru its title of 'Garden City' that has …

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 …

Bengaluru: Garbage on fire, they play with people's lives!
8 years, 5 months ago

Bengaluru: Garbage on fire, they play with people's lives!

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: For the residents of Susheela Road in Sudhama Nagar ward, it is not just the garbage pile up they have to worry about. The residents of Susheela Road, Dodda Mavalli, falling under Sudhama Nagar, BBMP ward, are grappling with an unusual garbage problem. Unsegregated garbage is illegally dumped next to a transformer at night and it is often set …

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 …

Bengaluru Burning: The City’s Garbage Crisis is Raising a Stink
8 years, 11 months ago

Bengaluru Burning: The City’s Garbage Crisis is Raising a Stink

The Quint  

During the colonial era, divide and rule was the British policy and in 2015 Karnataka High court found that the solution to Bengaluru’s humongous garbage mess lies in the same. Households were instructed to segregate waste into dry, wet and hazardous and municipal corporation workers ie the BBMP was instructed not to collect mixed waste at any cost. Bengaluru Municipal …

My garbage is now my concern: Why Bengaluru is changing its attitude towards waste segregation
9 years, 1 month ago

My garbage is now my concern: Why Bengaluru is changing its attitude towards waste segregation

Firstpost  

The residents of Bengaluru have begun taking responsibility for their own garbage and reclaiming their city. And, life would have trudged along in its normal pace, if only BBMP could have continued to send the city’s garbage to landfill sites, keeping the powerful contractors and truckers’ lobby happy too. Citizen’s initiatives of several citizens’ forums, eco retailers, garbage service providers …

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 …

Prioritise garbage processing facilities: judge
11 years, 5 months ago

Prioritise garbage processing facilities: judge

The Hindu  

There aren’t enough processing facilities to handle garbage generated by the city’s one-crore population and priority must be given to creating these, averred N. Kumar, Judge of High Court of Karnataka. The Division Bench of the High Court comprising Justice Kumar and Justice B.V. Nagarathna, which is hearing several cases relating to garbage, visited a dry waste collection centre in …

It will be jitters for spitters and litterbugs in Karnataka
11 years, 8 months ago

It will be jitters for spitters and litterbugs in Karnataka

The Hindu  

Segregate the garbage you generate, or get set to pay fine. The State government has proposed to impose fine on households failing to segregate solid waste in the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike limits and other city corporations in the State. Bill tabled The government on Thursday tabled the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Bill, 2013, which also imposes penalty for littering, spitting, …

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 …

‘Educate public on garbage segregation’
11 years, 11 months ago

‘Educate public on garbage segregation’

The Hindu  

Expressing dissatisfaction over the measures to educate Bangaloreans on the need of segregation of waste at source, the Karnataka High Court on Tuesday asked the authorities to initiate effective steps to bring awareness among citizens. A Division Bench comprising Justice N. Kumar and Justice B.V. Nagarathna issued the direction while hearing PIL petitions about Bangalore’s garbage problems. Pointing out that …

Soon you will be fined if you don’t segregate garbage
12 years ago

Soon you will be fined if you don’t segregate garbage

The Hindu  

The State government has decided to impose fine on households failing to segregate garbage in the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike limits. An amendment to the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act 1976 to this effect was cleared by the Cabinet on Tuesday at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar. According to senior officials in the BBMP, as per the amendment, …

Garbage: a weighty issue now
12 years, 1 month ago

Garbage: a weighty issue now

The Hindu  

As if solving the garbage crisis was not tough enough, the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike is now facing another challenge: of correctly weighing the solid waste generated in the city. Following directions from the High Court of Karnataka, the BBMP has taken up the garbage weighing exercise in all earnestness from February 1. A senior official said that garbage weighing …

BBMP told to closely monitor bulk garbage generators
12 years, 3 months ago

BBMP told to closely monitor bulk garbage generators

The Hindu  

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday directed the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike to appoint an official exclusively to track waste disposal by bulk generators. Appropriate action, including coercive steps compelling them to adhere to norms, should be taken,” a Division Bench comprising Justice N. Kumar and Justice B.V. Nagarathna said while hearing public interest litigation petitions. It said that the …

Mayor suggests BBMP can set up waste segregation units under flyovers
12 years, 4 months ago

Mayor suggests BBMP can set up waste segregation units under flyovers

The Hindu  

Don’t be surprised if you see garbage being dumped below the flyovers in future. Mayor D. Venkatesh Murthy has suggested that the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike set up garbage segregation units in the space available under the flyovers in the city. The walls can also have The State government is looking for landfill sites on the outskirts, and sites for …

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 …

Steps taken to clear accumulated garbage: Karnataka CM
12 years, 5 months ago

Steps taken to clear accumulated garbage: Karnataka CM

The Hindu  

Reacting to a report in The New York Times on garbage problem in Bangalore, Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar on Monday said Bangalore is a global city and anything happening here grabs international space, maintaining that government is taking steps to clear accumulated trash. The garbage problem would not bring disrepute and defile city’s image, Mr. Shettar said, adding, the …

Residents flood BBMP officials with barrage of complaints
12 years, 5 months ago

Residents flood BBMP officials with barrage of complaints

The Hindu  

Even as the city grapples with the new segregation rules and requirements, residents welfare associations in Indiranagar and Domlur organised an interaction with Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike Joint Commissioner K.S. Also, the manhole covers in many roads are missing.” Resident welfare association chief coordinator and a former Chief Secretary and Advisor to the Chief Minister, A. Ravindra, observed that the …

Soon, BBMP will not collect garbage if not segregated
12 years, 5 months ago

Soon, BBMP will not collect garbage if not segregated

The Hindu  

The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike has warned citizens that garbage will not be collected from homes where waste has not been segregated. Commissioner Rajneesh Goel pegged the progress on Day 3 at 32 per cent. On Tuesday, it was Yelahanka, and on Wednesday it was Girinagar and Koramangala, where we saw 80 per cent compliance.” A total of 39 tonnes …

It took a community to raise a stink
12 years, 6 months ago

It took a community to raise a stink

The Hindu  

That segregation of waste at source is important and a solution to the city’s garbage problems is a no-brainer. The BBMP’s failure to take tough decisions and initiate action against private garbage contractors is the main reason for the problems the city is facing today, aver Opposition leaders. Citizens’ cooperation BBMP Commissioner Rajneesh Goel told the council that the only …

BBMP ready for garbage segregation
12 years, 6 months ago

BBMP ready for garbage segregation

The Hindu  

Garbage segregation is mandatory from Monday. The BBMP claimed to have trained all pourakarmikas on segregation of waste at source and the different categories of garbage. However, S. Balan, president of BBMP Contract Pourakarmikas’ Association, claimed otherwise. I have spoken to some garbage contractors and even they seemed ignorant about the BBMP’s new waste management plans,” he said. How can …

BBMP frames waste management bylaws
12 years, 6 months ago

BBMP frames waste management bylaws

The Hindu  

The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike has framed the draft solid waste management bylaws. These bylaws mandate that all citizens must segregate garbage at source and not dump the waste in either plastic or non-biodegradable bags at any given point of time. While cautioning that wet waste and dry waste shall not be mixed, the bylaws also have a penalty clause …

Segregate garbage from Oct. 1 or else…
12 years, 6 months ago

Segregate garbage from Oct. 1 or else…

The Hindu  

Segregate the garbage you generate, or else pay a fine. The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike will make segregation of waste at source mandatory from October 1, announced Mayor D. Venkatesh Murthy. Court directive This comes two days after the High Court directed the BBMP to make segregation of garbage at source mandatory. Mr. Murthy said the BBMP would bring garbage …

Segregate garbage at home or pay a fine
12 years, 6 months ago

Segregate garbage at home or pay a fine

The Hindu  

You may have to pay a fine if you don’t segregate dry from wet waste before handing it over to the garbage collectors appointed by the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike. The Karnataka High Court on Monday asked the BBMP and the State government to inform it before September 21 on the steps taken to appoint executive magistrates under the Code …

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 …

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, …

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