Prioritise garbage processing facilities: judge
11 years, 4 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 Koramangala and a Karnataka Compost Development Corporation unit at Kudlu, on Friday. The Bench also visited two apartment complexes on Sarjapur Road, where garbage was being managed in-house. Justice Kumar suggested that the BBMP could reimburse the garbage cess to bulk generators who are managing the waste themselves.

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BBMP to impose penalties for dumping waste on vacant sites
7 months, 3 weeks ago

BBMP to impose penalties for dumping waste on vacant sites

The Hindu  

The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike has issued a new order under the Solid Waste Management Rules 2016, Solid Waste Management Bye-laws 2020, and BBMP Act 2020 in connection with the imposition of penalties and collection of costs for waste disposal from vacant lands/plots in the city. According to the new rules, zonal offices will identify all vacant plots/lands/places where solid …

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 …

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 …

Bulk garbage generators: Clear wet garbage at source or get ready to pay heavy fines
4 years, 2 months ago

Bulk garbage generators: Clear wet garbage at source or get ready to pay heavy fines

Hindustan Times  

The Pune Municipal Corporation has issued an ultimatum to establishments generating 100kg of garbage per day, to recycle the wet waste or pay a heavy fine as the corporation will not clear the wet waste. As per the Solid Waste Management Rules 2016, “Bulk Waste Generator means and includes buildings occupied by the Central Government Departments or Undertakings, State Government …

Consider Dissolving BBMP For Failure To Follow Solid Waste Management Rules:Karnataka HC Tells Govt
5 years, 4 months ago

Consider Dissolving BBMP For Failure To Follow Solid Waste Management Rules:Karnataka HC Tells Govt

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has directed the State Government to consider whether action of dissolving the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike deserves to be taken under Section 99 of Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, for making persistent defaults in the performance of its duties imposed by Municipal Solid Waste Rules, 2000 and Solid Waste Management Rule, 2016 and the other Rules framed …

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 …

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 …

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, 2 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 …

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 …

Citizen-Official Cooperation need of the hour
10 years, 9 months ago

Citizen-Official Cooperation need of the hour

The Hindu  

Around one-and-half years ago when the city was in the grip of a garbage crisis, segregation of waste at source was hailed as a “fail-proof” solution towards solving the problem. Solid waste management experts had, in fact, even joined hands with the BBMP and trained the pourakarmikas, garbage supervisors and sensitised the officials. The reduction of the quantum of waste …

Find land in all Assembly segments to set up waste units, High Court tells BBMP
11 years, 4 months ago

Find land in all Assembly segments to set up waste units, High Court tells BBMP

The Hindu  

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday asked the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike Commissioner to identify a suitable place in each of the 28 Assembly constituencies in the city to set up municipal solid waste processing units. The Bench said that after its >recent visit to some waste collection centres and processing units, along with members of the solid waste management …

Segregation at source is crucial for a clean city
11 years, 7 months ago

Segregation at source is crucial for a clean city

The Hindu  

Ask any Bangalorean what their pet peeve is and garbage is likely to be the top answer. The problem erupted in September last year when the communities living around the landfills protested against the BBMP for dumping untreated waste. With the communities living around Mandur landfill renewing their threat earlier this week to stop lorries from dumping the city’s waste …

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, …

Health inspectors to monitor garbage in wards
11 years, 8 months ago

Health inspectors to monitor garbage in wards

The Hindu  

With the focus back on solid waste management what with the Zero Garbage project taking off in 12 wards, the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike will now rope in the health inspectors to monitor the 198 wards in the city. That apart, the BBMP will involve residents’ welfare associations and non-governmental organisations to streamline the solid waste management system in 22 …

12 wards chase zero score
11 years, 8 months ago

12 wards chase zero score

The Hindu  

Hearing Transport Minister and district in-charge Ramalinga Reddy say that in 29 years of public life, he hadn’t seen garbage pose such a problem in the city, many Bangaloreans might be quick to agree. In its effort to address this garbage crisis, the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike launched the Zero Garbage project in 12 wards here on Monday. The zero …

12 wards to go zero garbage from today
11 years, 8 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 …

High Court issues guidelines on conditions for garbage contracts in Bangalore
11 years, 11 months ago

High Court issues guidelines on conditions for garbage contracts in Bangalore

The Hindu  

Declaring that a “cartel” that came into existence following the “unholy nexus among contractors, councillors, elected representatives and the officials” had turned the “garden city” into a “garbage city”, the High Court on Friday issued a series of guidelines while awarding contracts for garbage clearance and transportation in future. Fundamentally, the order mandates the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike to consult …

A daunting task ahead
11 years, 11 months ago

A daunting task ahead

The Hindu  

The city was in the throes of a major garbage crisis not so long ago. While the situation may seem like it is under control, none of the solutions proposed by the solid waste management experts have been implemented, giving rise to fears that Bangalore could be engulfed in its own garbage anytime again. The crisis erupted in September last …

‘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 …

Waste: BBMP turns the heat on government offices
12 years, 1 month ago

Waste: BBMP turns the heat on government offices

The Hindu  

The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike has urged the government to direct all its departments to segregate and prudently manage the waste generated in their offices. BBMP Commissioner Siddaiah said that government offices are one of the major bulk generators of waste. Mohandas Pai, chairperson of Manipal Global Education, said that social entrepreneurs working in waste management must be encouraged, and …

‘I don’t think we have processed even a kg of garbage till date’
12 years, 1 month ago

‘I don’t think we have processed even a kg of garbage till date’

The Hindu  

A day after a fire in the garbage landfill in Mandur worsened the living conditions for residents in the vicinity, there appears to be a consensus that little was being done in way of managing the garbage crisis in Bangalore and on its outskirts. Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike Commissioner Siddaiah conceded in Bangalore on Saturday that the entire scene at …

‘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 …

Lokayukta police to probe BBMP garbage tenders
12 years, 3 months ago

Lokayukta police to probe BBMP garbage tenders

The Hindu  

The Special Lokayukta Court, Bangalore, on Friday directed the Lokayukta police to register a first information report against senior officials of the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike and investigate the alleged scam in awarding garbage disposal tenders. He alleged that BBMP Commissioner Rajneesh Goel, Urban Development Principal Secretary Amita Prasad and eight others conspired to benefit the contractors by tampering with …

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 …

Many apartment complexes in Bangalore yet to adhere to waste segregation
12 years, 3 months ago

Many apartment complexes in Bangalore yet to adhere to waste segregation

The Hindu  

Despite repeated reminders from the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike on waste segregation at source, most apartment complexes in BTM Layout here seem to be taking it easy. A quick check revealed that many multi-dwelling apartment complexes have not been segregating garbage, let alone making arrangements to manage the waste that is generated within their complexes. Though the two-month grace period …

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 contractors to pay up for shoddy job
12 years, 4 months ago

Garbage contractors to pay up for shoddy job

The Hindu  

Citizens can now get the newly hired Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike contractors to pay up 5 per cent of their daily contract value as penalty for any negligence on their part to clear the garbage by filing a complaint with the civic authority. The BBMP, which is attempting to revamp its solid waste management mechanism, has issued fresh contracts to …

HC to Karnataka govt: clear garbage or face contempt
12 years, 4 months ago

HC to Karnataka govt: clear garbage or face contempt

The Hindu  

Rapping the state government for not taking action on its directive over garbage disposal in the city, Karnataka High Court on Tuesday warned it would initiate contempt proceedings if the corporation and pollution authorities failed to come out with a plan in two days. “If Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike and Karnataka State Pollution Control Board do not come out with …

CA sites can be used for garbage segregation: Jagadish Shettar
12 years, 4 months ago

CA sites can be used for garbage segregation: Jagadish Shettar

The Hindu  

A week ago, the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanara Palike had repaired the pothole-ridden Old Madras Road a day prior to the Chief Minister inaugurating a hospital on that road. On Monday, when Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar went to a few places in the city to inspect garbage clearance, mounds of waste that usually lay uncleared were removed miraculously. Meanwhile, after inspecting …

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 …

HC raps Karnataka for not taking garbage crisis seriously
12 years, 4 months ago

HC raps Karnataka for not taking garbage crisis seriously

The Hindu  

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday pulled up the State government for its inaction over the garbage crisis in Bangalore even after the court has taken cognisance of the problem. “It is a matter of concern that the government has not yet looked into the problem Bangaloreans despite these proceedings,” observed a Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Vikramajit Sen and …

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 …

Bangalore garbage menace: Government to form expert committee
12 years, 4 months ago

Bangalore garbage menace: Government to form expert committee

The Hindu  

The Karnataka State government will soon form an expert committee to look into the various waste management proposals that have been submitted to it, as well as the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike. BBMP Commissioner Rajneesh Goel told The Hindu that the government would issue an order regarding the formation of the committee and its members on Saturday. He said that …

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, …

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 …

‘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 …

That scramble to dump the city’s waste
12 years, 5 months ago

That scramble to dump the city’s waste

The Hindu  

By dumping garbage in abandoned quarries on the city’s outskirts, is the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike breaking the law? According to KSPCB Chairperson Vaman Acharya, the board cannot permit dumping of garbage in quarries as it violates the Municipal Solid Waste Management Rules 2000. He said: “Given the garbage crisis in the city, the KSPCB had not objected to BBMP’s …

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 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 …

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, 5 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 …

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