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 of doing little to establish the proposed waste treatment plants while garbage contractors violated their terms of contract with impunity. The terms of the contract framed according to the Municipal Solid Waste Rules 2000 also stipulate that contractors use only post 2006-registered vehicles, not use tractors, transport wet and dry waste in vehicles of different colours, transport wet waste every day and dry waste once in a week, besides installing GPS in every vehicle.

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BBMP to set up 100 leaf composters in Bengaluru parks
1 month ago

BBMP to set up 100 leaf composters in Bengaluru parks

The Hindu  

The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike plans to set up 100 leaf composters to generate compost from fallen dry leaves. As part of a green initiative, BBMP has commenced the work to set up 100 leaf compost units in selected parks of the 1,280 parks that fall under its ambit. Report on borewells in parks Chairing a meeting with officials, Mr. …

Residents protest demanding immediate closure of waste processing plant
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Residents protest demanding immediate closure of waste processing plant

The Hindu  

Bengaluru Residents staged a protest today, calling for the immediate shutdown of the MSW Processing Plant at Chikkanagamangala after inspection reports from Joint Committees formed as per the National Green Tribunal orders in 2019 and 2022, highlighted severe operational lapses. Madhu N. N., Joint Commissioner, South Zone, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike joined the protest and assured residents that she would …

BBMP issues guidelines for renewing trade licences
2 months ago

BBMP issues guidelines for renewing trade licences

The Hindu  

Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike Chief Commissioner Tushar Giri Nath on Monday released a circular outlining the process for renewing trade licences for the financial year 2025-26 within the BBMP jurisdiction. The BBMP has stated that trade licences will not be granted for shops established after 2015 on roads less than 40 feet wide in residential zones, while establishments on roads …

BBMP serves over 600 notices to owners of vacant sites that have turned into dumping grounds in Bengaluru
2 months ago

BBMP serves over 600 notices to owners of vacant sites that have turned into dumping grounds in Bengaluru

The Hindu  

The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike has commenced issuing notices to owners of vacant site for neglecting the land and turning it into dumping yards. According to Bengaluru Solid Waste Management Limited, the Revenue Department has issued over 600 notices in the last three months. Section 18 of the BBMP Solid Waste Management Bye-Law 2020 mandates the owners of vacant sites …

BBMP clears encroachments on storm-water drain in R.R. Nagar Zone
2 months, 1 week ago

BBMP clears encroachments on storm-water drain in R.R. Nagar Zone

The Hindu  

The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike carried out a large-scale operation to clear encroachments on a major storm-water drain in the HMT ward in the R.R. Over 40 unauthorised sheds and structures built on the drain were demolished as part of the operation. The encroachments extended for about 100 metres of the SWD along Tumakuru Main Road near the SRS signal, …

BBMP Chief Commissioner directs strict enforcement of single-use plastic ban
2 months, 1 week ago

BBMP Chief Commissioner directs strict enforcement of single-use plastic ban

The Hindu  

Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike Chief Commissioner Tushar Giri Nath directed officials on Friday to take stringent measures to enforce a complete ban on single-use plastic across the Mahadevapura zone. Responding to the plea, Mr. Giri Nath emphasised the need for strict enforcement. In Ramamurthy Nagar, where vacant lands are reportedly being used for waste dumping, Mr. Giri Nath instructed officials …

Appointment orders for pourakarmikas by March-end: BBMP Chief Commissioner
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Appointment orders for pourakarmikas by March-end: BBMP Chief Commissioner

The Hindu  

The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike Chief Commissioner, Tushar Giri Nath, has announced that appointment orders for pourakarmikas selected in the final list will be issued by the end of March. Salappa, Mr. Giri Nath stated that the verification process, including police clearance and reservation certificate validation, is ongoing. Highlighting the need for a robust waste collection system, he emphasised that …

BBMP clears 15MT of waste from streets after New Year events
2 months, 3 weeks ago

BBMP clears 15MT of waste from streets after New Year events

Hindustan Times  

The streets of the city’s Central Business District were cleared of 15 metric tonnes of waste in just four hours following New Year celebrations, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike said on Thursday. BBMP clears 15MT of waste from streets after New Year events BBMP shared an update on X, highlighting the action that ensured the streets were free of waste by …

Bengaluru's MG Road, Brigade Road buried in 15MT of trash after New Year's eve, BBMP workers clean up in 4 hours
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Bengaluru's MG Road, Brigade Road buried in 15MT of trash after New Year's eve, BBMP workers clean up in 4 hours

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru's Central Business District, including popular streets like MG Road, Brigade Road, Church Street, Residency Road, and others, was left in a heap of 15 metric tons of waste after the New Year celebrations. While many have praised the hard work of the municipal authorities and pourakarmikas, with one user saying, "Great job, hats off to the BBMP workers! Others …

Garbage mafia rules city’s waste management, we are helpless: Karanata Dy CM Shivakumar
3 months, 1 week ago

Garbage mafia rules city’s waste management, we are helpless: Karanata Dy CM Shivakumar

New Indian Express  

BELAGAVI: Terming waste management authorities in Bengaluru city a mafia, Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Thursday told the Legislative Council that the government plans to set up four large-scale plants to convert waste to energy in BBMP jurisdiction. Replying to a question by members Keshav Prasad S and HS Gopinath on solid waste management problems in BBMP, Deputy Chief …

BBMP fails to collect fines worth ₹145 crore from unauthorised road digging
3 months, 1 week ago

BBMP fails to collect fines worth ₹145 crore from unauthorised road digging

The Hindu  

As many as 1,175 unauthorised road-digging incidents were reported between 2015 and 2021, involving government agencies too. The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike has failed to collect fines and fees totalling ₹145 crore for these violations. The committee criticised BBMP for its delayed approval process, saying it indirectly encouraging unauthorised road digging. Fine of ₹25 lakh per case According to the …

Bengaluru civic body plans 10-km expressway from Banashankari to NICE road: Report
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Bengaluru civic body plans 10-km expressway from Banashankari to NICE road: Report

Hindustan Times  

The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike is moving forward with plans to address mounting traffic congestion on Kanakapura Road by proposing a 10-km expressway connecting Banashankari to NICE Road. In a letter to BBMP Chief Commissioner Tushar Girinath, Shivakumar highlighted the severe traffic issues faced by commuters and suggested utilizing the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board’s pipeline road for the …

Bengaluru resident gets BBMP to fix a drainage issue in just one day. Here's how he did it
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Bengaluru resident gets BBMP to fix a drainage issue in just one day. Here's how he did it

Hindustan Times  

A Bengaluru resident living in Malleshwaram successfully resolved a foul-smelling drainage issue within a day after raising a complaint with the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike. The resident also discovered that BBMP has an app that can make the process even easier for future complaints. Here’s what he did The resident shared on Reddit that he visited the BBMP website and …

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw calls for garbage-free Bengaluru, urges BBMP to launch 'cleanest ward' contest
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw calls for garbage-free Bengaluru, urges BBMP to launch 'cleanest ward' contest

Hindustan Times  

Biocon founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw has shared a video on X highlighting the waste management efforts of Vandse village in Karnataka’s Kundapura Taluk, urging Bengaluru to adopt similar practices. Can we create this garbage-free model ward by ward in our city?” She also recommended that the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike launch a "Cleanest Ward" contest to encourage residents and local authorities …

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 …

Sub-standard drains at Bellandur, AAP urges BBMP not to clear bills
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Sub-standard drains at Bellandur, AAP urges BBMP not to clear bills

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Members of AAP have alleged that, just a year after completing the works on drainage columns at Bellandur ward, the columns has come off and the aggregates can be pulled bare handed. AAP president of Mahadevapura Assembly, Ashok Mruthyunjaya said that based on public complaints regarding the shoddy work done at Bellandur ward, he and his volunteers inspected a …

Bengaluru: Solid Waste Management department has fined 13 lakh people for violations since 2019
10 months ago

Bengaluru: Solid Waste Management department has fined 13 lakh people for violations since 2019

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: The BBMP’s Solid Waste Management department has penalised 12.96 lakh people since 2019, collecting a whopping Rs 41.70 crore in penalties from them, for violations ranging from usage of banned single-use plastic, spitting, urinating in public places, to open defecation. According to R Prathiba, Joint Commissioner, Solid Waste Management Department, BBMP, the Palike engaged marshals, health officials and engineers …

BBMP allocates ₹ 15 lakh each to 225 wards to fill potholes
1 year, 5 months ago

BBMP allocates ₹ 15 lakh each to 225 wards to fill potholes

The Hindu  

The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike has allocated ₹15 lakh each to 225 wards to fill potholes and the work will commence from November. The BBMP had given ₹20 lakh to every ward last year and there is no explanation given as to why the allocation was deducted. A source in the BBMP said the government has asked the civic body …

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 …

BBMP received over 10,000 suggestions on solid waste management in Bengaluru
1 year, 7 months ago

BBMP received over 10,000 suggestions on solid waste management in Bengaluru

The Hindu  

Bengaluru The Environment Science Department of Bangalore University will be analysing the suggestions received under Brand Bengaluru on solid waste management to prepare a comprehensive report. The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike received over 70,000 suggestions on various issues through the Brand Bengaluru website launched by Deputy Chief Minister D.K. On Thursday, in a seminar held on waste management at BU, …

Dragging waste on mats and cardboards, pourakarmikas toil without basic resources
1 year, 10 months ago

Dragging waste on mats and cardboards, pourakarmikas toil without basic resources

The Hindu  

Bengaluru The pourakarmikas in Bengaluru continue to use plastic mats, and cardboard to carry street waste as Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike withdrew pushcarts about two years back. In many wards across eight zones in the city, the workers are seen pulling mats filled with dry leaves and other street waste. The civic workers have no option but to continue like …

BBMP contractors slam government’s decision to freeze bill payments
1 year, 10 months ago

BBMP contractors slam government’s decision to freeze bill payments

The Hindu  

The State government’s decision to freeze payments of bills for all ongoing and completed works of various departments has now infuriated Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike contractors whose payments have been pending since 2021. In the normal course Terming the decision of the new government “unfair”, BBMP contractors said the move would further deteriorate their financial plight. Mr. Giri Nath said …

Bengaluru’s trash is no man’s treasure
2 years, 4 months ago

Bengaluru’s trash is no man’s treasure

The Hindu  

“Seven years ago, 20 trucks full of garbage started to come to our village. We only got to know after four years when our borewell water turned dark, and I had to undergo a surgery after an infection in my throat,” said Jayram Xavier, a 65-year-old resident of Bingipura village, who is staying near the abandoned landfill site in southern …

BBMP's Failure To Remove Encroachments Over Storm Water Drains Inundated Parts Of Bengaluru With Rain Water: High Court
2 years, 6 months ago

BBMP's Failure To Remove Encroachments Over Storm Water Drains Inundated Parts Of Bengaluru With Rain Water: High Court

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court on Monday directed the State Government and the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike to take immediate steps for removal of all encroachments on Storm Water Drains immediately and to ensure prevention of dumping of all kind of wastes and other pollutants into Storm Water Drains. The direction was given by a division bench of Acting Chief Justice …

BBMP starts demolition drive in Mahadevapura
2 years, 6 months ago

BBMP starts demolition drive in Mahadevapura

Hindustan Times  

Civic body Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike on Monday started a demolition drive within days of the havoc caused by rains-triggered floods in the city. He said, “According to protocols, the demolition of smaller structures can be carried out without issuing notices.” The BBMP has identified more than 700 encroachments in Bengaluru so far. Further, 15 residents of the Luxury Rainbow …

BBMP begins demolition of illegal structures on storm-water drains
2 years, 6 months ago

BBMP begins demolition of illegal structures on storm-water drains

The Hindu  

Following the recent flooding and large-scale damages in the city, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike started an anti-encroachment drive to remove illegal structures that have come up on storm-water drains in several areas of the Mahadevapura zone. Raghavendra, Assistant Executive Engineer, said, “We have surveyed and identified the SWD encroachments to remove structures on drains that were choking the flow …

307 garbage trucks booked for traffic violations in one day
2 years, 11 months ago

307 garbage trucks booked for traffic violations in one day

The Hindu  

A day after the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike made it compulsory for garbage trucks in its fleet to have fitness certificates, the traffic police on Wednesday seized nine vehicles for failing to provide the same. Another 307 garbage trucks were booked for traffic violations on the day. “There is a huge outcry among members of the general public not just …

BBMP garbage truck kills bank official; 3rd death in 1 month
2 years, 11 months ago

BBMP garbage truck kills bank official; 3rd death in 1 month

Hindustan Times  

The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike's garbage truck has taken another life by knocking down a 40-year-old woman bank employee while she was returning from work on Monday night at Nayandahalli junction on Mysuru road in Bengaluru. In the third accident and death caused by BBMP garbage trucks in less than a month in Bengaluru, a 40-year-old bank employee is 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 …

BBMP mapping black spots across Bengaluru
3 years, 7 months ago

BBMP mapping black spots across Bengaluru

The Hindu  

Though the city has door-to-door collection of garbage, there are still thousands of black spots where mixed waste continues to be dumped indiscriminately. Clearing these black spots is proving to be a big challenge for the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike, which has now taken up an exercise to map them all. The BBMP had successfully eliminated nearly 1,000 of the …

Government buildings owe huge outstanding service charges to BBMP
3 years, 7 months ago

Government buildings owe huge outstanding service charges to BBMP

The Hindu  

Many government buildings and departments owe the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike, whose major revenue source is property tax, a lot of pending service charges. As per the earlier Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976, and the more recent BBMP Act, 2020, the civic body is liable to collect 25% of the property tax, known as service charge, from government buildings and …

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 …

Restaurant fined for poor hygiene
5 years, 5 months ago

Restaurant fined for poor hygiene

The Hindu  

Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike officials on Wednesday conducted a surprise inspection of a restaurant on Cunningham Road and slapped a fine of ₹10,000 for poor hygiene, expired validity of trade licence, and for using rotten vegetables and fruits. Acknowledging that there were many more restaurants in such condition, a senior BBMP official said such inspections would continue across the city. …

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, 6 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 …

BBMP’s drive against banned plastic continues
6 years, 7 months ago

BBMP’s drive against banned plastic continues

The Hindu  

The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike officials, on Saturday, raided several shops in Shivajinagar and on Avenue Road as part of their crackdown on banned plastics such as plastic spoons, plates, cups, poly-propelene bags, etc. Around 200 kg of banned items were seized in the drive led by BBMP’s Joint Commissioner Sarfaraz Khan. The owner can only open it in the …

Waste processing plants still working at a quarter of their capacity
6 years, 7 months ago

Waste processing plants still working at a quarter of their capacity

The Hindu  

Four months after the High Court of Karnataka directed the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike to revive all seven compost-based waste processing plants in the city and run them at optimum capacity, the plants are functioning at less than a quarter of their installed capacity. Of the total installed capacity of 2,100 tonnes a day of these seven plants, the BBMP …

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 …

Pourakarmikas not paid for 2 months in Mahadevapura
6 years, 11 months ago

Pourakarmikas not paid for 2 months in Mahadevapura

Deccan Chronicle  

BENGALURU: The BBMP may have intended to streamline payment of salaries to its pourakarmikas by directly depositing the money into their accounts since January this year, but this doesn’t seem to be helping sweepers in Mahadevapura zone, who claim to have not received salaries for two months. "While the BBMP is making direct payment of salaries to pourakarmikas, in Mahadevapura …

Bengaluru: Not just froth, deliberate arson by garbage mafia!
7 years, 9 months ago

Bengaluru: Not just froth, deliberate arson by garbage mafia!

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: Varthur Lake has been in the news for two days straight, first for heavy rains unleashing a cloud of chemical, toxic froth on the neighbourhood and second, for an inlet where a massive fire was reported on Tuesday morning. Lake wardens, who discovered the flames at around 9.30 am suspect that the fire began in the illegal garbage dump …

Compost piles up, but BBMP yet to buy it
7 years, 11 months ago

Compost piles up, but BBMP yet to buy it

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: Bengalureans were told to take up composting of their wet waste and there was a carrot dangled by the BBMP, which said it would buy the compost generated by the households. If the BBMP fails to buy compost from citizens, waste segregation that has reached 50 percent across the city will see an alarming dip and garbage piles will …

Compost waste and BBMP will buy it from you
8 years, 1 month ago

Compost waste and BBMP will buy it from you

Deccan Chronicle  

BENGALURU: In an attempt to encourage and incentivize segregation of waste at source and composting at individual level, the BBMP has assured to buy the compost from the citizens. During the drive BBMP came across certain apartments and households that had been successful in composting the waste and in order to reward them it has offered to buy the compost …

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 …

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 …

Mafia controls this waste-sorting centre in Bengaluru
8 years, 6 months ago

Mafia controls this waste-sorting centre in Bengaluru

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: A waste collection and segregation centre right in the city has become a haunt for cows, stray dogs and a resting place for pourakarmikas. Located below the flyover connecting Domlur to Indiranagar 100 feet road on the old Airport road, this two-acre space was meant for garbage segregation. A sum of Rs 50 lakh have also been spent on …

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's garbage tenders fail to attract contractors
8 years, 9 months ago

BBMP's garbage tenders fail to attract contractors

Deccan Chronicle  

BENGALURU: The snowballing of the garbage crisis appears to be imminent, with the garbage contractors holding the city to ransom for the second time by staying away from the garbage tendering process. Stringent contract clauses and mandatory segregation of garbage at source is said to be one of the primary reasons for the contractors to stay away from garbage tenders. …

BBMP cracks whip on solid waste plant
8 years, 9 months ago

BBMP cracks whip on solid waste plant

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: Scientific Solid Waste Management has become a big problem for the BBMP. To add to the garbage woes, the Chikkanagamangala plant is not functioning effectively and its efficiency had reduced to a mere 16 per cent. The BBMP has slapped a notice against the Morgan Solid Waste company holding Limited, which is running a waste processing plant at Chikkanagamangala …

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 …

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