Scavenger birds do BBMP's job, feed on uncleared waste
This could hinder flight movement in northern B'luru: Bird watchers The garbage problem may be bothering the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) and citizens at large but scavenger birds like...
View ArticleVillagers near quarry worried
Residents of Kada Agrahara on the outskirts are worried, and with good reason, too. The village is just 2 km from Mandur landfill, which was closed last year, and may see mixed waste being dumped in...
View ArticleBBMP urged to adopt Kempapura village
Former Opposition party leader from Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) A H Basavaraju on Saturday submitted a memorandum to Mayor B N...
View ArticleBBMP fully equipped to tackle contingencies
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is all equipped to implement preventive measures to tackle rain contingencies, in the wake of continuous downpour lashing the City. Speaking to Deccan...
View ArticleVillagers lock up BBMP commissioner in waste plant
Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Commissioner G Kumar Naik on Tuesday found himself confined to the Kannahalli garbage processing facility on Magadi Road as agitated local villagers locked up...
View ArticleBBMP to set up leachate treatment plants at waste-processing units
In a first-of-its-kind initiative, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is planning to set up leachate treatment plants at two waste processing units – Kannahalli on Magadi Road and...
View ArticleGarbage problem once again for BBMP
Once again, the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is faced with resistance from communities living around the Kannahalli and Seegehalli waste processing units. They have dug a five-metre deep...
View ArticleContractor ends life, blames BBMP for not clearing his bills
A vehicle contractor committed suicide by consuming poison at his house in Rajajinagar 5th Block on the intervening night of Thursday and Friday, reportedly because the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara...
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Trash not cleared in mayor’s ward Garbage has been thrown on the main road of a busy junction in Rajajinagar 4th Block — the intersection of 2nd and 3rd main roads. Though our area is represented by...
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Bad roads in Vaderapura Traffic congestion It takes 15 minutes to travel from CNR Rao Circle (IISc Circle) to Sadashivanagar police station — a distance of just one kilometre. Manpower and precious...
View ArticlePalike in a fix over zoning violations
Indiranagar, Jayanagar, JP Nagar, Malleswaram, Rajajinagar, Banashankari, BTM Layout, Koramangala, HSR Layout and Padmanabhanagar are among the areas which have become commercial hubs, thanks to BBMP's...
View ArticleTraffic to be diverted
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has proposed to take up white topping of a few roads with the approval of the State government. The proposed roads...
View ArticleConfusion in BBMP over biometric system for pourakarmikas
BBMP Commissioner N Manjunath Prasad ruled removing the workers and said their data will also be registered soon. The biometric system for pourakarmikas, which will be rolled out from Wednesday, has...
View ArticleMayor swamped by distress calls at control room
Mayor G Padmavathi was seen manning the control room and visiting rain-affected areas on Saturday. The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) control room was flooded with many distress calls from...
View ArticlePost Ayudha Puja, heaps of garbage lie uncleared in city
A huge pile of garbage lies uncleared at K R Market on Sunday, after Dasara. DH Photo. The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is faced with an onerous task of clearing mounds of garbage...
View Article'Retired HC judge to probe irregularities in BBMP'
A panel headed by a retired high court judge will look into the irregularities in the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike as pointed out by the Kataria Committee, Bengaluru Development Minister K J...
View ArticleCitizens suggest ideas on effective garbage management
Proving that garbage remains one of the primary issues, more than 40 members from residents’ associations and citizens’ groups across the city attended an interaction with Sarfaraz Khan, Joint...
View ArticleBBMP plans grand memorial to Kempegowda in Magadi village
The BBMP plans to build the Kempegowda memorial at Kempapura village in Magadi on a large scale. Speaking after inspecting the memorial on Thursday, the chairperson of the BBMP’s Standing Committee for...
View ArticleBBMP releases data of unattended potholes in Bengaluru
Bengaluru (Karnataka): The Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike”>Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) on Monday released data of unattended potholes across Bengaluru after the deadline for potholes’...
View ArticleIndiranagar residents see garbage dumping as a retaliatory act
Sneha Nandihal’s mother, over 80 years old, was sitting in the living room of their home in Indiranagar with the main door open on Friday morning, when garbage was flung randomly into their compound. A...
View ArticleFires draw the ire of villagers
What triggered anger and fear among residents of villages surrounding Bingipura is the outbreak of fires at the landfill. Villagers around the Lakshmipura landfill recently protested by cooking food by...
View ArticleBDA to build 50 homes for those affected by rain
An aide to George said the minister spoke to a few residents and urged them not to dump garbage in the SWD as that could lead to waterlogging. dh file photo The government will build 50 houses for the...
View ArticleSoon, Clean-up Marshalls to catch litterbugs on streets
Retd armymen may be roped in to penalise violators Think before you spit and litter in public. ‘Clean-up Marshalls’ are watching you. In an attempt ensure clean neighbourhoods, the Bruhat Bengaluru...
View ArticleKSHRC files case against BBMP for not clearing garbage
Is a mound of garbage festering in our markets a violation of human rights? The Karnataka State Human Rights Commission thinks so, and has registered a case against the officials of...
View ArticleHow hygienic is your favourite eatery?
“We found a cockroach in our food!” says an online review of a well-known restaurant in the city. There are similar complaints of people finding unpleasant surprises in their food when they eat out....
View ArticleNeighbourhoods take waste disposal into their own hands
Fed up of waiting for the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to resolve their garbage problems, an increasing number of residents’ associations across the city — in Kalyan Nagar, Yelahanka,...
View ArticleBBMP looks to eliminate contractors
There seems no end in sight to the city’s garbage woes. The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is besieged with a fresh problem with the new garbage disposal tenders failing to attract bidders...
View ArticleBBMP starts penalising people for littering, not sorting waste
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has started penalising people almost a week after the rule on mandatory segregation of waste at source came into force. While segregation of waste at...
View ArticleUnofficial garbage tax bites citizens in Bengaluru
BENGALURU: For residents of 20 apartments in Silverwood Enclave in Tatanagar, it has been a miserable three weeks. Garbage collection was irregular here and it finally came to a standstill hree days...
View ArticlePalike in trouble over finding land for soild waste management
BBMP The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike is in trouble over finding land amid people's opposition in setting up solid waste management (SWM) plants in all 198 wards. After the High Court of...
View ArticleVillages won't take rubbish, City stares at garbage crisis
Kannahalli, Seegehalli processing units have stopped receiving waste The city may face a garbage crisis again as waste processing units at Kannahalli and Seegehalli on Magadi Road have stopped...
View ArticleSmart bins and transfer stations to clear waste
BENGALURU: Now that conventional methods have failed to solve the city's garbage problems, the government has hit on a new plan. Technology, inevitably, is at the root. Officials say the urban...
View ArticleBBMP garbage contractors protest direct payment system
Uncleared garbage at Hampinagar near Vijayanagar traffic police station on Saturday. Photo by S K Dinesh S K Dinesh For the third time in three months, garbage contractors prevented pourakarmikas from...
View ArticleBrouhaha over garbage disposal mechanism
Blaming the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) for the 'faulty' tender conditions regarding municipal solid waste disposal, opposition BJP corporators said the city is sitting on piles of...
View ArticleBBMP may hike garbage cess for pubs
Cites extended nightlife; owners oppose proposal The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is expected to take a decision on Tuesday on increasing the garbage cess for bars, pubs and other...
View ArticleFestival waste strewn all over; workers want ESMA lifted
Remains of Friday's Ayudha Puja lie uncleared on Subramanyapura Road near Banashankari on Saturday. DH photo As the city celebrated Ayudha Puja and Vijaya Dashami, it had to grapple with the issue of...
View ArticleProtesting village residents relent, garbage dumping to resume
There is relief in sight for the city as the residents of villages around the S. Bingipura landfill have agreed to allow the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to dump waste there for the next...
View ArticleGarbage piles up on streets as landfills go dysfunctional
BBMP admits things difficult, but says new waste units hold out hope Uncleared garbage is piling up in several parts of the City as the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) struggles to dump and...
View ArticleBBMP seeks powers to arrest litterbugs
BENGALURU: If you are in the habit of surreptitiously dropping off bags of garbage at the street corner, look out! Garbage police are on the prowl, ready with handcuffs. It may sound farfetched, but...
View ArticlePiles of garbage dumped along Bengaluru-Mysuru Highway
The sudden appearance of piles of garbage along Bengaluru-Mysuru highway, between Bidadi and Ramanagaram, suspected to have originated from southern and south-eastern parts of Bengaluru over the past...
View ArticleBBMP inspects restaurants
Officials of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike on Thursday inspected several restaurants in and around Indiranagar. A team led by Sarfaraz Khan, Joint Commissioner, Solid Waste Management (SWM)...
View ArticleRemove garbage dumped in Bagalur quarry, NGT tells BBMP
The tribunal also directed the officials to remove all solid waste dumped in the quarry and segregate it scientifically. File Photo The National Green Tribunal on Friday pulled up the Bruhat Bengaluru...
View ArticleWaste dumped at house in 'revenge' for owner's garbage activism
On Friday morning, Indiranagar resident Sneha Nandihal’s front yard turned into a junk pile as trespassers brought three loads of garbage in an auto-rickshaw and dumped it into her compound. Only...
View ArticleFill garbage in quarry pits, develop gardens, George tells BBMP
With garbage piling up in many “black spots” across the city, the State government has now decided to dump garbage – mixed waste – in abandoned stone quarry pits in different Assembly constituencies....
View ArticleAt last, garbage clearance begins in City
Festival pile-up adds to the existing woes of residents Bengalureans can now heave a sigh of relief as the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has begun clearing the piled-up waste since...
View ArticleTrading charges over illegal dumping
Several loads of garbage from Bengaluru have been mysteriously appearing in many areas on the city’s outskirts. Ever since problems erupted in areas surrounding the processing units, the Bruhat...
View ArticlePiles of garbage dumped along highway
The sudden appearance of piles of garbage along Bengaluru-Mysuru highway, between Bidadi and Ramanagaram, suspected to have originated from southern and south-eastern parts of Bengaluru over the past...
View ArticleBengaluru: Uncleared garbage creates health scare
The IT Capital of the nation is once again all set to grab international headlines with uncleared garbage piling up across the city since the last three...
View ArticleRain compounds problem of uncleared garbage
The heavy downpour in the city has left it stinking. Road users are forced to cover their noses, while crossing wet garbage piles. Deputy Mayor Hemalatha Gopalaiah blamed local residents for the mess....
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