Bingipura says no to City's garbage
Mayor Manjunath Reddy seeks a month to stop dumping of waste at landfill site Garbage clearance is likely to be affected for some more days in southern parts of the City with people living around the S...
View ArticleCong MLA belies Palike's claims on new waste units
Yeshwantpur MLA S T Somashekhar of the ruling Congress exposed the truth of the new “modern and scientific waste-processing units”, at a meeting held at the Vikasa Soudha here on Tuesday. The meeting...
View ArticleCitizens seek better Bengaluru from new corporators
Refreshed by a newly elected body, the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is on the threshold of another march towards a better Bengaluru. For citizens, this is a time to nourish hopes and set...
View Article'Mr CM, come here and see how we live amid stinking trash'
Agitating villagers reject request to meet Siddu, want him to visit instead There seems to be no immediate solution to Bengaluru’s garbage problem as villagers living near the two waste-processing...
View ArticleLocalities outside BBMP limits add to garbage chaos
Management of solid waste in the city that has been a subject of hot debate over the past three years pertains to only waste generated within the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) limits....
View ArticleMethane issue: BBMP to install CCTV cameras at Lakshmipura
With methane continuing to leak out of the Lakshmipura landfill near Bannerghata, Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has decided to install CCTV cameras to ensure that the dumped waste is...
View ArticleBBMP plans tar plants to speed up pothole-filling exercise
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), in a bid to speed up the process of filling City potholes, is planning to set up four tar manufacturing plants under Public-Private partnership (PPP)...
View ArticleMayor lines up sketchy post-Mandur plans
Bengaluru: The Mandur clock is ticking away. There are just 22 days to go before garbage dumping here is, well, dumped from December 1. On Thursday, the city mayor assured that the BBMP will keep its...
View ArticleIt's the same old story of Bengaluru, the garbage city
As protests go on near landfills, BBMP looks at plastic ban for relief Bengaluru’s garbage problem, which was temporarily resolved after the waste-processing unit at Mandur was shut last year, is...
View ArticleNow, Veerananjipura residents warn of protest against dumping of trash
Residents of Veerananjipura in Nelamangala taluk are a frustrated lot. They angry with the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) for indiscriminately dumping waste in their village. When at least...
View ArticleUncleared garbage: two engineers suspended
Two engineers have been suspended, while a executive engineer has been issued a show-cause notice for their failure to clear garbage in Bengaluru south where, over the past week, the number of black...
View ArticleNow, separate vehicle to collect dry waste
In a last salvo by the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Administrator to ensure segregation of waste at source ahead of the polls to the civic body, tenders for garbage...
View ArticleProjects proposed for city development
Important projects proposed in the 2015-16 Budget for Bengaluru’s overall development. The city has received a total allocation os Rs. 4,770 crore for projects to be taken up by various civic agencies....
View ArticleNorth Bengaluru hotels shut their kitchens
BENGALURU: Beginning Saturday, nearly 100 eateries and chicken stalls in Bengaluru North will shut shop up to February 23 to ensure that its smooth sailing for Aero India. BBMP has issued notices to...
View ArticleBBMP forest cell bags Sparrow Award
The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike Forest Cell and its volunteers will be honoured with Wipro - Nature Forever Society Sparrow Awards on the occasion of World Sparrow Day on Friday. The cell has...
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 ArticleBBMP projects to ease traffic shortly
Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is hopeful that the two projects — underpass at Magadi Road-Siddaiah Puranik Road...
View ArticleBBMP goes big on waste segregation awareness programmes
The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) will soon conduct large-scale awareness programmes on garbage segregation this...
View ArticleBBMP's claim on waste disposal exposed
The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike’s (BBMP) claims of effective garbage disposal in the City were exposed on Wednesday when corporators from Yelahanka zone highlighted the poor solid waste...
View ArticleObservers appointed for BBMP elections
The State Election Commission (SEC) on Friday appointed observers and nodal officers for the upcoming elections to the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP)....
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