Brouhaha 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 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 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 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 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 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, 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 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 ArticleResidents set garbage truck on fire
A garbage truck belonging to the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike that was parked illegally at Gorguntepalya late on Sunday night was set on fire by a few residents. The police informed the...
View ArticleDebris on footpath leads to BBMP engineers' suspension
Bengaluru Development Minister K J George has suspended two Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) engineers for allowing private builders to dump debris on footpaths. Devaraj, an assistant...
View ArticleBBMP issues new tenders for garbage collection, disposal
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike has said that it is no longer willing to be wholly dependent on garbage contractors, and that it is building up its own set of workers and machinery as a...
View ArticleGarbage woes: Minister gives one month deadline for new processing units
BENGALURU: Bengaluru Development Minister KJ George has set a deadline of one month to ensure that the new garbage processing units worked to the optimum capacity with full...
View ArticleAbandoned landfill sites to make way for tree parks
The abandoned quarry garbage dump sites, on the outskirts of the city, will soon be turned into the much-needed green cover. The Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) is developing tree parks on these...
View ArticleTo save a lake, BBMP digs a trench around it
Officials of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) have deployed a time-tested battle strategy to stop waste from entering Kundalahalli lake in the city — they cut deep trenches to block all...
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 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 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....
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 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 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...
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