If Bengaluru can, why not Kochi?
KOCHI: Bengaluru city has to deal with roughly 4,000 tonnes of garbage per day. When garbage disposal became a herculean task, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) (equivalent of Kochi...
View ArticleBBMP stops sending garbage to Mandur
Nine days before the deadline to end dumping of garbage at Mandur, the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) stopped sending waste to landfills there from...
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 Article'Can't act against Terra Firma as BBMP itself was on wrong side'
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) cannot initiate any action against the Terra Firma off Doddaballapur Road for violating the tender condition as the BBMP itself was on the...
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 ArticleGarbage dumped on K.R. Puram bridge
An unusual sight awaited commuters taking the K.R. Puram cable-stayed bridge on Wednesday — mixed waste dumped by the side of the road. They immediately informed the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike...
View ArticleNamma Metro line turns garbage dump yard
Upalokayukta takes up issue with BMRCL, BBMP The Namma Metro line is the new hotspot for dumping garbage in the City. Bangalore Political Action Committee (B.PAC) has unearthed this fact during its...
View ArticleResidents blame BBMP garbage trucks for illegal dumping yards
Illegal dumping yards continue to thrive across the City and residents say the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) garbage trucks are the culprit. Palike officials on the other hand turn a blind...
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 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 ArticleMandur out of the dump, but alternatives not ready
BENGALURU: It was celebration time in Mandur on Friday. Dumping of garbage stopped in the village, near Hoskote, a good 10 days before the December 1 deadline set by chief minister Siddaramaiah. As...
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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...
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 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 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...
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