Indiranagar 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 ArticleIf 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 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 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 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...
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