BBMP 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....
View ArticleNotice to BBMP on plan to build stadium on playground
The High Court of Karnataka on Monday ordered issue of notice to the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) on a PIL petition questioning the civic body’s decision to construct a stadium at a...
View ArticleThe ‘hole’ story: How BBMP left city, its roads to rot
A few days of incessant rain and the average Bengalurean struggles to find a stretch of road amidst the potholes. Waterlogging is a problem even on flyovers, leaving craters where the asphalt has been...
View ArticleBBMP revives elevated corridor project to ease traffic movement in east...
Bengaluru: In a bid to ease vehicular movement in east Bengaluru, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is all set to develop a 2.4km-elevated corridor between Koramangala and Ejipura Junction....
View ArticlePothole padayatras get at ground truth in Bengaluru
Bengaluru’s traffic hold-ups have grown worse with potholes, but the city’s residents are not at their wits’ end when it comes to protesting. After turning road craters into painted mermaid ponds,...
View Article14 RWAs join hands to fight against commercialisation of residential areas
Over 44 per cent of land classified as ‘Residential (Main)’, 7.11 per cent as ‘Residential (Mixed)’, 0.77 per cent as ‘Commercial (Business)’, and nothing as ‘Commercial (Central)’. This is what the...
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