Smart bins and transfer stations to clear waste
BENGALURU: Now that conventional methods have failed to solve the city's garbage problems, the government has hit on a new plan. Technology, inevitably, is at the root. Officials say the urban...
View ArticleBBMP garbage contractors protest direct payment system
Uncleared garbage at Hampinagar near Vijayanagar traffic police station on Saturday. Photo by S K Dinesh S K Dinesh For the third time in three months, garbage contractors prevented pourakarmikas from...
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 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....
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