An increase in the number of vehicles and poor monitoring of scrap tires contributes to tire burning, leading to pollution in the city. Industry’s burning of tires for fuel and oil goes unchecked by the government posing serious dangers to the environment. Burning of tires is illegal and is nationally prohibited under the National Environmental […]
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National Green Tribunal urges for de-centralized management of waste as Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) drowns in city produced garbage. By Riddhiman Roy As BBMP runs out of places to dump waste and the waste disposal apocalypse looms large over the city, National Green Tribunal (NGT) singled out de-centralized waste management as the only plausible […]
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BMTC has introduced only two new buses so far this year; about 19 percent of the total number of functional buses are not roadworthy. Shivani Verma Out of the total 6,490 operational vehicles by the state-run Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC)1,234 buses which are more than 11-years-old or have clocked 8.5 lakh km are still […]
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BBMP trucks and vehicles are dumping un-segregated waste in the land opposite Mylasandra bus stand on the Mysuru road. The dumping is in close proximity to the upcoming Kengeri Metro station. By Sheikh Saquib In clear violation of the Solid Waste Management guidelines, BBMP is dumping un-segregated waste near the upcoming Kengeri Metro station on […]
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