BBMP’s plan fails to reach the meat shop owners, who end up paying double the amount to private vendors for waste collection. Meat shop owners in Cottonpet and Chamarjpet have hired vendors for collecting and disposing their waste by paying a fee of Rs.100 every day, as the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) initiative to […]
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Road and infrastructure works around the KR market building not soon in future, says official. Smart city plans for the KR Market area are still ongoing after five years of proposal. The market is in chaos with poor infrastructure, broken roads, uncontrolled traffic and unhygienic shopping environments. “We’ve been hearing ‘smart market’ since three years. […]
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Due to the non-segregation of waste in the city, cows suffer illnesses by consuming plastic. Government veterinary hospitals in Bengaluru are seeing an increase in cows who are ill due to plastic consumption as they feed on waste. Veterinarians said. Harish, senior inspector from Byatarayanapura, Gavipura government veterinary hospital said that there is no data […]
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Residents of S.T Bed Layout fail to segregate their waste which is leading to unsanitary conditions in the area. BBMP workers’ consequent refusal to collect unsegregated garbage is adding to the crisis. Despite warnings from Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) marshals, segregation of waste is not taken up in a proper manner in S. T. […]
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It plans to build three large modern secondary transfer stations to process the city’s waste. Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is planning to upgrade the secondary transfer of waste by introducing new technology in the process. Waste from auto-tippers will now be compacted using machinery and then sent to landfills. Currently, a large part of […]
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Water logging leads to flies and other unhealthy conditions. Vendors in Krishna Rajendra (KR) Market throw their flowers, vegetables, and fruits waste on roads and roadside leading to huge dumps of garbage which smells and increases the risk of diseases. Shiva, a flower vendor at KR Market said, “The vegetable waste is never cleared which […]
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The Waste Management Committee (WMC) at Kalyan Nagar is struggling for survival due to lack of funds from the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike(BBMP). Bengaluru: All workers of a Waste Management Committee (WMC) have gone on strike because the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is not funding the Kalyan Nagar Residents’ Welfare Association (KRWA) which pays […]
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The waste management workers said they have not been provided with PPE kits during the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic. Many Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) pourakarmikas and waste segregation workers have said that their supervisors are not providing them with safety and protective equipment such as gloves, sanitizers, masks, protective gear, etc. Rudrappa, 45, […]
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The NGT had issued directives for cigarette butt disposal a year ago, but nothing has been done. The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) still does not have a separate disposal system for cigarette butts, a year after the National Green Tribunal (NGT) directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to lay down guidelines to do […]
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A CAG report says that BBMP could have saved Rs. 8.2 million by adding waste plastic mix to road construction. Bengaluru: The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) had to shell out more than Rs. 8.2 million since the municipal body failed to follow through on compulsory guidelines laid down for road construction. A Comptroller and […]
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