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Bengaluru civic bodies get August 15 garbage deadline
The Hindu··1 Aug
Karnataka Lokayukta on July 29 set an August 15 deadline for five Greater Bengaluru corporations and BSWML to clear garbage black spots and improve waste disposal. East, West and North corporations reported hundreds of dump sites with partial clearance. BSWML is installing Intel supplied GPS devices on collection vehicles and planning 1,000 waste processors as illegal dumping complaints continue.
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What It Means For You
- Bengaluru residents can expect civic bodies to intensify clearing of garbage black spots before the August 15 deadline set by the Karnataka Lokayukta.
- Neighbourhoods in East, West and North city corporations can watch for GPS fitted collection vehicles and tighter monitoring on interior roads.
- Bulk waste generators across Bengaluru may face action as BSWML surveys 5,837 sites and plans 1,000 waste processors operational by August 15.
What's Happening
- Karnataka Lokayukta directed five Greater Bengaluru corporations and BSWML on July 29 to eliminate garbage black spots by August 15 after reviewing slow progress.
- Bengaluru East reported 168 black spots with 50 cleared; West reported 385 spots with 155 cleared; North reported 268 spots with 171 cleared.
- BSWML said Intel supplied GPS devices are being fitted on collection vehicles, with 500 vehicles in C.V. Raman Nagar and Shantinagar zones targeted by August 15.
Black Spots Persist Despite June Orders
- The review followed a June 10 meeting where commissioners were told to deploy GPS enabled vehicles, replace old trucks that cannot carry trackers and hold staff accountable.
- Junior Health Inspectors, supervisors and marshals were made responsible for preventing new black spots while Assistant General Managers monitor residential collections.
- BSWML plans to operationalise 1,000 waste processors and pursue contractors violating norms as complaints of illegal dumping continue across the city.
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