Bengaluru is beset with rotting garbage, killer potholes and increasing dengue cases. Yet the BBMP is planning a steep hike in property taxes. So should we pay?
As cities get bigger with more population, the volume of municipal waste is only going to increase. In this background, it makes sense to handle waste locally, and this order sets a precedent.
IAS officials get transferred every now and then. But it’s different this time—people are rallying behind an officer, Subodh Yadav, who was working on setting right garbage problem in Bengaluru.
The BBMP is continuing to hunt for landfills and build systems for processing mixed waste, while there is a court order asking BBMP to minimise mixed waste and landfills. Is this a case fit for contempt of court?
A green Ugadi is what the BBMP is aiming to achieve this time. This is the first time the BBMP is trying to address the problem of organic waste produced during festivals systematically.
BBMP in principle agreed that penalising the contractors who don’t mend their ways is the way forward. Beware, if you do not segregate waste, you too could be fined!
BBMP assured the court that pending Rs 32 crore will be released soon. The court suggested that BBMP not burn dry leaves, instead give it away for composting.
