mandur Citizen Matters, Bengaluru

Hundreds of crores spent on garbage, what does BBMP have to show?

April 16, 2015 Josephine Joseph

The city’s garbage woes did not appear overnight. What led to this tipping point? Citizen Matters looks back over the past 15 years and the current imbroglio in a new in-depth series. Is there an end in sight?

Governance

Mandur issue will be solved in a month or two, says Bengaluru In-charge Minister

October 29, 2014 Ganga Madappa

Bangalore In-charge Minister Ramalinga Reddy talks about the BBMP bifurcation, the trash crisis, problems in his constituency and where he sees the city four years from now.

Infrastructure

Less than 90 days for Mandur to close: Where will city’s garbage go?

September 3, 2014 Lalitha Rani Mondreti

A citizen calls out to other citizens in the city to help make the city a better-managed one with no trash.

Environment

HC asks BBMP to send 300 tonnes of wet waste to Mavallipura

July 18, 2014 Shree D N

Petitioners found out that many contractors had no PAN and Service Tax numbers. The Court opined that the corporators who did not want to solve public problems should be voted out.

BBMP lists two-wheelers, buses among garbage trucks, pays them!

July 15, 2014 Nikita Malusare

CAG dissects the loopholes in the way BBMP manages waste, that caused Mandur and Mavallipura crises. Non-existent GPS system, fake bills, conflict of interest, fund diversion, non-utilisation, poor planning — BBMP suffers from all possible problems.

Governance

Govt on backfoot as Saldanha pummels and Raghunandan hits straight

July 12, 2014 Shree D N

If Urban Development Minister Vinay Kumar Sorake keeps his promise, rules and laws would be amended to give more power to citizens in urban governance.

HC to review ward committees’ role in managing waste

June 27, 2014 Nikita Malusare

Effective waste management is the responsibility of ward committees. But are ward committee meetings happening in Bengaluru? High Court decides to look into it.

Governance

When a citizen contests BBMP Chief’s claims in the court

June 19, 2014 Nikita Malusare

The garbage crisis has become such an important issue that everyone has something to say. How did the court react when a citizen wanted to express her views?

Infrastructure

Expert Committee suggests biomining to process existing waste in Mandur

June 16, 2014 Nikita Malusare

BBMP garbage contractors’ pan card details were submitted to High Court. Expert Committee recommended exemption to BBMP from KTPP act to speed up the biomining process.

Environment

Have you visited Mandur of late? If not, read this!

June 10, 2014 Shree D N

Will stopping the dumping of garbage in Mandur solve the problems of the villagers? What are the problems they are experiencing? Citizen Matters does a reality check.

Beneath Mandur’s toxic mess is BBMP – waste management firm dispute

June 8, 2014 Nikita Malusare

An unbelievable situation for modern, global Bengaluru. While city commissioner claims the landfill firm’s owner has run away, villagers continue to protest dumping of waste. The crisis seems never-ending.

Environment

Mandur villagers protest dumping; KSPCB issues showcause notice to BBMP

May 31, 2014 Nikita Malusare

The garbage crisis is back. Villagers in Mandur who’ve been bearing the brunt of Bengaluru’s garbage don’t seem to take it anymore. Where will the city’s waste go now? What can you do?

Governance

Let’s roll our sleeves up, it’s our garbage!

August 2, 2013 Ashwin Mahesh

BBMP alone cannot solve garbage crisis. It’s high time we, the people of Bangalore, got into the act. After all it is we who produce the garbage!

Governance

From Mandur with a message – no more dumping

December 23, 2012 Shamala Kittane Subramanyan

Bangalore sends 500 trucks of garbage to Mandur a day. So fifty Bangaloreans walked from Mandur on Saturday to say, stop the dumping and manage waste scientifically.

Infrastructure

‘Dumping Saaku’ walk from Mandur to Bengaluru on Saturday

December 19, 2012 Subramaniam Vincent

Until the landfill crisis peaked and erupted into major conflict this year, most Bangaloreans did not know where their garbage was doing. That has all changed now.