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