Waste | Citizen Matters, Bengaluru

Pollution watchdog’s penalty spree: Apartments get stay from court

March 1, 2020 News Desk

KSPCB has sent notices to hundreds of apartments in the city, alleging they are discharging untreated sewage. Apartments have gone to court against what they call an arbitrary action.

Reasons why garbage marshals are ineffective in Bengaluru

February 5, 2020 Manoj Sharma

Defiance from public, political intervention, non-cooperation of police is making their job difficult.

ದೆಹಲಿಯ ಓಖ್ಲಾ ಪ್ರದೇಶದ ಸುತ್ತಮುತ್ತಲಿನ ನಿವಾಸಿಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಕಳವಳ ಸೃಷ್ಟಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವ ಕಸದಿಂದ-ವಿದ್ಯುತ್ ಘಟಕ ಹೊಗೆ ಉಗುಳುತ್ತಿರುವ ದೃಶ್ಯ. ಚಿತ್ರ: ರಂಜಿತ್ ದೇವರಾಜ್

ಮಲಿನಕಾರಿ ಹಾಗೂ ಅಸಮಂಜಸ – ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿಗೆ ಬರಲಿರುವ ಕಸದಿಂದ ವಿದ್ಯುತ್ ತಯಾರಿಸುವ (“ವೇಸ್ಟ್-ಟು-ಎನರ್ಜಿ”) ಘಟಕಗಳು ಏಕೆ ವಿಫಲವಾಗಬಹುದು ಎಂಬುದಕ್ಕೆ ಐದು ಕಾರಣಗಳು

January 29, 2020 Deepu Chandran

ವೇಸ್ಟ್-ಟು-ಎನರ್ಜಿ ಘಟಕಗಳಲ್ಲೊಂದು ಸ್ಥಾಪಿತವಾಗಲಿರುವ ಇಲೆಕ್ಟ್ರಾನಿಕ್ ಸಿಟಿಯ ನಿವಾಸಿಯೊಬ್ಬರು, ಬಿಬಿಎಂಪಿ ಈ ಘಟಕಗಳಿಗೆ ಒತ್ತು ಕೊಡುತ್ತಿರುವುದು ಏಕೆ ಸಮಂಜಸವಲ್ಲ ಎಂದು ವಿಶ್ಲೇಷಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ

Polluting and unviable: Five reasons Bengaluru’s upcoming Waste-to-Energy plants can fail

December 31, 2019 Deepu Chandran

A resident of Electronic City, where one of the Waste-to-Energy plants is slated to come up, analyses why BBMP’s push for the plants is misguided

BBMP cannot fine apartments for lack of in-situ composting: Bangalore Apartments’ Federation

December 11, 2019 Srikanth Narasimhan

Recently BBMP levied huge fines on apartments that did not compost their waste in situ. Bangalore Apartments’ Federation (BAF) has condemned the move, saying SWM Rules don’t mandate in situ composting at all

Averting Day Zero: How Bengaluru should manage its water

October 23, 2019 Sneha Visakha

A slew of regulations are needed to arrest Bengaluru’s worsening water scarcity. These include change in water pricing, integrated management of various water resources, and so on

Panel to explore solutions to Bengaluru’s water crisis: Who gets how much and at what cost?

October 22, 2019 News Desk

How can every Bengalurean be provided with enough water for their needs, at a price they can afford? Attend a panel discussion on October 24th, where BWSSB Chairman and domain experts explore solutions

Mahadevapura citizens to protest Friday against “filth, traffic jams and pollution”, demand MP, MLA, corporators resign

October 17, 2019 Kedar Koushik

Fed up with crumbling infrastructure in their constituency, residents of Mahadevapura are holding a protest tomorrow at Marathahalli. They are demanding the resignation of all their elected representatives, including MLA Aravind Limbavali and MP P C Mohan

Illegal garbage disposal: Bengaluru’s SWM Marshals to go digital in levying fines

October 16, 2019 Harsha Raj Gatty

Since last month, BBMP’s SWM Marshals have been issuing steep fines to those who don’t segregate garbage, litter streets etc. The Marshals will soon get handheld devices for better enforcement

All you need to know about Bengaluru’s Adopt-a-Street initiative

September 30, 2019 Kedar Koushik

Under BBMP’s new ‘Adopt-a-Street’ initiative, citizen groups and corporates can formally adopt and maintain streets. But will the programme sustain, or will it fizzle out like BBMP’s previous adoption programmes?

Pourakarmikas are frustrated that only 4,000 workers may be regularized instead of all 18,000. Pic: BBMP Powrkarmikara Sangha

Pourakarmikas protest BBMP move to regularise only a few, Commissioner assures action

September 24, 2019 News Desk

Pourakarmikas demanded regularisation of all 18,000 workers, at a protest today. BBMP’s current regularisation process excludes genuine workers based on age, educational qualification, and the requirement for online applications, they pointed out.

Am I paying taxes to get killed?

September 17, 2019 Sakuntala Narasimhan

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?

How Bengaluru is targeting 100% segregation of waste by December 2019: BBMP’s new SWM bye-laws

August 23, 2019 Kedar Koushik

With its new draft bye-laws on solid waste management (SWM), BBMP is aiming for 100% waste segregation and minimal use of landfills. The bye-laws mandate waste segregation into eight streams, steep penalties for offenders, and greater role for ward committees in SWM

All you need to know about composting garden waste

August 16, 2019 Luke Dhanaraj

Pit composting is perhaps the easiest way to dispose of garden waste – it takes minimal effort, and gives you high-quality manure for your garden. But what exactly happens in a compost pit? And how do you ensure the right conditions for composting? Here’s an explainer

How this Bellandur apartment saves Rs 25,000 a year composting garden waste

August 14, 2019 Luke Dhanaraj

The residents of Sobha Quartz once used to pay tractor operators to dump their garden waste. But once they started composting this waste instead, their garden has thrived from the compost, and they now save around Rs 25,000 a year

How to compost wet waste in your apartment with just a bucket

August 5, 2019 Abhijna N C

If you live in an apartment, you may find disposing wet waste difficult. But to compost this waste, all you need is an old bucket. Here’s a DIY guide on making your own ‘compost bucket’ and using the compost in your garden

Handbags from milk cartons, plants in coconut shells, and more at Second to None sale

July 31, 2019 Grace Madigan

Bengaluru generates thousands of tonnes of waste everyday, but we can reduce it substantially by using recycled or repurposed products. Here is an account of some interesting recycled products that were sold at an event organised by the volunteer group Second To None, last Saturday

Metal straws, fruit-cups and more: How six Bengaluru restaurants are cutting down waste

July 22, 2019 Grace Madigan

Restaurants generate huge amounts of plastic and other dry waste everyday. Here are innovative methods six Bengaluru restaurants devised, to minimise their waste footprint

Towards water security: How to set up a greywater treatment system

June 19, 2019 News Desk

Greywater – that is, wastewater from bathrooms, washing machines etc – can be treated and reused for non-potable purposes. A greywater treatment system can meet about 40 percent of your household’s water requirement. Here’s how to set up the system

Demolished bridge, upcoming sewer line, leaves ST Bed Layout stranded

June 4, 2019 Muralidhar Rao

Over two months back, BBMP demolished the Maharaja Junction bridge that connected ST Bed Layout residents to the main road. The new bridge was to be built in 45 days, but work has been in limbo after the BWSSB came up with new plans to build a sewerage line beneath the stormwater drain under the bridge!