BBMP promises dry waste centres in all wards
The BBMP Commissioner has informed Karnataka high court that by April 30, the dry waste collection centres (DWCC) will be set up on 30ft x 40ft in all the 198 wards of Bangalore.
BBMP will appoint staff to take care of these dry waste collection centres for six months to one year, however the civic body will not spend any money on this.
They further said that bulk generators like IT Parks, hotels and industrial houses have agreed to establish their own in-house waste processing units.
BBMP Commissioner said that if all these assurances are in place, then an estimated 1,000 to 1,500 tonnes of waste per day will get processed. BBMP has incorporated clauses in trade licences and they have plans for apartments also.
The bench directed the KSPCB, BBMP and State Government to file a report with regard to dissemination of information to transfer knowledge to people on Municipal Solid Waste management Rules 2000. The bench has also directed the BBMP to take immediate possession of eight sites offered by the BDA for waste management activities in the city.
Earlier, the BBMP Commissioner submitted a study report undertaken in ward number 113, which says that all the MSW generated in the ward does not go to the landfill. The study recommended that debris like Bescom and BWSSB debris, illegal construction debris, hoarding and posters etc need to be regulated.
It suggested levy of fines on defaulters, preparing a list of garbage offenders, installing CCTV on important spots and severe penalty for bulk generators.
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