Garbage contractors demand protection at landfills
Garbage contractors staged a protest in front of the office of the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Commissioner demanding security for their vehicles and to take care of the garbage dumped at landfills.
Rajneesh Goel, BBMP Commissioner declared that the BBMP would form a squad of five officials who will manage the sites during night and this will happen on rotational basis.
S.N. Balasubramaniyam, garbage contractor and general secretary of Bangalore Mahanagara Swachathe Mathu Lorry Malikara Hagoo Guttigedarara Sangha, said there was need for increased security for their vehicles as well as employees when they go to dump the garbage at landfills at night-time.
With Diwali approaching, the problems there should be resolved on priority basis. The BBMP must follow the October 16 court order and allow multiple trips to the landfills because during the festival time garbage generated will increase.
Mayor D. Venkatesh Murthy requested the government to search for a land for new landfills. He also met Deputy Chief Minister K.S. Eshwarappa, who is also Revenue Minister, and informed him of the crisis, seeking land on the city’s outskirts so that waste can be processed there.
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