BBMP Bangalore
Over 2,000 residents of JP Nagar I Phase were given training on waste disposal by Indian People’s Council. 50 volunteers of the citizen action group enlightened them of the importance of reducing and segregating waste at source. The group sources state that 70 per cent of residents welcomed the idea of segregating waste at households [...] Continue Reading »
Bangalore civic administration has promised to rid the city from thousands of tonnes of overflowing garbage. However, search for land to dump garbage is not yet over. The residents around Mandur, about 45 km north of Bangalore, have agreed to resumption of dumping of garbage in the area on the fulfillment of certain conditions. The [...] Continue Reading »
Ramky Group came under fire from Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP). BBMP Mayor Venkatesh Murthy has committed to initiate criminal action against the Ramky group for serious violations of contractual obligations. The violations include non-compliance with various environmental and social standards and for contaminating soil and water in Mavallipura and surrounding villages. The mayor conceded [...] Continue Reading »
BBMP is on the hunt to identify vacant land in Bangalore to dump garbage. They are searching for available land on the outskirts to dump garbage on a temporary basis. Sources reveal that BMTC’s rocky vacant land in city limits will be used as temporary dump yards. The deputy mayor’s efforts to convince the villagers [...] Continue Reading »
As BBMP plans to make segregation of waste at source mandatory in Bangalore very soon, active citizens have been already following the procedure in few areas of the city. Areas like RT Nagar, HMT Layout, Anandnagar, Sanjaynagar and Dollars Colony have been practicing segregation at source for over six months now. Full Circle Trust, a [...] Continue Reading »
BBMP recently passed a resolution to include Electronics City (E-city) under its jurisdiction. However, on the other hand, state cabinet is already contemplating giving industrial township status to the area. State government has to approve the resolution passed by BBMP, for it to be effective. If approved,industries and commercial areas that are notified as part [...] Continue Reading »
As a the ongoing scuffle between the BBMP and the BMTF (Bangalore Metropolitan Task Force) goes on, in the recent development the Palike Engineering department has decided to issue notices to property owners for building plan violations. Complaints filed with the BMTF by citizens contained allegations of complicity between engineers and property owners. This has [...] Continue Reading »
The BBMP has decided to discuss ECC Road widening issue with the residents of Sunflower Villas, Whitefield. When nearby villagers pulled down compound walls of two villas and also dug up pits in front of them, the police had to intervene. According to sources, the major works department at the BBMP head office is widening [...] Continue Reading »
Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has decided to set up a biogas plant in Bangalore. The civic body has roped in Pune-based Mailhem Engineers to build a biogas plant. The plant designs to convert tonnes of waste generated at Krishna Rajendra Market to power. Mailhem Engineers, which generates biogas using high-rate biomethanation technique, will convert [...] Continue Reading »
As the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) staff’s “indefinite strike” against the Bangalore Metropolitan Task Force (BMTF) entered the second day, the civil administration is compelled to stare at chaos. Most of BBMP officials participated in the demonstration, as the civic body decided to boycott work until the criminal cases booked against its engineers by [...] Continue Reading »
