Karnataka State Pollution Control Board
With an agenda of finding a solution to the city’s rising garbage collection issue, a meeting has been scheduled on November 24 at Parisara Bhavan, Bangalore. The meeting is expected to bring out better solutions in putting an end to the problem of the collection and disposal of garbage in the city. Dr. Acharya, Chairman [...] Continue Reading »
Despite closure order issued by the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) prohibiting operations in areas around Tippagondanahalli (T.G. Halli) reservoir, 22 companies continued to operate in the catchment areas. A suo motu case was initiated by the Karnataka high court on the units which continued to operate. A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Vikramjit [...] Continue Reading »
Karnataka State Pollution Control Board, (KSPCB) along with Bangalore traffic police and resident welfare associations have taken the initiative to lower down noise pollution on the city roads. For this, a message ‘No Horn Monday’ has been circulated against the sound polluters. Vaman Acharya, KSPCB chairman is planning to carry out the project in other areas of [...] Continue Reading »
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is seriously working on the sanitation issues in the city. They have wrote to the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) seeking permission to dump garbage from the city over 22 acres of land over to the civic body authority. Communities around Mandur are keeping a strict vigilance to [...] Continue Reading »
The festive season fails to cheer builders of Mangalore. Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) have sent closure notices on crusher units in the state following a Supreme Court directive. As a result, construction and development activities have come to a halt. Of the 3,700 crusher units units across Karnataka, 200 units are in the [...] 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 »
The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike’s (BBMP) budget session was committed to Ramky Environ, which manages the Mavallipura dumping yard. Opposition leader MK Gunashekar questioned the mayor that why the ruling party was protecting Ramky’ engineers who were responsible for water and air pollution in the area and surrounding villages. Gunashekar accused Ramky of polluting the [...] Continue Reading »
The number of illegal banners can now be seen throughout Bangalore city. Even the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is failing to remove or oppose the raise of illegal banners in Bangalore. The BBMP officials say that the lawmakers are stopping them from removing illegal banners and boards. This issue came into light when one [...] Continue Reading »
At Tungabhadra apartments in National Games Village, waste is not just segregated, egg shells are pounded to make nutrition supplement for plants, citrus peels are made into hand-made detergents by a women’s selfhelp group. The organic food waste becomes compost. “For dry waste, members of the selfhelp group segregate paper waste in 12 categories and [...] Continue Reading »
Sewage treatment plants (STPs) are mandatory for all apartments in Bengaluru, especially in areas not covered by the underground drainage system.The STPs are immensely beneficial for the apartments. Installing the STPs helps the apartments to recycle the water. Many apartments, even in the areas where underground drainage network is present, have installed the system. Getting [...] Continue Reading »
