Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB)
Bangalore- Lack of proper groundwork before initiating the project by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has led to garbage mismanagement in the city, said Dr. A Ravindra, Advisor to the CM of Karnataka. According to Ravindra, several awareness campaigns and huge preparation are required before implementing any change in solid waste management, particularly, in [...] Continue Reading »
Bangalore- The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has at last determined to take up the task of resolving garbage issue following the directions of the court. BBMP Commissioner has issued a memo listing officers who have to follow up with the court’s directions and ascertain that everything is done accordingly and within the given time. [...] Continue Reading »
Bangalore- A new temporary landfill for dumping wet waste has been identified and approved by the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB). Being located in Chikkanagamangala village of Sarjapura hobli in the outskirts of Bangalore, the new landfill covers an area of around 94 acres, which will be the destination to dump 2,500-3,000 tonnes of [...] Continue Reading »
As per the negotiations between Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) and villagers in Mandur, BBMP officials managed to convince some leaders of villagers in Mandur to allow unlimited number of garbage trucks to dump waste till October 29. The villagers have urged the civic body to stick to its promise and said that if BBMP [...] Continue Reading »
KIMS hospital, one of the biggest government-run hospitals in north Karnataka is all set to have its own state-of-the-art sewage treatment plant (STP) in its campus. The plant has been set up according to the guidelines of the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board and the new plant is to start functioning by the end of [...] Continue Reading »
The residents of Doddanekundi are sick of the nearby polluting-factories. The members of Doddanekkundi Residents’ Welfare Association have been complaining to Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) regarding this issue for more than a decade but till now no action has been taken. Sources said Graphite India is one of the few units that have been [...] Continue Reading »
There is no civic body to take care of sewage water overflow at Siddapura Lake near Thobaralli and this has set a classic example of neglection shown by the civic authorities. The sewage water, which is flowing from thousands of dwellings including BEML Layout, ASC Layout and various apartments at different localities in Bangalore, is [...] Continue Reading »
Now it’s high time that Bangalore has to think about managing e-waste! The annual e-waste production is the talk of the hour now. E-waste are the most hazardous as it consists of heavy metals and organic pollutants. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) recently learnt that the highly toxic chemicals have started contaminated the soil and [...] Continue Reading »
Bangaloreans, here you have a surprising news to hear from Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB)! KSPCB has decided to spread a message to all the apartments and companies in Bangalore city to grow sandalwood trees in their premises. This sounds to be pretty interesting! However, the main agenda behind this initiative is the drop [...] Continue Reading »
Today Bangalore is no more called as “land of thousand lakes” instead it can be now called as “land of thousand sewage”. The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) has witnessed illegal sewage tanks in the city. The residents have requested KSPCB to take legal action against the building owners and even the water board [...] Continue Reading »
