This traffic pile-up in Bengaluru raises a big stinkOver 300 trucks carrying Bengaluru’s waste line up on a stretch outside Bellahalli quarry pit, on the outskirts of the city, to unload abou...
20 Aug, 2019, 11.07 AM IST
Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike’s new garbage plan may go to wasteThe main issue of contention between the two is awarding separate contracts to collect wet and dry waste.
03 Dec, 2018, 10.25 AM IST
Why not let a Pourakarmika co-op handle garbage messThis is not to suggest that the CM or his ministers love to see pourakarmikas suffer. It could be that they are perhaps clueless about how ...
10 Oct, 2018, 11.19 AM IST
BBMP junks its own proposals to end contractors' strangleholdWhile the State Cabinet decided that the direct payment system to pourakarmikas would commence on September 1 (later postponed to October 1...
16 Oct, 2017, 11.20 AM IST
BBMP stops its probe to weed out `Ghost' civic workersThe third-party verification process, ordered just a week ago, was looking into how garbage contractors claimed higher bills from the BBMP ...
18 Jul, 2017, 10.39 AM IST
This is how BBMP plans to dump garbage contractor mafia menace into trash canThe civic body received only 14 bids in 151 wards. With the new approach, the tenders will be open for those wanting to provide manpower an...
09 Jan, 2017, 11.44 AM IST
The curious case of Raghavendra Nagar - Garbage collection is an alien concept hereShankar says there have always been confusions: "Our voter IDs were issued from Kalkere and I voted for the Ramamurthy Nagar ward."
10 Aug, 2016, 10.40 AM IST
Bengaluru: Contractors' pay linked to garbage separation nowThe new garbage contracts are formulated based on a time-and-motion study that went into the resources required to handle the waste generat...
21 Apr, 2016, 11.54 AM IST
Bengaluru civic body plans to use technology for waste collection and processingThe city civic body hopes to see a big leap in garbage management as it plans to embrace technology in a significant way.
17 Dec, 2015, 11.07 AM IST
Here are five ways to tackle Bengaluru's garbage problemWhile embracing thriving IT economy, Bengaluru -the third most populous city in India -is yet to find a permanent solution to garbage probl...
11 Dec, 2015, 10.44 AM IST
Parle residents, AAP warn of stir over Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's 'garbage' dumpingThe locals say that the garbage was being dumped in an open ground in a residential area adjoining the LIC office on S V Road.
29 Sep, 2015, 03.24 PM IST
Bengaluru garbage collection contracts to go onlineWhen uploaded, citizens will be able to know details of the contractor in their respective areas, the terms of the contract and the money b...
25 May, 2015, 11.02 AM IST
Pourakarmikas will now "Cheque" it outBengaluru city in-charge minister Ramalinga Reddy told ET this will be made part of the contract agreement, and would hopefully plug leaks.
12 Mar, 2015, 12.27 PM IST
Burning garbage a health hazard for Gurgaon’s Sohna Road residentsAccording to them, the burning of waste in the open leads to discharge of poisonous gases, impacting the health of residents, particularly ...
12 Oct, 2014, 02.56 AM IST
Prashant Mehra's igotgarbage.com brings cloud-based technology for waste disposal in BangaloreHow do you ensure a better life for thousands of garbage pickers, including the ones who gather hazardous waste, live on streets and are la...
18 Jun, 2014, 04.25 AM IST
- AIADMK workers arrested for removing garbage
About 200 AIADMK workers, including an MLA, were on saturday arrested for trying to remove garbage in the city.
01 Sep, 2007, 03.25 PM IST
- Seepz is slum by another name
Dilapidated buildings, stinking garbage dumps, choked storm drains, cable wires spewed all over, construction debris awaiting to trip the u...
04 Aug, 2006, 12.00 AM IST