After the Karnataka government’s plan to find 100-acre land parcels in Bengaluru Rural, Bengaluru Urban and Ramanagara districts drew criticism, Deputy Chief Minister and Bengaluru Development Minister D.K. Shivakumar has asked the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike to come up with long-term solutions for handling waste in the city.
He gave the instructions at a recent meeting held with officials of the Bengaluru Solid Waste Management Limited (BSWML).
At present, a majority of the waste is being dumped in landfills, while a part of the segregated wet waste is being processed at the six waste processing plants in the city. The BBMP has been facing opposition from locals over the presence of such plants and landfills due to the bad odour that emanates from the facilities.
