1. Facing flak over moving Bengaluru’s waste to Ramanagara, D.K. Shivakumar asks BBMP to find long-term solution
After the Karnataka government’s plan to find 100-acre land parcels in Bengaluru Rural, Bengaluru Urban and Ramanagara drew criticism, Deputy Chief Minister and Bengaluru Development Minister D.K. Shivakumar has asked the officials of the BBMP and Bengaluru Solid Waste Management Limited (BSWML) to come up with long-term solutions for handling waste in the city.
The BBMP has been facing opposition from locals over the presence of waste segregation plants and landfills due to the bad odour that emanates from there. This had prompted Mr. Shivakumar to direct the Deputy Commissioners of the three neighbouring districts to find 100-acre parcels of land. When the news was reported by The Hindu, former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy criticised the plan, while even experts raised red flag.
