Bengaluru: Strongly defending the BBMP for its role in handling the garbage crisis, Bengaluru Development Minister K.J. George on Tuesday said the civic agency did not fail in its duty of collecting and disposing of garbage. He told reporters here that door-to-door garbage collection would continue, though the BBMP had launched a new system.
Under this, huge garbage bins will be installed at commercial and thickly populated areas. “The pilot project will not disfigure the city. We have identified two areas, which produce most garbage and in these areas the bin systems have been introduced. Twenty four bins each with a capacity of 700 kg were put up in these areas. After analysing the success of this system, we will expand in other parts of the city in a phased manner,” he said.
George said the BBMP had identified 15 or 17 places including one site near Madhugiri in Tumakuru district and these would be finalised in 6-8 months. “We will develop garbage parks, which will be eco-friendly.
Here, we try to scientifically dispose off garbage,” George said. The government has been contemplating on filling the quarries outside Bengaluru with garbage.
He disclosed that 20 companies have come forward to set up garbage-based power plants. “In Delhi, Elephanta Energy has successfully converted waste to energy. So, we are planning to set up similar power plants here too. We do not produce that much garbage for 20 units, so we will decide the number soon,” he said.
Kempegowda layout site
Mr George also announced that first phase of Nadaprabhu Kempegowda layout was ready and site allotment would begin from June 15. “We will allot 5,000 sites to deserving applicants, apart from 4,000 sites which would go to farmers who parted with their land for the layout,” he added.
