Incessant rainfall seems to have played spoilsport for the BBMP in clearing the tons of garbage piled up all over the city. Mounds of waste can still found on roadsides and market areas due to the non

As garbage continues to pile up onthe streets of the country's IT capital, the Karnataka High Court on Friday pulled up the civic body and warned it would not hesitate to pass an order to supersede it

The BBMP on Tuesday passed a resolution approving the new garbage contract comprising 80 packages worth Rs 305 crore. This should effectively put an end to the rule of the old garbage contractor mafia

Ornamental plants and beautiful flowers and their rich fragrance greet visitors at the entrance of Siddapura main road opp­osite Lalbagh Sidd­ap­ura Gate.

Sidda­pura is known for the many plant nurs

Despite the city’s garbage problems, the BBMP says it can handle disposal of waste generated in the light the various festivals, particularly animal waste, claiming it has made the necessary arrangeme

With the garbage crisis growing unmanageable, heaps of it were burnt by pourakarmikas and even Benga­lureans themselves at several places in the city on Thursday. Garbage was burnt at among other pla

After missing two deadlines, the latest extension till February 1 to dump garbage at the Mandur landfill could well be the final one for the BBMP to get its act together as far as Solid Waste Manageme

The BBMP late on Monday evening convinced Mandur residents to allow the Palike to dump garbage at the landfill near their village for another three months.

But the Palike can send not more than 250

The BBMP has announced that additional trucks will be deployed to clear garbage in view of the festive season.

Palike commissioner Rajneesh Goel said, “We have spoken to farmers and since it will be

Residents of Motilal Street in T. Nagar, opposite bustling Ranganathan Street, have been complaining about dumping of debris/textile waste by a renowned textile store, located close to the street, for