BSWML to ‘return’ garbage to homes of habitual litterbugs
Bengaluru: With garbage black spots mushrooming across the city, the Bengaluru Solid Waste Management Limited (BSWML) has come under fire for failing to curb littering in public spaces despite deploying marshals across wards.
To send a strong message, the civic body has come up with a novel plan of dumping garbage back at the homes of habitual offenders, as reported by Deccan Herald.
Starting Thursday, BSWML will begin tracing the residences of those responsible for black spots and returning the collected waste to them as part of an awareness and enforcement drive.
“Despite awareness drives and fines, people continue to litter without handing it over to our vehicles. This move is meant to hold them accountable,” DH quoted Karee Gowda, CEO of BSWM, as saying.
Marshals deployed in all wards have been instructed to identify repeat violators and video record them while dumping waste to serve as evidence. Officials clarified that such offenders are being tracked primarily in areas where door-to-door waste collection is functioning effectively.
While BSWML expects the initiative to act as a deterrent, especially among households that are yet to adopt waste segregation and proper disposal practices, experts have urged the civic body to simultaneously plug gaps in the existing collection system.
They point to persistent challenges such as a shortage of auto tippers in certain Assembly segments, irregular collection timings, and instances where garbage vehicles skip houses that require drivers to wait or take longer routes, added the report.
There have also been complaints about drivers refusing to collect certain types of waste, including thermocol, tender coconuts, and broken glass pieces.
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Ready to face no-confidence motion, says Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah
Hassan (Karnataka) (PTI): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday said that the Congress government led by him was ready to face the no-confidence motion if moved by the opposition during the legislature session from December 8.
With Deputy CM D K Shivakumar by his side, he reiterated that they would both abide by the high command's decision on the leadership issue.
"Let them (opposition) bring in a no-confidence motion or adjournment motion or any other motion. We are ready to face it. Ours is an open book, transparent government. We are ready to face anything," Siddaramaiah said in response to a question.
However, BJP state President B Y Vijayendra and Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Assembly R Ashoka, clarified that the party, along with the JD(S) has not discussed or decided anything so far regarding moving a no-confidence motion against the government.
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The winter session of the Karnataka legislature will begin in Belagavi, bordering Maharashtra, on December 8 and will go on till 19th of this month.
Not wanting to react to a question on the leadership issue, the CM said the Congress high command is very strong.
"D K Shivakumar and I will be committed to whatever the high command decides," he said.
Earlier in the day in Bengaluru, Shivakumar accompanied AICC Mallikarjun Kharge till airport from Vidhana Soudha, after paying tributes to B R Ambedkar on his 69th death anniversary, which had led to some speculation about possible discussion between the two on the leadership issue.
The power tussle within the ruling party had intensified amid speculation about a change in chief minister in the state, after the Congress government reached the halfway mark of its five-year term on November 20.
However, both the CM and Deputy CM had recently held breakfast meetings at each others residences, on the instructions of the high command, which is seen as a move to pause the leadership tussle between the two and to signal Siddaramaiah's continuation as the CM for the time being, especially ahead of the Belagavi legislature session.
