Villagers demanding release of development fund block 150 garbage trucks, waste disposal affected in Bengaluru

Bellahalli processes waste from North and East Bengaluru. The city generates approximately 6,000 tonnes of waste daily, spread across six landfill sites: Mittaganahalli, Kannur, Chikkanagamangala, Kannahalli, Doddabidarakallu, and Bellahalli.

Bengaluru Solid Waste Management Limited (BSWML) officials said talks would be held to resolve the crisis. An official said Rs 90 crore had been allocated for the area, but residents remain dissatisfied with the amount. The agency warned that waste collection could be partially affected citywide if disruptions persist.

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Greater Bengaluru Authority Chief Commissioner M Maheshwar Rao announced plans to convene a meeting and involve a local MLA to persuade protesters. “Funds are supposed to be released in stages, and it is already happening,” Rao stated.

During the Winter Session of the Karnataka Assembly in Belagavi in December last year, Doddaballapur BJP MLA Dheeraj Muniraju opposed the government’s plan to restart a shut waste processing plant. Muniraju said that 25 lakh metric tonnes of garbage have already been dumped, causing a lot of trouble for local villagers.