Biocon founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw has once again criticised Bengaluru's garbage management crisis, sparking a conversation over civil negligence and accountability. In her post, Shaw targeted the city's lack of civic sense and Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike's failure in waste management. “A combination of lack of civic sense and the incompetence of @bbmp in managing city garbage and debris has made our city filthy. Citizens must cooperate by not dumping garbage and creating ugly dark spots. Pourakarmikas need to be given better equipment and training to keep the city clean," Shaw wrote on X. Her comments come at a time when the newly formed Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) is racing to address potholes and repair roads across the city. The civic issues have also taken on a political edge, with Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar recently arguing that Bengaluru is being unfairly singled out for criticism over potholes. He noted that even areas near the Prime Minister’s residence in Delhi face “similar problems.” See the viral post here: A combination of lack of civic sense and the incompetence of @bbmp in managing city garbage and debris has made our city filthy. Citizens must cooperate by not dumping garbage and creating ugly dark spots. Pourvakarmikas need to be given better equipment and training to keep our… — Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw (@kiranshaw) September 23, 2025 The post quickly drew attention, accumulating nearly 80,000 views. Several social media users shared their stance on Bengaluru's poor waste management, with many users slamming the authorities. "Above all this, there must be restriction of inner permit limit and stop migration to karnataka, too much population pressure on bengaluru," a user wrote. "Whose authority is to make the municipalities accountable.. it is high time that we make govt departments accountable for work and not to pursue govt jobs as means to do nothing and just chill," another user commented. "It’s not just citizens but the garbage mafia that collects garbage from the door & dumps vanloads by the side of unattended roads. Just look at the entrance to Inner Ring Road from Ejipura side & you’ll see heaps there. More oversight & strict punishment needs to be implemented," a third user reacted.
