Summary:
“Solid waste management is an essential service like power or water supply, which should be completely depoliticised. Many solid waste management experts think so. He advocated formation of a Bengaluru solid waste management board, along the lines of Bescom for power supply, BWSSB for water and seweage, and BMTC and BMRCL for public transport. But in a scenario where there is an overlap between councillors and contractors, is the solution to freeing solid waste management from the clutches of councillors the solution? more-inIt is unlikely that garbage woes in the city will be resolved at the earliest as every effort intended towards introducing transparency and reforms in the solid waste management sector — be it introduction of biometric attendance for pourakarmikas or mechanical sweepers — is yet to take off..