The Supreme Court order dismissing the petition filed by some garbage contractors has come as a relief for the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) that is in the process of taking up a number of measures to tackle the garbage crisis in the city.

The SC order on Thursday, according to officers, will enable new garbage contractors who were allotted 51 packages in nearly 100 wards, to continue clearing garbage from these wards. The BBMP had also recently invited tenders for the remaining 41 packages and can now go ahead with the process of allotting contracts.