The Hindu 26.10.2010
BBMP meet to discuss garbage cess today
Staff Reporter
BANGALORE: The Finance and Taxation Committee of the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is all set to make the garbage cess work, picking up from where it was left during the S.M. Krishna regime.
The committee will meet on Tuesday to discuss this and other issues relating to solid waste management such as review proposals on garbage disposal and the process of initiating tenders for it.
As for the garbage cess, committee chairperson P.N. Sadashiva said there was provision in the JNNURM guidelines for it. On the monthly rates, he said it would depend on the size of the property among other factors.
Proposed rates
The present proposal has fixed rates at Rs. 10 for houses measuring up to 1,000 sq ft, Rs. 30 for those under 3,000 sq ft and Rs. 50 for those above that.
For commercial establishments, the charges are Rs. 50 up to 1,000 sq ft, Rs. 100 for those under 5,000 sq ft and Rs. 200 for those above that.
