The New Indian Express 26.10.2010
BBMP meet on solid waste management today
BANGALORE: City dwellers will soon be made to cough up more for garbage disposal, if the proposals of the finance and taxation committee of BBMP are approved.The proposal of charging a cess for garbage will soon be implemented if it gets the approval of the council and the state government.
The committee has scheduled a meeting on Tuesday to examine proposals on solid waste management. The process of initiating the tender process will be discussed and there will be review proposals on garbage disposal.
Chairman of the committee, PN Sadashiva, said that the proposals would have to be reviewed by the committee and then would be sent to the council to be discussed and approved. After this, it will be sent to the government for approval and only then will BBMP be able to float tenders.
He said that the committee would also discuss the proposal of inviting wardwise tenders.
On the implementation of garbage cess, Sadashiva said that the cess was implemented during SM Krishna's tenure as chief minister, but did not work as there was no proper implementation.
He said that there were prescribed rates for homes depending on the size of the homes and other factors. He said that health inspectors were also entrusted with the collection of money.
Sadashiva said that there were JNNURM guidelines that money should be collected for such services. He said that the committee would also discuss the issue of garbage contractors.
