The Hindu 27.08.2013
BBMP gets six months to solve garbage problem
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday said the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has been given six months time to clear piled garbage in different parts of the city and identify locations of garbage disposal.
Addressing presspersons here, he said BBMP Commissioner M. Lakshminarayan had been instructed to solve all problems related to garbage disposal in six months. One month of this period was already over, he said.
A sum of Rs. 100 crore had been sanctioned to the BBMP to address the problem, he said.
Asked about deaths of labourers in collapse of buildings, he said the BBMP Commissioner has been instructed to take strict action against engineers who ignore norms while clearing permission for construction of number of floors.
