The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) may request celebrities from various fields to bring awareness among the public regarding garbage disposal.

Mayor B S Sathyanarayana told Express that the corporation plans to seek celebrities like Rajnikanth, Upendra, Javagal Srinath and others to create more awareness on garbage segregation. “We shall also speak to Minister Ambarish. We do not have any political party barrier. At the end of the day, as a citizen of Bangalore and Mayor I want to see my city clean,” he said.

Panel Chairpersons Elected

Chairpersons for various Standing Committees in the BBMP Council were unanimously elected on Tuesday.

Aramane Nagar ward Councillor, Dr M S Shivaprasad, was elected as the chairperson for Taxation and Finance. Other chairpersons include S Shashirekha (Konankunte ward) for Public Health, Umesh Shetty (Nagarbhavi ward) for Town Planning, B Somashekar (Shakambarinagar ward) for Major Works, AH Basavaraju (Banashankari temple ward) for Ward Works and  A Kodanda Reddy (Banaswadi ward) for Education.