Bengaluru: Bengaluru North City Corporation has urged citizens to help identify gaps in solid waste management, particularly unauthorised collection of bulk waste by domestic door-to-door collection vehicles. The practice overloads auto tippers, forcing them to make multiple trips to unload waste and disrupting collection from designated households.Corporation officials have observed cases of bulk waste generators handing over waste to domestic collection vehicles instead of authorised bulk waste transporters. Commissioner Pommala Sunil Kumar said citizens could report such violations to the corporation, which would initiate action against defaulting bulk waste generators.Citizens can report the violations on the special phone-in programme held on Tuesdays, specifically for solid waste management issues, by contacting 9480685705 or 080-22975936/23636671.BNCC has identified 1,299 bulk waste generators (BWGs), of which 182 have registered with Central Pollution Control Board, and 48 have in-situ waste processing facilities. Bulk waste generators include those that generate over 100kg of waste per day, apartments with over 100 units, those that consume over 40,000 litres of water per day, or properties over 5,000 sqm in area (or 20,000 sqm built-up area).RWA participationThe corporation has also urged resident welfare associations (RWAs) to monitor waste management operations, including attendance and timings of personnel at mustering points. Each ward has two such points — one for pourakarmikas and another for garbage collection vehicles. The commissioner said officials had been instructed to facilitate citizen access to these points to improve accountability.Residents can scan division-wise QR codes on the corporation’s social media handles to access contact details of the auto-tipper driver and supervisor assigned to their block. Residents will be able to see which auto-tipper collects waste and which pourakarmikas have been assigned to a particular road. The purpose of the system is to facilitate citizens in coordinating with SWM personnel and handling waste responsibly instead of resorting to littering.“Apart from the micro plan, we have also pressed into service four Prahari vehicles to target stretches prone to garbage dumping. The vehicles are fitted with dashcams and send updates to our officials on illegal dumping. This helps them clear the spots and identify gaps in door-to-door collection,” Kumar said.Following the transfer of waste collection and transportation responsibilities from Bengaluru Solid Waste Management Ltd (BSWML) to city corporations in Aug, BNCC has prepared division-wise micro plans based on local requirements. Around 750 to 1,000 households have been mapped to each auto tipper, with designated routes based on the number of households, road network, waste collection requirements and time needed to complete the route.
