The page will carry stories, videos, pictures about the never-ending garbage crisis of Bangalore, which has also been ruining the nearby villages.
Bangalore generates 4,000 tonnes of garbage everyday. The BBMP officials have taken the easy way out to dispose it - they just send it to a few landfills at nearby villages and dump them. The process is so unscientific, it violates every rule in the copybook. These garbage dumps, some of which look like man-made hills from a distance, have played havoc with the local environment. They have perhaps
23/08/2014
Travelling through the trash
The authorities never seem to find a solution to the garbage crisis in the City. There are several places affected by this problem with the latest being the area near Fun World on Jayamahal Road. DH photo http://bit.ly/1q5lgSA
22/08/2014
Watch: The Part 2 of Deccan Herald’s documentary shows how Bangalore’s garbage has ruined lives at Mandur.
Mandur: Hell on Earth - Part Two (Video) Since 2005, BBMP has been dumping nearly half of Bangalore's garbage in Mandur. The Part 2 of Deccan Herald's documentary shows how Bangalore...
03/08/2014
03/08/2014
Mandur is Ground Zero of garbage from Bangalore. It is where more than half of the trash from the city finds its resting place.
Mandur: Hell on Earth Mandur is Ground Zero of Bangalore's garbage. It is where more than half of Bangalore's trash finds its resting place. With thick green cover, fertile soil a...
03/08/2014
30/07/2014
Villagers protest against dumping garbage at Mandur garbage plant. DH
30/07/2014
A rag picker collects recyclable material at a dump yard in Mandur. DH photo