BMP holds talks on garbage tenders

BMP holds talks on garbage tenders

The Hindu

# Observations No guidelines on amount of garbage to be cleared
# No penalty has been prescribed for offenders

Bangalore: It is a little late to be discussing the issue, participants told the Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BMP) on Saturday, when it held a public discussion along with Civic Bangalore on the garbage tenders that it has floated.

"There are no guidelines in the health tenders regarding how much garbage and how often it will be cleared. Norms seem to be imposed on the BMP by contractors, when it is supposed to be the other way around," said Kathyayini Chamraj of Civic Bangalore. The tenders did not say how much garbage would be cleared in slums, hotels and restaurants or prescribe any means for segregation. Apartment owners should have been asked to place common bins, she said.

There was no penalty for offenders and that meant that guidelines would not be followed as in earlier tenders, Ms. Chamraj said.

Manu Baligar, Deputy Commissioner (Health), said that in the tenders, contractors should have six compactors (two in each zone), covered garbage trucks and mechanical sweepers. He called for public suggestions for improvement in tenders.

Gaurav Gupta, Special Commissioner, said that scientific land disposal sites were being developed at Mavallipura and Mandur. Negotiations were on with the Government regarding the proposal for more sites that could be converted into dumping yards or disposal sites. He called for community participation in segregation.

Mr. Gupta added that he had ordered that computerisation process for birth and death certificates be completed within the next three months.

"Suvarna Khata," BMP's initiative to reduce procedural delays in obtaining a "khata," was also discussed. BMP Commissioner K. Jairaj said that Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy would inaugurate "khatas" soon. BMP holds talks on garbage tenders

Staff Reporter

# Observations No guidelines on amount of garbage to be cleared
# No penalty has been prescribed for offenders

Bangalore: It is a little late to be discussing the issue, participants told the Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BMP) on Saturday, when it held a public discussion along with Civic Bangalore on the garbage tenders that it has floated.

"There are no guidelines in the health tenders regarding how much garbage and how often it will be cleared. Norms seem to be imposed on the BMP by contractors, when it is supposed to be the other way around," said Kathyayini Chamraj of Civic Bangalore. The tenders did not say how much garbage would be cleared in slums, hotels and restaurants or prescribe any means for segregation. Apartment owners should have been asked to place common bins, she said.

There was no penalty for offenders and that meant that guidelines would not be followed as in earlier tenders, Ms. Chamraj said.

Manu Baligar, Deputy Commissioner (Health), said that in the tenders, contractors should have six compactors (two in each zone), covered garbage trucks and mechanical sweepers. He called for public suggestions for improvement in tenders.

Gaurav Gupta, Special Commissioner, said that scientific land disposal sites were being developed at Mavallipura and Mandur. Negotiations were on with the Government regarding the proposal for more sites that could be converted into dumping yards or disposal sites. He called for community participation in segregation.

Mr. Gupta added that he had ordered that computerisation process for birth and death certificates be completed within the next three months.

"Suvarna Khata," BMP's initiative to reduce procedural delays in obtaining a "khata," was also discussed. BMP Commissioner K. Jairaj said that Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy would inaugurate "khatas" soon.