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Cover Story

Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP)

Scaling New Heights in Waste Management

engaluru, often hailed as Plants (IWPP), Animal Waste
the Garden City of India, Processing Units, C&D Waste
is making remarkable Processing Units, and Waste to
strides in the field of waste Energy (WtE) Plants, showcasing
Bmanagement. Covering an Bengaluru’s commitment to
area of 714 square kilometres and addressing the complexities of
home to a population of 13 million, waste management head-on.
the city generates a staggering Kabade highlights the city’s
5,000 metric tonnes of waste innovative approaches, such as
daily. Despite these challenges, the Ward Microplans, which
the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara optimise waste collection
Palike (BBMP) has risen to the and transportation, and the
occasion, implementing innovative investment in stream-wise
waste management practices that processing of waste, aiming to
are both efficient and sustainable. increase the processing capacity
Basavaraj R. Kabade, the to 9,000+ TPD by 2030. He
Chief Engineer of Solid Waste also emphasises the importance
Management at BBMP, has of integrating the informal
highlighted the city’s proactive sector workers into the waste
approach in waste management management system, ensuring their Bengaluru is tackling its waste
by establishing a Special Purpose welfare and professionalisation. management challenges
Vehicle (SPV), Bengaluru Solid The BBMP is not just focused head-on, with a clear roadmap
Waste Management Limited, on managing waste but is also and strategic initiatives
dedicated to overseeing the city’s dedicated to creating awareness and aimed at achieving a cleaner
solid waste management operations. enabling behaviour change among city. Our Ward Microplans
The BBMP employs a fleet of 4,500 its citizens. Initiatives such as the
auto tippers, 600 compactors, and Citizen Participation Program, and investment in waste
130 dry waste collection centres, Compost Santhes (markets), processing infrastructure are
along with the tireless efforts of and city-wide IEC (information, pivotal in this transformation,
16,500 Pourakarmikas (sanitation education, and communication) ensuring that we not only
workers), to ensure that waste programs play a crucial role manage our waste efficiently
is collected, transported, and in educating the public about
processed efficiently. waste segregation, reduction, and but also empower our
The city’s waste management responsible disposal. sanitation workers and
strategy is multifaceted, involving Looking ahead, the BBMP integrate informal sector
various technologies and initiatives is exploring new financial workers into the formal waste
tailored to different waste streams. mechanisms to create value from management system.”
This includes Dry Waste Collection waste, leveraging Extended Basavaraj R. Kabade
Centres (DWCC), Aggregation Producer Responsibility (EPR)
Centres, Biomethanation Units to generate revenue from dry
(BMU), Organic Waste Converters waste streams, and exploring
(OWC), Leaf Litter Processing opportunities for revenue
Units (LLPU), Coconut Waste generation from biogas, compost,
Processing Units (CWPU), and power produced from waste-to-
Integrated Waste Processing energy plants.

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