Garbage being dumped in vacant plots at Bommasandra industrial area

BENGALURU: The city’s garbage problem has made national headlines time and again, tarnishing its reputation. Despite this, successive governments have been unable to find a lasting solution. The problem has worsened, with the garbage mafia dumping waste in empty plots.

The Bommasandra industrial area, which comes under the Bommasandra municipality and Hennagara gram panchayat, was initially plagued by the garbage problem. However, the Bommasandra industrial association, led by its president A Prasad, took steps to address the issue.

The association successfully cleared thousands of loads of garbage from lakes in the area and developed the region. They also requested alternative arrangements for waste management in Bommasandra and surrounding areas.

Meanwhile, the tractor mafia has raised its head again, dumping garbage in empty government lands in the area. The locals are frustrated and have complained to the authorities.

The Bommasandra industrial association is now planning to protest against the garbage mafia and has filed complaints with the police and civic authorities. They are determined to put an end to the garbage mafia’s activities. The association has identified the tractor mafia as the main culprits behind the garbage problem. These individuals collect waste from apartments, hotels and chicken and meat stalls and dump it in vacant plots.

Locals are fed up with the garbage problem and the resulting health issues. They have complained to the authorities, but to no avail. The Bommasandra industrial association is now fighting against the garbage mafia. They have filed a complaint with the police and authorities and are determined to put an end to the mafia’s activities.

A Prasad said that the leaders of this garbage mafia are the ones who have been using tractors locally. In order to make quick money, the tractor mafia collects the debris of demolished buildings, the wet and dry waste from apartments, hotels and chicken shops and dump it everywhere, thus playing with the health of the people living in the vacant lands.

He further said that due to the foul smell and smoke of this garbage, people are cursing the local gram panchayat and Bommasandra municipality. Now the association is planning to file a complaint against the tractor mafia with the police station and the concerned authorities to curb the garbage mafia.