RRNagar seems to have turned from a place with "Nature in abundance to Plastic in abundance !!". So, trying to understand the situation is taking longer than expected.
Citizens blame the BBMP for not doing their job of clean up properly. BBMP blames the BVG for not delivering. BVG blames the citizens for not co-operating in waste segregation or not handing over the waste at all. And the BLAME Game just goes on & on !! Now, its quite a task to break this vicious cycle at some point.
So far the pain points for BVG in wards 160, 198 & surroundings have been small housing localities like the Bangarappa layout near Global Academy, the Halagevaderahalli. Wherein the residents living in chawls go to work early in the mornings & have no place to store their wastes (given the problem of rodents/ stray dogs digging through it with a vengeance) for the PKs (Poura Karmikas) to pick up. The waste collection Autos have given up on collection in these areas altogether expressing helplessness. As a result..... we find people throwing it in the Storm water Drains, Lake beds, empty sites on their way to work. Surprisingly, people come by in high end cars to dump all over the place!!
Another small step... S. RadhaKrishna, an active member of RRNagar- I care, took it upon himself to get the desperately needed "clean up RRNagar" operation started on the F-road, Ideal homes.
And residents of the street turned up in quite a few numbers to make sure they contributed to a clean surrounding. In the process... a bachelors' adda got blasted for the bottle dumps!! Ha ha! Not sure if a police complaint got registered too :). Was amazed at the power a group drive brings in!!! The residents weren't sure how to handle the menace so far, but that day the boys really had it !!
The activity was supported by concerned residents from other areas, another Environment Group from Halagevaderahalli & Kids as usual added charm to the event. The BVG brought in quite a few PKs to help out & drive away the wastes. The tempo rumbled on loaded to the brim.
Another small job accomplished!
Citizens blame the BBMP for not doing their job of clean up properly. BBMP blames the BVG for not delivering. BVG blames the citizens for not co-operating in waste segregation or not handing over the waste at all. And the BLAME Game just goes on & on !! Now, its quite a task to break this vicious cycle at some point.
So far the pain points for BVG in wards 160, 198 & surroundings have been small housing localities like the Bangarappa layout near Global Academy, the Halagevaderahalli. Wherein the residents living in chawls go to work early in the mornings & have no place to store their wastes (given the problem of rodents/ stray dogs digging through it with a vengeance) for the PKs (Poura Karmikas) to pick up. The waste collection Autos have given up on collection in these areas altogether expressing helplessness. As a result..... we find people throwing it in the Storm water Drains, Lake beds, empty sites on their way to work. Surprisingly, people come by in high end cars to dump all over the place!!
- A small step would be to start awareness drives in these areas, get hold of an influential person in the locality & come up with a watchdog team to ensure waste is disposed properly.
- BBMP penalize those houses who don't hand over the wastes. ( Wonder if it'll ever happen :) )
- Provide collection bins for wet & dry wastes. ( ensuring it stays un-stolen is an issue though )
Another small step... S. RadhaKrishna, an active member of RRNagar- I care, took it upon himself to get the desperately needed "clean up RRNagar" operation started on the F-road, Ideal homes.
And residents of the street turned up in quite a few numbers to make sure they contributed to a clean surrounding. In the process... a bachelors' adda got blasted for the bottle dumps!! Ha ha! Not sure if a police complaint got registered too :). Was amazed at the power a group drive brings in!!! The residents weren't sure how to handle the menace so far, but that day the boys really had it !!
The activity was supported by concerned residents from other areas, another Environment Group from Halagevaderahalli & Kids as usual added charm to the event. The BVG brought in quite a few PKs to help out & drive away the wastes. The tempo rumbled on loaded to the brim.
Another small job accomplished!
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