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Bengaluru tightens animal waste rules, makes scientific disposal mandatory
Bengaluru tightens animal waste rules, makes scientific disposal mandatory
Bengaluru has mandated that all licensed meat, poultry, fish and pork shops must hand over their waste only to authorised agencies under a new city-wide system. The Greater Bengaluru Authority and Bengaluru…
The Story in Brief
Bengaluru has mandated that all licensed meat, poultry, fish and pork shops must hand over their waste only to authorised agencies under a new city-wide system. The Greater Bengaluru Authority and Bengaluru Solid Waste Management Ltd have empanelled five agencies, one for each of the city's five corporations, to collect and scientifically process animal waste. Indian Bone Meal Industries will handle bone waste separately. Shops will pay Rs 5 per kg for animal waste and Rs 3 per kg for bone waste. Officials have already geo-mapped 5,194 shops. First-time violators face a Rs 2,000 fine, with repeated offences risking licence cancellation.
The Indian Opinion
The new system is a belated but welcome fix for a stinking gap in Bengaluru's waste chain. Yet the Rs 5 per kg charge will hit small vendors, and the real test is whether the five empanelled agencies can actually collect from 5,194 mapped shops without slipping into the old, unaccountable ways. Will the promised fines and licence cancellation actually stop the dumping that has clogged drains for years, or will this remain a well-drafted circular?
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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