Bengaluru's Garbage Crisis Exposes Mafia Control and Political Gridlock

Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar accuses MLAs of blackmail and outlines plans for long-term waste management solutions.

Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar revealed that a 'garbage mafia' controls Bengaluru's waste management, inflating costs and creating inefficiencies.
Shivakumar accused city MLAs across political parties of demanding ₹800 crore in development funds, calling their actions 'blackmail.'
Efforts to streamline waste disposal face legal challenges, with contractors forming cartels and blocking government actions through court interventions.
The government is considering setting up large dump yards 100 kilometers from the city and has shortlisted two potential sites near NICE Road and Doddaballapura.
Shivakumar emphasized the failure of waste-to-energy plants in other cities and proposed gas manufacturing plants as a more viable solution.