Bengaluru: After clearing the trails, GBA will launch ‘Freedom from Waste’ campaign from August.

As of July 14, nearly 10,000 different types of breaches by commercial enterprises have been clarified. | Photo credit: File photo

Greater Bengaluru Development Minister Krishna Byre Gowda on Tuesday (July 14) announced that five corporations under the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) will launch a ‘Freedom from Garbage’ campaign to remove old waste, including black spots on garbage, across the city.

The campaign will follow the cleaning of the pavements, which included the removal of obstacles and abandoned vehicles. As of July 14, nearly 10,000 different types of breaches by commercial enterprises have been clarified.

Waste removal

During a meeting with GBA officials, Mr. Gowda directed officials to prepare a comprehensive plan for a month-long campaign in August to clear garbage, solid waste, construction debris, soil piles, weeds and other garbage. He also called for coordination with other departments in removing old waste generated during development projects.

“Around 22,732 tonnes of waste has been identified under Bengaluru Solid Waste Management Limited (BSWML) at 1,616 places in the GBA area. A plan has to be made to clear it,” he said.

Besides, Mr. Gowda said property owners would be given time till August 15 to remove weeds, overgrown vegetation and garbage from their vacant lots. If the sites are not cleaned within the stipulated time, the respective municipal corporations will carry out the cleaning and recover the cost by adding it to the property tax.

In order to limit the illegal storage of construction and demolition debris, the registration of all vehicles involved in the works and the installation of GPS tracking devices will be mandatory.

He further directed officials to remove illegal billboards and take action against those who have permission to advertise themselves but are violating the rules by using them for commercial purposes.

Improve property tax collection

The minister asked the tax officials to identify the properties that remain out of property tax and bring them into the system. “Detect cases of underpayment of property tax, revise assessments where necessary and ensure that all properties under GBA jurisdiction are assigned Khatas and brought into the system,” he said. He also suggested using data from parastatals to identify tax-evading properties and include them in the system.

Published – 14 Jul 2026 20:44 IST