Karnataka Cabinet clears 10 garbage collection packages for Bengaluru constituencies

The Karnataka Cabinet approved 10 more packages for door-to-door garbage collection in Bengaluru, bringing the total cleared packages to 15. The revamp will involve a new fleet of vehicles, GPS tracking, and stricter penalty clauses. The annual expenditure on waste collection is expected to rise from Rs 590 crore to Rs 620 crore, and collection capacity from 5,200 tonnes to 9,000 tonnes a day.