BBMP has formed an Environment cell which would exclusively handle solid waste management. Earlier solid waste management was handled to civic authority’s health department.
In November 2008, solid waste management was entrusted to the ward engineers. The civic authority decided to form a cell which would exclusively handle solid waste management on the lines of the one in the Bombay Municipal Corporation (BMC). The cell in BMC was managed by environment engineers.
BBMP has formed Environment cell and posted its eight environment engineers in the newly formed cell. More environment engineers will be recruited to newly formed cell. Mean while, ward engineer and medical officers of BBMP might opt to work in the cell. The civic authority has also written KPSC (Karnataka Public Service Commission) with regard to recruiting more environment engineers for the newly formed cell.
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