Clean 1000 km of roads and drains in 8 days: BBMP Mission

BENGALURU: The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) launched a mammoth 8 day clean-up drive to get rid of the city garbage, on February 24.

Anyone can participate in this ambitious campaign, which aims to clean up 1,000km by removing solid waste, debris, e-waste and drains.

“CREDAI will support the drive by contributing equipment. If owners clean up their vacant plots that have turned into dumpyards and produce bills to that effect, they will be reimbursed by the Palike”, said BBMP Officials.

A app has been launched- CLEAN Bengaluru which is available on the Google Play store, volunteers can give their details on this app about the work they willing to do and as well as the equipment such as paint, paint-brushes, gloves and masks. The participants will be tasked with removing debris and garbage and beautifying flyovers, cleaning parks, playgrounds, lake surroundings and stormwater drains.

In a meeting Mayor Sampath Raj said that, “All roads will be included in the campaign. Several NGOs have already come forward. Our engineers will develop ward-wise plans for the participants and map out the locations of black spots. A more detailed plan will be available on Thursday.”