<p><strong>The Solid Waste Management Round Table (SWMRT) set up a mechanism to segregate garbage behind the City Corporation building on Friday.</strong></p>.<p><strong>Dr Meenakshi Bharath of the SWMRT said there were separate bins to dump plastic covers, bottles, papers, cups and the organic waste such as leaves, branches and leftovers. <br /><br />Recyclable material will be sent directly to the recycling units while the organic waste will be converted into manure to be used for the Palike’s garden. <br /><br />At the inauguration, BBMP Commissioner Siddaiah commended the SWMRT for its initiative on the garbage segregation which will be taken up across the City.</strong></p>.<p><strong>The Palike launched 14 additional vans for catching dogs. The two dog-catchers will utilise them while catching the dogs in the City, sterilise and vaccinate them before leaving the animals again at the same spot from where they were picked up.</strong></p>.<p><strong>With the arrival of new dog-catching squad, Palike would sterilise at least 70,000 dogs every year.</strong></p>
<p><strong>The Solid Waste Management Round Table (SWMRT) set up a mechanism to segregate garbage behind the City Corporation building on Friday.</strong></p>.<p><strong>Dr Meenakshi Bharath of the SWMRT said there were separate bins to dump plastic covers, bottles, papers, cups and the organic waste such as leaves, branches and leftovers. <br /><br />Recyclable material will be sent directly to the recycling units while the organic waste will be converted into manure to be used for the Palike’s garden. <br /><br />At the inauguration, BBMP Commissioner Siddaiah commended the SWMRT for its initiative on the garbage segregation which will be taken up across the City.</strong></p>.<p><strong>The Palike launched 14 additional vans for catching dogs. The two dog-catchers will utilise them while catching the dogs in the City, sterilise and vaccinate them before leaving the animals again at the same spot from where they were picked up.</strong></p>.<p><strong>With the arrival of new dog-catching squad, Palike would sterilise at least 70,000 dogs every year.</strong></p>