<p>The BBMP plans to resume operations at three waste processing plants — established a decade ago — at Seegehalli, Subbarayanapalya, and Lingadheeranahalli, after Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar visited them on Sunday.</p>.<p>During his surprise inspection of the plants, including the one that is under-utilised, the deputy chief minister wanted to check the actual waste processing and whether the BBMP was merely claiming bills without carrying out the work.</p>.<p>Visiting the 120-tonne capacity Seegehalli plant, non-operational for the past four years due to protests from nearby school students, Shivakumar ordered officials to restart the plant. It will likely receive waste for processing from next week.</p>.<p>Shivakumar next inspected the Kannahalli plant, located just half a kilometer away. Despite its capacity to process 350 tonnes per day, he discovered that only a few compactors were delivering garbage to the plant on a daily basis.</p>.<p>The Bengaluru Development Minister checked the weighing machines and the logbook to verify the actual number of vehicles recorded. He also learned that the plant had been handed over to a private firm for implementing waste-to-energy technology, which was not carried out.</p>.<p>Shivakumar was also at the partially operational Doddabidarakallu plant.</p>.<p>Speaking to reporters later, he said he would deploy personnel to monitor the number of garbage-laden vehicles being sent to the plants. "We will also verify the bills to see if there is any mismanagement," he added.</p>.<p>The BBMP currently operates seven waste processing plants, but due to opposition from locals, some plants, including Kannahalli, Subbarayanapalya, Lingadheeranahalli, KCDC, and Seegehalli, are not receiving waste.</p>.<p>Plants such as Chikkanagamangala receives close to 275 tonnes a day, while much of the remaining garbage is being sent to landfill sites. </p>.<p>Last year, Bengaluru received the lowest score in the national cleanliness survey as it was not investing heavily in processing waste. </p>.<p class="CrossHead"><strong>A trip to Indira canteens</strong></p>.<p>On Sunday, Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar also inspected two Indira canteens.</p>.<p>At the canteen in Dasarahalli, he found that it had run out of food, and customers complained about being charged Rs 10 for breakfast instead of the government-fixed price of Rs 5. He attempted to contact the helpline, but found it non-functional.</p>
<p>The BBMP plans to resume operations at three waste processing plants — established a decade ago — at Seegehalli, Subbarayanapalya, and Lingadheeranahalli, after Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar visited them on Sunday.</p>.<p>During his surprise inspection of the plants, including the one that is under-utilised, the deputy chief minister wanted to check the actual waste processing and whether the BBMP was merely claiming bills without carrying out the work.</p>.<p>Visiting the 120-tonne capacity Seegehalli plant, non-operational for the past four years due to protests from nearby school students, Shivakumar ordered officials to restart the plant. It will likely receive waste for processing from next week.</p>.<p>Shivakumar next inspected the Kannahalli plant, located just half a kilometer away. Despite its capacity to process 350 tonnes per day, he discovered that only a few compactors were delivering garbage to the plant on a daily basis.</p>.<p>The Bengaluru Development Minister checked the weighing machines and the logbook to verify the actual number of vehicles recorded. He also learned that the plant had been handed over to a private firm for implementing waste-to-energy technology, which was not carried out.</p>.<p>Shivakumar was also at the partially operational Doddabidarakallu plant.</p>.<p>Speaking to reporters later, he said he would deploy personnel to monitor the number of garbage-laden vehicles being sent to the plants. "We will also verify the bills to see if there is any mismanagement," he added.</p>.<p>The BBMP currently operates seven waste processing plants, but due to opposition from locals, some plants, including Kannahalli, Subbarayanapalya, Lingadheeranahalli, KCDC, and Seegehalli, are not receiving waste.</p>.<p>Plants such as Chikkanagamangala receives close to 275 tonnes a day, while much of the remaining garbage is being sent to landfill sites. </p>.<p>Last year, Bengaluru received the lowest score in the national cleanliness survey as it was not investing heavily in processing waste. </p>.<p class="CrossHead"><strong>A trip to Indira canteens</strong></p>.<p>On Sunday, Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar also inspected two Indira canteens.</p>.<p>At the canteen in Dasarahalli, he found that it had run out of food, and customers complained about being charged Rs 10 for breakfast instead of the government-fixed price of Rs 5. He attempted to contact the helpline, but found it non-functional.</p>