<p>Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy discussed the action plan for the city with the Bangalore Political Action Committee (BPAC) members on Saturday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">After the meeting, the chief minister said the BPAC team’s recommendations on waste management and plastic-free Bengaluru would be implemented in a time-bound manner.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Kumaraswamy met BPAC president Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, vice president T V Mohandas Pai, CEO Revathy Ashok and other members and sought information about ongoing projects under the citizens’ forum.</p>.<p class="bodytext">According to the BPAC, the team shared its views and updates on the progress on existing projects, such as high traffic density corridors, white-topping of roads, garbage disposal and metro planning for city’s development with the chief minister.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The team told the chief minister that the city should be made a plastic-free and for this the use of plastic and vinyl posters, flexes should be prohibited.</p>.<p class="bodytext">It also stressed the need to use modern technology to dispose of garbage.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The chief minister promised that he, along with the deputy chief minister, G Parameshwar, who is also the Bengaluru Development Minister, will shortly call a meeting of all related urban development agencies to discuss the issues.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Revathy Ashok said: “The chief minister has responded positively to BPAC’s suggestion. He also promised to implement all the projects under the BPAC in a year, she said.</p>
<p>Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy discussed the action plan for the city with the Bangalore Political Action Committee (BPAC) members on Saturday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">After the meeting, the chief minister said the BPAC team’s recommendations on waste management and plastic-free Bengaluru would be implemented in a time-bound manner.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Kumaraswamy met BPAC president Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, vice president T V Mohandas Pai, CEO Revathy Ashok and other members and sought information about ongoing projects under the citizens’ forum.</p>.<p class="bodytext">According to the BPAC, the team shared its views and updates on the progress on existing projects, such as high traffic density corridors, white-topping of roads, garbage disposal and metro planning for city’s development with the chief minister.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The team told the chief minister that the city should be made a plastic-free and for this the use of plastic and vinyl posters, flexes should be prohibited.</p>.<p class="bodytext">It also stressed the need to use modern technology to dispose of garbage.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The chief minister promised that he, along with the deputy chief minister, G Parameshwar, who is also the Bengaluru Development Minister, will shortly call a meeting of all related urban development agencies to discuss the issues.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Revathy Ashok said: “The chief minister has responded positively to BPAC’s suggestion. He also promised to implement all the projects under the BPAC in a year, she said.</p>