<p>The BBMP is planning to set up 76 manned kiosks across the city where citizens can deposit dry waste, both cyclable and recyclable. A budget of Rs 4 crore has been set aside for this. </p>.<p>The kiosks are, however, unlikely to eliminate garbage black spots from public places as they will not accept wet waste. </p>.<p>The kiosks will be set up mostly in garbage vulnerable points, including lorry points and semi-underground bin areas. Each kiosk will have colour-coated bins to receive segregated waste, a senior BBMP official said. </p>.<p>The civic body decided to accept only dry waste because it’s collected from households only twice a week as against the wet waste, which is picked up almost daily. </p>.<p>As per the tender document, the kiosks will be set up in sheds fabricated from structural steel, polyurethane sheet walls and roofs. A municipal worker will receive waste at the kiosk but no details have been given in the bill of quantities mentioned in the document. </p>.<p>Bengaluru’s only ‘kasa kiosk’ was established on NAL Wind Tunnel Road around three years ago under a partnership between the BBMP, NGO Saahas and healthcare outsourcing services company Omega Healthcare. This kiosk accepts all kinds of waste and is situated on a former dumpsite. </p>.<p>Some residents say the new kiosks should accept wet waste, too. “I have changed homes at least thrice during the last four years of my stay in Bengaluru. Never did I see the waste getting collected daily. Since the BBMP is investing a lot of money on kasa kiosks, it’s better if they accept even wet waste that can be stored in the house beyond a day,” said Deepthi Prasanna, a resident of Kasthurinagar. </p>.<p><strong>Watch latest videos by DH here:</strong></p>
<p>The BBMP is planning to set up 76 manned kiosks across the city where citizens can deposit dry waste, both cyclable and recyclable. A budget of Rs 4 crore has been set aside for this. </p>.<p>The kiosks are, however, unlikely to eliminate garbage black spots from public places as they will not accept wet waste. </p>.<p>The kiosks will be set up mostly in garbage vulnerable points, including lorry points and semi-underground bin areas. Each kiosk will have colour-coated bins to receive segregated waste, a senior BBMP official said. </p>.<p>The civic body decided to accept only dry waste because it’s collected from households only twice a week as against the wet waste, which is picked up almost daily. </p>.<p>As per the tender document, the kiosks will be set up in sheds fabricated from structural steel, polyurethane sheet walls and roofs. A municipal worker will receive waste at the kiosk but no details have been given in the bill of quantities mentioned in the document. </p>.<p>Bengaluru’s only ‘kasa kiosk’ was established on NAL Wind Tunnel Road around three years ago under a partnership between the BBMP, NGO Saahas and healthcare outsourcing services company Omega Healthcare. This kiosk accepts all kinds of waste and is situated on a former dumpsite. </p>.<p>Some residents say the new kiosks should accept wet waste, too. “I have changed homes at least thrice during the last four years of my stay in Bengaluru. Never did I see the waste getting collected daily. Since the BBMP is investing a lot of money on kasa kiosks, it’s better if they accept even wet waste that can be stored in the house beyond a day,” said Deepthi Prasanna, a resident of Kasthurinagar. </p>.<p><strong>Watch latest videos by DH here:</strong></p>