Waste is being shifted on the carriageway while liquid runoff and a strong smell make the footpaths difficult to use on Krishna Rajendra Road in Bengaluru’s V.V. Puram neighbourhood. The city’s waste-management company said a private contractor was responsible and had already been warned.
Waste transfers are taking place at both ends of National College metro station on Krishna Rajendra Road. The stretch also has bus stops and is used daily by students and public-transport passengers. Residents say the rubbish and smell have driven them off the footpaths.
Rajappa, an autorickshaw driver, told The Hindu that compactors are placed at different points along the road on different days. After the first complaints, he said, the operation moved from the Indira Canteen side towards Vani Vilas Road, then expanded to another spot near the Bescom office.
Rahul Gowda, a nearby college student, said he had stopped using one side of the road because of the smell. He said leaked liquid collects on the footpath and makes the stretch especially difficult to walk through when it rains. The transfer operation resumed after a brief pause, he added.
A Bengaluru Solid Waste Management Ltd. official said the vehicles belonged to a contractor collecting waste from bulk generators. The company warned the contractor and filed an oral police complaint. Operations stopped after an inspection but later resumed. The official said the company planned to hold a meeting to address the issue.