Bengaluru: Bellahalli quarry to brim over in 45 days; new site yet to be found

BENGALURU: Another garbage crisis is staring Bengaluru in the face as the Bellahalli quarry, where the city's waste is dumped, will be filled to the brim in another 45 days.
The BBMP, meanwhile, is yet to identify an alternative site for a landfill.
The quarry, 21km from the city, is situated near Hegde Nagar, Jakkur ward, and is spread over 22 acres. "There is no alternative site available for the Palike to discard the city's waste. Around 2,400 tonnes of garbage are being dumped every day in Bellahalli. Some 300 compactors per day are being sent from different parts of the city to the quarry, each carrying nearly eight tonnes of trash. If we go by the present scenario, Bellahalli can accommodate another 1,08,000 tonnes of waste over the next 45 days," a BBMP solid waste management official said.
The BBMP began dumping waste at Bellahalli, Mittaganahalli and Bagalur quarries in April 2016.
Mittaganahalli was getting 85 compactors every day and Bagalur 55. However, both the quarries were closed on directions of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), which took exception to the BBMP's failure to dispose of waste scientifically.
Residents of Bellahalli had organised a protest in October 2018, alleging the BBMP hadn't undertaken development work in the village and its neighbourhood. They also demanded that Bellahalli Circle be named after Mysuru warrior Tipu Sultan.
Earlier, the BBMP had informed NGT that landfills are the final resting places for residual and inert waste. The sites are receiving mixed waste but it's only an interim measure till integrated waste processing plants are put in place. The city generates 4,000 tonnes of solid waste daily - 50% is segregated and the rest is mixed waste.