Safety gear and segregation compliance made ‘strictly mandatory’

Bengaluru Solid Waste Management Ltd. (BSWML) has flagged violations of discarded handling norms by contractors and tract staff.

According to a missive from BSWML to each its officials and contractors, divisional officers person allegedly been compelling auto-tipper drivers and helpers to transportation retired discarded segregation work, a determination that goes against the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2000 and 2016. The missive noted that workers person expressed beardown dissatisfaction, with immoderate expressing their willingness to quit, claiming they are being treated similar rag-pickers.