Bengaluru: BBMP has been selected as the ‘Best RRR Reduce, Reuse and Recycle (RRR) City’ in Karnataka in the Nanna Jeevana, Nanna Swachha Nagara Abhiyana conducted by the Directorate of Municipal Administration, and Urban Development Department.
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) launched a large-scale and high-impact national campaign from May 15 to June 5, Environment Day, with the motto “My Life, My Clean City”. In this regard, the Directorate of Urban Administration of the Urban Development Department has asked to set up Reduce, Reuse and Recycle (RRR) centres in the urban local bodies of Karnataka state with the motto ‘Nanna Jeevana, Nanna Swachh Nagara’.
Accordingly, RRR centres will be opened in 49 wards of BBMP and the unused books, toys, iron products and plastic products will be recycled and the city will be made into a clean city.
On the basis of various selection criteria in the Nanna Jeevana, Nanna Swachh Nagar Abhiyana, the state has selected Bengaluru as one of the best performing RRR cities in the state of Karnataka. Municipal Administration Minister Rahim Khan and Director of Municipal Administration at a workshop on plastic waste management conducted by the Directorate of Municipal Administration, Manjushree felicitated with “Best RRR City” award and certificate in Bengaluru.
On this occasion, Basavaraj Kabade, Chief General Manager (CGM) at Bengaluru Solid Waste Management Company (BSWML), Praveen L, Chief Engineer of Solid Waste Management Department, Chief Marshal Rajbir Singh and others were present.
Administrator Rakesh Singh and Chief Commissioner Tushar Girinath congratulated the officers of the Solid Waste Department for being selected as the ‘Best RRR City’ of BBMP.