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Bengaluru: The Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) has appointed nodal officers in all five corporations as it plans to participate in the Swachh Survekshan campaign, a nationwide cleanliness survey conducted by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.
The Swachh Survekshan campaign has a total of 12,500 points, with 1,000 each for Open Defection Free (ODF/ODF Plus/ODF Plus Plus/Water Plus), 1,000 for garbage-free cities, and 10,500 for citizen feedback and on-ground assessment.
The preparatory meeting was chaired by GBA Chief Commissioner M Maheshwar Rao, with the CEO of Bengaluru Solid Waste Management Ltd also present.
In the meeting, it was decided to set up 60 waste collection centres, known as kasa kiosks, soon.
Solid waste management experts are not in favour of kasa kiosks, calling them money-guzzling units with limited impact.
They insist the BSWML must fix door-to-door collection issues — coverage and punctuality — instead of focusing on secondary measures.