Garbage piles up at GBA headquarters despite its ‘Clean City’ campaign in Bengaluru

Even as the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) lectures citizens on solid waste management, heaps of debris and garbage lie unattended outside its own headquarters.

The agency that teaches the city how to stay clean is struggling to keep its own backyard tidy. The Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA), responsible for implementing solid waste management and public cleanliness drives, faces public criticism after piles of garbage and debris were found outside its main headquarters near Hudson Circle.

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Residents and commuters say the irony couldn’t be starker. While GBA enforces waste segregation and penalises citizens for littering, its own premises, which also house the office of the Chief Commissioner, are surrounded by unattended waste. NewsFirst’s on-ground check revealed years-old debris stacked on one side and heaps of garbage on another, turning the area into a mini dump yard.

Locals allege that GBA’s own staff contribute to the problem. Some claim that the garbage collected from nearby areas is dumped right outside the authority’s office. Others allege that when payments to auto-tipper drivers are delayed, waste collection is skipped, leaving roads half-cleaned.

Even more shocking is that similar scenes were witnessed near the GBA’s Citizen Grievance Department in Govindarajnagar, where waste was piled right in front of the office meant to handle public complaints.

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Citizens are now asking tough questions: why are workers not penalised for dumping waste on the streets? How can GBA lead a cleanliness campaign when its own facilities fail to follow basic hygiene standards?

Residents are urging the authority to first clean its own premises before advising the public.