Village fund standoff brings Bengaluru garbage movement to a halt: Bellahalli residents block dumping yard

Angry villagers stop over 100 garbage trucks, block roads with tractors, and accuse GBA of denying village development funds for two years, triggering a major waste disposal crisis on the city’s outskirts.

Tension erupted at the Mittaganahalli-Bellahalli garbage processing and dumping yard after local villagers launched a strong protest against the GBA, accusing the authority of failing to release the promised Village Development Fund for the past two years.

From 10 am on Tuesday, residents of Bellahalli blocked the main gate of the dumping yard, preventing garbage trucks from entering the facility. The protest brought waste transportation to a complete standstill, leaving over 100 garbage-laden trucks stranded on the road.

Villagers used tractor-trolleys to block the access road leading to the dumping yard, forcing long queues of garbage trucks to halt. Drivers remained stuck inside their vehicles for hours, unable to unload the waste. Normally, at least two trips of garbage trucks are completed daily at the site, but operations came to a total halt due to the blockade.

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The villagers alleged that despite repeated assurances, the GBA has not released the Village Development Fund for two consecutive years, causing severe hardship. They warned that garbage dumping would not resume until the funds are released.

Local residents also raised serious environmental and health concerns. They claimed that borewells now release contaminated water, lakes are being polluted by waste discharge, and livestock such as cows and sheep have died after consuming contaminated lake water. They further alleged that continuous dumping has damaged local roads, caused foul-smelling wastewater stagnation, and severely affected public health.

Angry protesters said garbage-laced water flows through the village, making living conditions unbearable. “We will not allow even a single truck to enter until our demands are met,” residents declared.