State Act

THE BRUHAT BENGALURU MAHANAGARA PALIKE ACT, 2020

This Act was repealed on 15 May 2025 by the Greater Bengaluru Governance Act, 2024 (Karnataka Act 36 of 2025), s.361(1); it may still apply to matters that began before then.

291. Functions of the Ward Committee.- (1) The Ward Committee shall organize collection of municipal solid wastes through any of the methods, like community bin collection, house-to-house collection, and collection on regular pre-informed times and schedules; (2) The Ward Committee shall devise collection of wastes from slums and squatter areas or other localities including hotels, restaurants, office complexes and commercial areas; (3) The Ward Committee shall remove at regular intervals all solid wastes so collected under clause (1) and clause (2) for disposal on daily basis, and (4) The Ward Committee shall arrange for making use of biodegradable wastes from slaughterhouses, meat and fish markets, and fruits and vegetable markets in an environmentally acceptable manner. (5) The Ward Committee shall also ensure that solid waste is collected from public spaces such as parks, markets, roads, streets, gardens and similar areas that fall within the respective ward.