BANGALORE: Imagine a locality once known for its dense trees and lush greenery, that had to be done with in order to make way for the towering skyscrapers, residential layouts and shopping outlets.And now visualise a locality where the unceasing garbage menace seems to be back in full force in order to plague the residents and pedestrians alike.Guess the spot they have chosen this time around: the shelter of trees and footpaths.The area of Sanjaynagar, at various spots has been dumped with garbage that seems to stay and rot with no attention from the authorities.Off the Sanjaynagar Main Road, in a bylane which lies in close proximity to a coffee shop, the disposal of garbage under a tree seems to have let pedestrians in a lurch.Occupying more than half of the road, it exudes stench that is unbearable and makes commuting a difficult task.Pavithra, a pedestrian, remarked, “As much we would like to blame the authorities, the residents have to accept that a major share of the problem is theirs too.The BBMP could think of installing huge dustbins or concrete structures for the residents to dispose their garbage.” In another area, near the Radhakrishna Temple, on the 1st Main Road, a billboard has been placed to discourage people from discarding garbage.However, the sign board goes unnoticed as a pile of waste is what greets one to the road every time.Added to that, an official order from the Bruhat Bangalore Mahangara Palike (BBMP) and the welfare association of the area is disobeyed as well.The poster also says that the area is under vigilance with a warning that the act of throwing waste would be punishable.On the main road, two vacant plots, one near a departmental store and another near the Chat Corner, have been left brimming with garbage.Most of it overflows onto the road leaving no space on the footpath for the pedestrians to walk on.But as the authorities say that they are doing their best in order to solve the garbage problem, residents ask where they are suppose to dispose their wastes.While most residents associations in the area have started the task of segregation, one ends up asking what are they suppose to do after segregation as nobody has been assigned the task of collecting it.While door to door collection is being practised once again by a few of the smaller localities, the residents say that the action loses its fizzle in two to three days.Ganesh, a resident, ,said, “We try our best to avoid discarding our everyday garbage here.When the BBMP garbage collectors fail to collect our waste, we have no option but to dispose it on the roads.” The local corporator of the area, D Venkatesha, said, “The banner has definitely reduced the amount of garbage that has been dumped in the area.We will take it step by step.”
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