Fed up with years of garbage being dumped carelessly near his home, 63-year-old businessman KG Prasad decided he could no longer wait for officials or neighbours to act.

Repeated appeals to residents and pourakarmikas yielded no change, leaving the spot a persistent eyesore. Out of sheer frustration, Prasad tried an unusual yet practical solution—he converted the dumping area into a mini-garden.

On Independence Day, he placed large cement pots filled with soil and saplings at the black spot notorious for littering. To his surprise, the effect was immediate. “People stopped throwing garbage there. Even stray dogs, which thrived on the waste, have reduced,” Prasad said. What months of persuasion could not achieve, a touch of greenery managed effortlessly. Initially, BBMP workers encoura

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