Bengaluru Solid Waste Management Limited (BSWML) authorities on Thursday, October 30, began an unconventional cleaning drive that involves dumping garbage near the houses of habitual offenders.

Termed as ‘Kasa Surisuva Habba’, which translates to garbage dumping festival, the authorities took the initiative after repeated programmes failed to keep the city clean.

Several residents woke up to find the same garbage they threw outside their homes dumped by the authorities themselves. They were also reportedly fined up to Rs 10,000, a report by DH said.

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The agency explained that marshals were deployed to track the waste from illegal dumping ‘black spots’ back to the responsible households. A senior BSWML offici

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