Bengaluru Karaga Festival: 455 Tonnes of Waste Cleared in 12 Days

The Central Corporation reported successful sanitation management during the 2026 Bengaluru Karaga Festival, with 455 tonnes of waste cleared over a 12-day period through continuous operations and additional resources.

Key Details:

• Authority: Central Corporation

• Official: Commissioner Rajendra Cholan

• Duration: March 23, 2026 – April 3, 2026

• Total Waste Cleared: ~455 tonnes

• Cleaning operations conducted at:

Sri Dharmaraya Swamy Temple premises

• Temple Road

• Surrounding festival areas

• Major Karaga procession routes

Operational Measures:

• Two daily cleaning shifts:

2:30 PM – 9:30 PM

• 9:30 PM – 6:30 AM

• Deployment of:

35 additional sanitation staff

• 2 additional compactors

• 15 additional auto tippers

• Continuous pre-event inspections conducted for:

Road repairs (pothole filling)

• Electrical arrangements

• Sanitation preparedness

• Commissioner acknowledged contributions of:

Senior officials and engineers

• Chikkapete, Gandhinagar, and Shivajinagar divisions

• Sanitation workers and supporting departments