Special Cleanliness Drive Removes 21 Black Spots Across Central City Corporation Areas

Bengaluru Central City Corporation conducted a large-scale cleanliness drive across multiple constituencies, covering 8.45 km and removing 21 black spots. The campaign involved 203 sanitation workers, 8 JCB machines, and 40 tractors to clear accumulated roadside waste.

Key Details

• The special cleanliness campaign was conducted across six Assembly constituencies within the Central City Corporation jurisdiction.

• The drive focused on environmental protection, sanitation improvement, and black spot elimination.

• The initiative was led under the guidance of Commissioner Rajendra Cholan.

Operational Highlights

• Total stretch cleaned: 8.45 km

• Black spots removed: 21

• Waste cleared: 51 tractor loads of roadside waste

• Machinery used: 8 JCB machines and 40 tractors

• Total sanitation workers involved: 203 pourakarmikas and sanitation staff.

Key Locations Covered

Chamarajpet Assembly Constituency

• Cleaning drive conducted from Sangam Circle to Pipeline Road via Padarayanapura Sirsi Circle.

Chickpet Assembly Constituency

• Special cleaning operations in Ward No. 119, covering:

OTC Road

• Kumbarpet Main Road

• SJP Road

• NR Road

• Surroundings of Dharmarayaswamy Temple.

Gandhinagar Assembly Constituency

• Cleaning activities conducted in Ward No. 94 at Goods Shed Road and nearby areas.

Shantinagar Assembly Constituency

• Cleanliness operations carried out at Burley Street Cross Road and surrounding areas in Ward No. 117.

Shivajinagar Assembly Constituency

• Cleaning carried out from:

Manipal Signal to Dispensary Road and Shivananda Circle

• Chalukya Circle to the Karnataka High Court.

C. V. Raman Nagar Assembly Constituency

• Cleaning work undertaken in Ward No. 113 (Hoysala Nagar) from CMH Road Adarsha Theatre Junction to 80 Feet Main Road.

Campaign Objective

• Permanently eliminate garbage black spots within the city corporation limits.

• Maintain continuous sanitation and urban beautification.

• Encourage citizens to avoid littering and dispose of waste only at designated locations.

Officials Involved

• Rajendra Cholan – Commissioner

• Daljit Kumar – Additional Commissioner (Development)

• Executive Engineers, DGMs, AGMs

• Assistant Executive Engineers

• Forest and Horticulture Department officials

• Other departmental staff.

Geographic Classification

• Corporation: Bengaluru Central City Corporation

• Constituency: Multiple (Chamarajpet, Chickpet, Gandhinagar, Shantinagar, Shivajinagar, C. V. Raman Nagar)

• Ward: Multiple (94, 113, 117, 119)