‘Present contractors shall carry dry and wet wastes separately’

The High Court on Thursday set a deadline of two weeks for the Karnataka government and BBMP to submit a status report on steps taken to tackle the garbage menace in Bangalore. Hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by city-based advocate G R Mohan, seeking supersession of the BBMP for its failure to act on the garbage disposal issue, the division bench comprising Chief Justice Vikramajit Sen and Justice B V Nagarathna mentioned specific steps to be followed in dealing with garbage disposal.