Chief Commissioner of the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA), M. Maheshwar Rao, inspected K.R. Market on Saturday and directed officials to prepare a comprehensive master plan to maintain cleanliness and recover outstanding rent from defaulters.
Mr. Rao noted that the market generates around 70 tonnes of waste daily and stated that there is hence a need for scientific and effective waste disposal. He instructed that cleanliness be maintained round-the-clock, with every shop keeping bins for waste. Marshals were ordered to fine violators and raise awareness to ensure proper disposal in designated locations.
The Chief Commissioner directed action against encroachments, stating that shopkeepers must operate only within allotted spaces and that repeat offenders would face legal action. He instructed officials to repair damaged roof sheets, causing water leakage, and to prevent water stagnation within the premises. Public toilets were another concern. The toilets, previously locked, were directed to be cleaned and made accessible on the same day, while another poorly maintained toilet within the market premises will either be renovated or replaced with a new facility in a nearby vacant space, he added. Unauthorised storage of materials on the second floor of the market was also ordered to be removed immediately, with officials asked to efficiently utilise vacant areas near waste disposal sites.
