Compost Santhe is back

Like most other popular events, following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the popular ‘Compost Santhe’ had been suspended. It is only recently that the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) started holding these santhes to promote composting, terrace gardening and decentralised composting.

On Sunday, a ‘Compost Santhe’ was held at 5th Block, Sir M. Visvesvaraya Layout, under Ullal ward. Over 25 organisations providing solid waste management solutions had set up stalls during the Santhe where street plays were staged to create awareness among citizens on the importance of segregation at source. These santhes are in line with the Karnataka government’s vision for the city, pointed out D. Randeep, BBMP’s Special Commissioner (SWM). He said that under Bengaluru Mission 2022, one of the main activities planned is encouraging in-house and decentralised processing of wet waste through local buy-back centres for compost.