K-100 project: BBMP proposes QR code system to tackle illegal dumping of waste along SWD
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With work under way on the ₹160 crore ‘Citizens Water Way Project’ — which will see Bengaluru’s K-100 rajakaluve get a facelift — the civic body is turning to technology to tackle the indiscriminate dumping of waste into the major storm water drain.
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike has proposed a QR code-based door-to-door garbage collection to be implemented in and around Rajendra Nagar slum in Koramangala on a pilot basis.
Senior officials told The Hindu that each house will be assigned a QR code and a card with all the relevant details. Garbage collectors will have to scan the QR code while collecting waste, which will be transmitted to the smart control room.
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