Waste transfer on KR Road leaves pedestrians battling stench

With no transfer station nearby, Bengaluru Solid Waste Management Ltd. is using the footpath and K.R. Road near National College metro station to transfer waste, inconveniencing pedestrians walking to the station, on Thursday. | Photo Credit: MURALI KUMAR K.

Waste transfer on the carriageway, leachate stagnating on the footpath, and the stench emanating from it have kept pedestrians off the footpaths on Krishna Rajendra Road in V.V. Puram, a key pedestrian stretch in South Bengaluru.

Bengaluru Solid Waste Management Ltd. (BSWML) officials, however, said that the waste transfer undertaken on the stretch is being carried out by a private commercial contractor, against whom they have filed an oral police complaint.

K.R. Road, which is a major road connecting several popular stretches in the city, including Gandhi Bazaar, Vani Vilas Road, and South End Road, also houses National College metro station. With multiple bus stops and a metro station on the stretch, K.R. Road is a key pedestrian corridor as well.