Archive · 13 Aug 2026
Empty plot owners given August 15 deadline to clean premises
A city called Bengaluru has many empty pieces of land with no buildings on them.
The city government wants owners to keep these empty plots clean.
Owners must clean their land by August 15, otherwise city workers will do it for them.
If the city cleans the land, the owner will have to pay for it.
Cleaning a small plot can cost about 26,000 rupees.
This is part of a special campaign called the 'Waste-Free Independence Campaign.'
The rules come from the city's waste management bye-laws.
Owners can drop waste at five special places chosen by the city.
They can also hire cleaners approved by the city.
The charges cover cleaning and taking the waste away.
The Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) has given vacant plot owners in Bengaluru until August 15 to voluntarily clean their premises.
Cleaning a 1,200 sq. ft. vacant site and transporting the waste could cost between Rs25,900 and Rs26,900, depending on whether the property has a compound wall.
Uncleared sites will be cleaned by the respective municipal corporations after August 15, with expenses recovered from the property owners.
The order cites Rule 18(1)(b) of the Solid Waste Management Bye-Laws, 2020 and is part of the 'Waste-Free Independence Campaign'.
Five waste disposal locations have been identified, and owners may engage service providers notified by the civic bodies.
- Who
- The Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA), led by Chief Commissioner Maheshwar Rao, and the owners of vacant sites in Bengaluru
- What
- Owners of vacant plots have been ordered to clean their premises by August 15; otherwise civic bodies will clean them and recover the costs, with cleaning a 1,200 sq. ft. site costing Rs25,900-Rs26,900
- When
- By August 15; the 'Waste-Free Independence Campaign' was launched this month
- Where
- Bengaluru
- Why
- To make Bengaluru cleaner, more attractive and more liveable, under Rule 18(1)(b) of the Solid Waste Management Bye-Laws, 2020
- Civic body
- Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA)
- Deadline
- August 15
- Cleaning cost (1,200 sq. ft. site)
- Rs25,900-Rs26,900 (depending on compound wall)
- Key official
- Chief Commissioner Maheshwar Rao
- Legal basis
- Rule 18(1)(b), Solid Waste Management Bye-Laws, 2020
- Campaign
- Waste-Free Independence Campaign
- Waste disposal locations
- 5 identified
- Cost recovery
- Via property tax if cleaned by civic authorities