Archive · 6 Dec 2025
Bengaluru advances leachate treatment to tackle waste crisis
Bengaluru has had a big problem with garbage for a long time.
The waste has been piling up and making a toxic liquid called leachate, which is harmful to people and the environment.
Now, the city has decided to build a special plant to clean this toxic liquid.
A company called Mukka Proteins will build and run this plant.
They have to finish building it in nine months and then clean all the stored leachate over the next four years.
This will help keep the water and land clean and safe for everyone.
Bengaluru's garbage crisis has led to the accumulation of 2,878 million litres of untreated leachate.
BSWML has awarded a Rs 474.89 crore project to Mukka Proteins to build a Leachate Treatment Plant.
The plant will use biological and chemical filtration to clean the toxic liquid over four years.
The purified water can be used for irrigation, vehicle washing, and safely released into lakes.
The project aims to address the overflowing leachate pits and prevent contamination of villages and lakes.
- Who
- Bangalore Solid Waste Management Company Limited (BSWML) and Mukka Proteins Limited
- What
- Setting up an advanced Leachate Treatment Plant
- When
- Project to be completed within 9 months, treatment over 4 years
- Where
- Bengaluru, specifically areas like Mittaganahalli and Kannur
- Why
- To treat and prevent the spread of toxic leachate from waste dumps
- Project Cost
- Rs 474.89 crore
- Treatment Rate
- Rs 1.65 per litre
- Leachate Volume
- 2,878 million litres
- Project Duration
- 4 years
- Construction Time
- 9 months