A Secondary Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) transfer station in Bengaluru. Most of the empanelled vendors are charging ₹12 per kg, while other private vendors, before the BSWML mandated that waste be handed over only to empanelled vendors, had been charging much less. | Photo Credit: MURALI KUMAR K Greater Bengaluru Development Minister Krishna Byre Gowda said that the Bengaluru Solid Waste Management Limited (BSWML) will empanel more vendors to collect waste from bulk generators, addressing a long-standing demand of citizens. Currently, BSWML has empanelled five companies, one for each corporation, to collect waste from bulk generators. However, citizens have been complaining about the monopoly, alleging that they are forced to spend more than necessary on waste disposal. Most of the empanelled vendors are charging ₹12 per kg, while other private vendors, before the BSWML mandated that waste be handed over only to empanelled vendors, had been charging much less. On July 15, Mr. Gowda clarified that the government of Karnataka has fixed ₹12 per kg as the maximum charge, and that customers can bargain. He …