Bengaluru to Replace Garbage Fleet with 4,900 Higher-Capacity Vehicles

The Karnataka State Cabinet has approved a plan to modernize Bengaluru's waste management system by replacing the existing garbage collection fleet with 4,900 new, higher-capacity vehicles. Bengaluru City Development Minister Krishna Byre Gowda announced on Thursday that these new vehicles will be equipped with GPS technology to ensure consistent collection coverage.

Fleet Modernization Plan

Currently, Bengaluru relies on a fleet of 5,200 three-wheeler vehicles. While each was originally designed to hold one tonne, their effective capacity has dwindled to 0.5 tonnes due to age, limiting the total daily collection to approximately 5,600 tonnes.

The proposed system aims to reorganize the fleet into 33 packages, with the Cabinet having already approved 15 of these. The new configuration will consist of:

• 3,000 four-wheelers with three- or five-tonne capacities.
• 1,900 three-wheelers with a one-tonne capacity.

This shift is expected to increase the total daily handling capacity to 9,000 tonnes of garbage.

Operational Details

Under the new seven-year contracts, successful bidders will be responsible for both providing the vehicles and managing the collection and transportation of waste. Minister Byre Gowda noted that the projected annual cost for these services is approximately ₹610 crore, a slight increase from the current ₹598 crore, despite the significant improvement in waste handling capacity.

Interested parties can monitor official government tender portals for updates regarding the remaining tender packages.