Bengaluru’s waste choked a village, now govt plans reopening with Rs 90 crore payout

A waste facility in Gundlahalli shut in 2016 after years of overflowing garbage and mass protests. But the legacy waste was never cleared. Now, as Bengaluru’s landfills overflow, the government wants to acquire the same 134 acres and restart operations, despite unresolved environmental damage and villagers’ fears of a repeat crisis. TNM’s Shivani Kava and Bhuvan Malik travelled to Doddaballapura to check what’s happening on the ground.