Bengaluru, Aug. 10 -- The Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) has launched a citywide drive to ensure vacant sites are kept clean and free from garbage, debris and vegetation. Owners of vacant properties have been given time until August 15 to complete the cleaning themselves.

The campaign, being conducted ahead of Independence Day under the theme 'Freedom from Garbage', follows complaints and inspections revealing that several vacant plots have turned into dumping grounds. In many locations, unchecked growth of weeds and accumulated waste have also created unhygienic conditions.

The GBA has reminded property owners that maintaining their vacant sites in a clean and sanitary condition is mandatory under the Solid Waste Management Bye-Laws...