Central corporation rolls out GPS tracking for 138 garbage auto-tippers

Central corporation rolls out GPS tracking for 138 garbage auto-tippers Published – August 21, 2026 09: 39 pm IST – Bengaluru.

Key points

• (BSWML) Chief Executive Officer Karee Gowda, the project is being led by Central City Corporation Zonal Joint Commissioner Ranganath K., and is being implemented with CSR backing.
• According to The initiative was taken up after BSWML, none of the garbage collecting auto-tippers have functioning GPS, leaving a gap in monitoring.
• The project intends to apply technology to monitor waste collection vehicles and improve the efficiency and quality of door-to-door services.
• Through GPS, authorities can track whether vehicles are after their designated routes and carrying out waste collection as scheduled.

After a long conflict with private contractors between payment delays and segregation rules, a pilot project to track 138 auto-tippers engaged in door-to-door waste collection was introduced by the Central City Corporation limits in Shantinagar limits. The project intends to apply technology to monitor waste collection vehicles and improve the efficiency and quality of door-to-door services. GPS devices will be installed in 138 auto-tippers as part of the pilot.

Introduced by Corporation Commissioner Jagadish G. And Bengaluru Solid Waste Management Ltd. (BSWML) Chief Executive Officer Karee Gowda, the project is being led by Central City Corporation Zonal Joint Commissioner Ranganath K., and is being implemented with CSR backing.

Through GPS, authorities can track whether vehicles are after their designated routes and carrying out waste collection as scheduled. Their movement and operations will be monitored in real-time through the BSWML centralised command centre.

For now, central corporation rolls out GPS tracking for 138 garbage auto remains the part of the story worth watching, and further updates are likely as more details are confirmed.