Bengaluru, Feb. 20 -- Garbage collection in parts of Bengaluru resumed on Thursday after residents living near the Bellahalli waste processing unit called off a two-day blockade, following the Karnataka government's announcement of a Rs.550-crore infrastructure development package.

The protest began on February 16, when villagers near the Bellahalli landfill stopped more than 150 trucks from entering the facility, halting waste dumping from multiple neighbourhoods. Bengaluru generates roughly 6,000 tonnes of garbage each day, and Bellahalli is one of six landfill sites that handle the city's waste, along with Mittaganahalli, Kannur, Chikkanagamangala, Kannahalli and Doddabidarakallu. The blockade quickly created a backlog, forcing author...