Kulgam, Oct 10: Municipal Council Kulgam fined a sum of Rs 2500 from the violators during the day who were found throwing waste on the roads.
An official said business establishments instead of giving the waste to Municipal Council Kulgam (KMC), were throwing it on the road, and water bodies despite being warned several times.
Mohammad Irfan, the Municipal Executive Officer said, throwing waste on roads and water bodies will result in fine.
“A special roadside waste control campaign is underway in all 13 wards. A team of Kulgam MC including supervisors are part of the drive and will act against the litterbugs. The teams have been constituted to carry out inspections, even during the evening, in different streets, roads and commercial establishments,” he said.
Teams have been directed to impose fines on them under the Solid Waste Management (SWM) rules 2016, official said.
“The Council has ten door-to-door collection hopper vehicles serving all 13 wards. In addition, 24 tricycles are being procured, which will be used in small streets and alleys for door-to-door collection,” he said.
MC Kulgam also requested people to put the waste in a segregated form in the designated collection hoppers and desist from throwing it in open spaces, streets, and rivers.
