Between Oct 12 and Oct 21, the civic body’s nuisance detection team took action against 156 people for violating civic rules and collected fines amounting to Rs 2,60,500. Kolhapur : The Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) has intensified action against public nuisance and littering across the city.
Deputy commissioner Paritosh Kankal said the campaign was initiated on the orders of municipal commissioner Rajendra Bharud and is being implemented by the health and solid waste management department. “Action is being taken against the use of plastic, littering in public places, open urination, smoking, littering on streets, and open dumping of garbage,” he said. If the rules are violated, penal action will be taken and a case will be registered if necessary,” Kankal said.
The campaign targets offences including urinating in public, smoking in public places, littering on roads, dumping garbage in the open, and use of plastic. The municipal corporation has appealed to people to avoid spitting in public places, burning garbage in the open, throwing garbage on the road or in drains, and violating the rules on the use of plastic. “This campaign will be further intensified to maintain cleanliness and public health in the city.