Mumbai, Aug. 2 -- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has launched a citywide cleanliness drive following recent directions from the Bombay High Court, with civic authorities deciding to install CCTV cameras at garbage dumping hotspots and impose strict penalties on those found littering or illegally dumping waste.

The BMC's Solid Waste Management Department has launched the comprehensive campaign to improve visible cleanliness across Mumbai and its suburbs, prevent open dumping and permanently eliminate Garbage Vulnerable Points (GVPs), where garbage is repeatedly dumped.

According to the release, Municipal Commissioner Ashwini Bhide on August 1 directed Assistant Commissioners of all ward offices to conduct regular cleanlines...