Mysuru, July 21 -- Rs. 4.34 lakh collection from Apr. 1 to July 18 too little; MCC asked to levy hefty fines
Mysuru Regional Commissioner and Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Administrator Nitesh Patil has directed officials to step up enforcement against indiscriminate garbage dumping, saying the penalties imposed so far are too few to deter offenders.
Reviewing the performance of the Health Department, Patil observed that people continue to dump waste on roads and public places despite repeated awareness campaigns and warnings.
He noted that Chamaraja MLA G.T. Devegowda had also expressed concern over the weak enforcement of penalties. "If thousands of people are violating the rules, penalising only 10 to 20 offenders will have little imp...