APMC fined Rs 50k for burning garbage
Proshun Chakraborty | TNN | Jan 1, 2019, 19:51 ISTNAGPUR: Following complaints from residents to district's guardian minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule, the Nagpur Municipal Corporation's health department imposed Rs 50,000 penalty on the Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC) in Kalamna, for burning garbage in the open.
Health department officials informed city mayor Nanda Jichkar about the action on Monday during a review meeting over complaints received during janta darbar of the minister.
The NMC has also issued a notice to the APMC under Municipal Solid Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000, the officer informed.
Mayor expressed anguish when corporators informed about inaction by the health department on garbage dumping in open plots. To this, officials said that most of the open plots are under the jurisdiction of Nagpur Improvement Trust. Mayor directed the NMC to impose fine on plot owners.
Jichkar also asked the administration to resolve complaints pertaining to defunct streetlights, encroachments, choked sewer lines, contaminated water and cleanliness.
Health department officials informed city mayor Nanda Jichkar about the action on Monday during a review meeting over complaints received during janta darbar of the minister.
The NMC has also issued a notice to the APMC under Municipal Solid Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000, the officer informed.
Mayor expressed anguish when corporators informed about inaction by the health department on garbage dumping in open plots. To this, officials said that most of the open plots are under the jurisdiction of Nagpur Improvement Trust. Mayor directed the NMC to impose fine on plot owners.
Jichkar also asked the administration to resolve complaints pertaining to defunct streetlights, encroachments, choked sewer lines, contaminated water and cleanliness.
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