The Tiruppur City Municipal Corporation has devised a plan of action for managing the municipal waste through accountability of all stakeholders.
Invoking the provisions of the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016, the City Corporation has put in place measures to levy fines for failure to comply with the directive of segregation (of biodegradable and non-biodegradable wastes) at source.
Households will be fined ₹50, commercial establishments ₹100, commercial complexes ₹200, hospitals ₹1,000 if the medical wastes are mixed with general garbage, and ₹50 is levied as fine if the medical wastes are not discarded in a hygienic manner.
Two wards will be chosen at a time for 100% source segregation and prizes will be given to encourage the practice, according to the directives circulated by the local body to the public, as part of the initiative to bring about ‘People’s Movement for Clean City’.
The local body has assured to block sales of single-use plastic products, and intensify the provision for levying fines.
