Kurnool Municipal Corporation Commissioner Challa Obulesu inspecting a litter-strewn stretch during a sanitation round in Kurnool on Tuesday. X/OurKurnool

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Kurnool Municipal Corporation (KMC) Commissioner Challa Obulesu, on a sanitation round in the city, has ordered fines on two shops behind Sharaf Bazaar for not installing dustbins which had left the area unhygienic.The commissioner inspected sanitation operations in the Old Bus Stand, Sunkesula Road and N. R. Peta areas on the morning of Tuesday (June 2, 2026). Expressing serious displeasure over the unhygienic conditions near the two shops, he directed the sanitation inspector to impose the fines for failing to install dustbins.స్వచ్ఛతకు సహకరించకుంటే ట్రేడ్ లైసెన్స్ రద్దు• డస్ట్‌బిన్‌లు లేని 2 షాపులకు జరిమానా• శానిటేషన్ డివిజన్ సరిహద్దుల్లో సమన్వయంతో పనిచేయాలి• నగరపాలక సంస్థ కమిషనర్ చల్లా ఓబులేసు pic.twitter.com/o282vvtWf6— Kurnool Municipal Corporation (@OurKurnool) June 2, 2026He advised the proprietors of tea stalls and “paan” shops to ensure dustbins were installed. He warned that if they continued to neglect sanitation, their shops would be liable for seizure, if necessary.He warned that the trade licences of merchants in the city would be cancelled if they acted arbitrarily and failed to cooperate with efforts to keep the city clean.The commissioner also expressed dissatisfaction over waste from the premises of a nearby water tank being dumped on the main road. He said the waste must be handed over to municipal waste collection vehicles, and that strict action would be taken against anyone found dumping garbage on the roads.During his visit, the commissioner found unhygienic conditions and an accumulation of garbage at a junction, which is the boundary of three sanitation divisions. He asked the sanitation inspectors to coordinate and take up sanitation management.మున్సిపల్ షాపులకు వేలంపాట నిర్వహించండి• షాపుల ఎదుట ఆక్రమణలు తొలగించాలి• మొండి బకాయిలు చెల్లించకపోతే సీజ్ చేయండి• నగరపాలక సంస్థ కమిషనర్ చల్లా ఓబులేసు pic.twitter.com/r8YOXUYka9— Kurnool Municipal Corporation (@OurKurnool) June 2, 2026He also issued directions to take up sanitation work on both sides of the railway track along Sunkesula Road, to keep the area clean at all times.The commissioner also conducted a surprise inspection of the Anna Canteen in the Collectorate premises and expressed displeasure over the shortage of staff and the lack of cleanliness at the facility. Published - June 02, 2026 04:43 pm IST