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But Where Do We Go?, Beautifying the City in 100 Days, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation. The fine for littering on roads will be anywhere between Rs 500 and Rs 50,000 depending on the level of risk to the public health: L Vandan Kumar
Fine for public urination, spitting and littering
But where do we go?
Sanitation is necessary in any city to spread its aesthetic appeal. It helps boost the brand image of the place. But to achieve this target, it is essential that the civic body gets its act together to spruce up the environs of the city. The GHMC is planning to go full hog on beautifying the city in 100 days. The officials wish to impose hefty fines on the offenders for blemishing the city. But have they provided the necessary amenities – public urinals, spittoons and garbage bins at vantage points -- before taking up this drive?
The fine for littering on roads will be anywhere between Rs 500 and Rs 50,000 depending on the level of risk to the public health: L Vandan Kumar
Do you know that urinating in public is an offence and you have to pay a fine of Rs 100? That spitting on road warrants a fine of Rs 500 and for dumping garbage on roads you have to pay a fine ranging from Rs 500-50,000? If you aren’t aware of these rules, it is not your fault. You just weren’t informed about its existence. The fines are a part of a cleanliness drive that was kick-started by the GHMC on November 5.
Unknown to many, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) and 182 other municipalities in the state started a 100-day cleanliness drive, inspired from ultra-successful ban on smoking in public places initiative. The Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MAUD) ministry issued a circular earlier this month to all the municipalities to embark on a cleanliness drive. The MAUD ministry has given a free hand to all the municipalities to collect fines from the offenders.
A senior official with MAUD said, “Our officers will ask the associations of residential colonies, industrial clusters and commercial establishments to keep their premises clean.”
As part of the initiative, the municipal staff will inspect kitchens of small eateries, hotels and restaurants to ensure that their garbage disposal mechanism doesn’t pose risks to public health. Speaking to Hyderabad Hans, L Vandan Kumar, additional commissioner, health and sanitation, GHMC, said, “The fine for dumping garbage on roads will be anywhere between Rs 500 and Rs 50,000 depending on the level of risk to the public health.”
However, denizens are clueless about the drive, the fines and the authority to address grievances for garbage disposal. In this regard, MAUD has directed the civic bodies to launch a programme called 'Parichayam'. As part of this programme, municipal staff are supposed to meet residents in an area and give them their contact details to resolve civic issues.This initiative, however, has several loopholes. While a traffic offender can be caught and fined with the help of CCTV cameras, how can one monitor someone littering, spitting and urinating at public places?
“If there’s a scenario where my neighbour and I are on bad terms, he could lodge a complaint that I urinated or spat in a public place. How would you verify?” questions Phani, a resident of Hydernagar.
There is also a more pertinent question that needs to be answered for the implementation of this drive. Do we have enough public urinals, spittoons or garbage bins to ensure that people don’t flout the rules? A travelling diabetic has to urinate frequently. Where does he ease himself if there are no urinals around? We can tell a pan-chewer to give up the habit. But a diabetic can’t hold the urine for long until he finds the non-existent urinal.
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