Following the High Court rebuke, BBMP Commissioner M Lakshminarayana visited a number of areas in the city and inspected the condition of garbage disposal there on Sunday morning.

At Shivajinagar, he suspended assistant engineer (AE) Jayakumar for his failure to clear the garbage on a vacant plot next to Basava Samiti.

Speaking to Express, Lakshminarayana said, “Those who don’t work will be punished. Any kind of laxity by officials will not be tolerated.”

He warned officials in-charge of garbage management against inaction.

Stern action would be initiated if they fail to discharge their duty, he said.

Later, he obtained details from the zonal engineers about segregation of waste in their respective zones.

They informed him about the launching of dry waste collection centres.

They said they would focus on ensuring segregation of waste at source.

He inspected the sweeping of main roads by machines i Yelahanka zone. He also visited Bellary Road, Mother Dairy Road, Yelahanka Main Road, M S Palya Road and Doddaballapur Main Road and took note of garbage disposal there. He inquired the details about the expenses incurred on mechanical sweeping facility to introduce the same on other main roads in the city.

Earlier, Union minister for petroleum and natural gas M Veerappa Moily and Bangalore Urban district in-charge minister R Ramalinga Reddy, along with BBMP Commissioner M Lakshminarayana, inspected the landfills at Mavallipura.

They assured the villagers that appropriate measures would be taken to protect their interest.

During the inspection, Moily said the BBMP can adopt the model implemented in Bangkok where garbage is disposed of scientifically. He asked officials to get the details about such projects.

Lakshminarayana also informed the ministers that dumping of fresh garbage has been stopped following directions from Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB). They directed him to find companies that are capable or clearing the garbage.