The Deccan Herald 06.10.2010
BBMP warns penalty on filthy vacant sites
Bangalore, Oct 5, DHNS:
The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike has warned of imposing penalty on the owners of filthy vacant sites.
The Palike will ask the property owners to clean their sites within fifteen days failing which it would clean the site and impose penalty to the tune of three times the labour charges. The Palike Commissioner has directed all the zonal chiefs to take up the task. Yelahanka Zonal Additional Commissioner Ravindra has issued a circular to residents of his zone to clean the vacant sites within fifteen days.
“We have instructions to collect penalty as ‘arrears of revenue’ if we are forced to clean the vacant sites,” said Ravindra.
Earlier to BBMP elections, the Residents’ Welfare Associations had complained on filthy vacant sites and now the corporators have been raking up the issue at the Council meetings.
Some corporators whose houses are located next to vacant sites are learnt to have made a representation to Mayor S K Nataraj and Commissioner Siddaiah to consider the matter seriously.
