The Hindu 13.05.2010
Stern action against dumping garbage in the open, says Tirupur Collector
Staff Reporter
| A fine of Rs. 1,000 on first offence and Rs. 3,000 for repeat of offence proposed |
Photo: M. Balaji 
Garbage heap found near Townhall in Tirupur on Wednesday. –
Tirupur: “Levy fine on those found dumping garbage in the open and always act stringent on the violators.”
This is the instruction Collector C. Samayamoorthy gave it to officials concerned at a meeting convened by him on Tuesday evening to evaluate the new challenges that may arise in the implementation of Solid Waste Management (SWM) project once the eight adjoining village panchayats and two municipalities got merged into the city shortly.
According to an estimate, the Corporation health officials will have to handle at least 700 to 800 tonnes of rubbish every day once the merger was completed against the 400 tonnes of garbage handled every day at present.
Checks planned
City Health Officer K. R. Jawaharlal briefed the Collector that drives were planned to check dumping of various types of wastes from industrial units in the city.
“The violators of solid waste management rules will be levied a fine of Rs. 1,000 on the first offence and Rs 3,000 if the offence was repeated second time,” he said.
He added that if any industrial unit committed the same offence for the third time, the water connection to the unit would be disconnected. Mr. Samayamoorthy asked the Corporation health officials to create more awareness among households on the importance of disposing wastes in a scientific manner. Officials from health department and elected representatives of various civic bodies attended the meeting.
