The Hindu              08.08.2013

Now, a price to pay for littering roads: Corpn.

The Chennai Corporation, in several wards, has begun
fining residents who litter roads. Officials have also issued notices to
residents and shopkeepers who pollute neighbourhoods habitually.

“I
collected Rs. 500 each from residents who threw garbage on the road.
Some residents and shopkeepers opposed the move,” said a conservancy
inspector in Shenoy Nagar. Junior engineers of wards have also been
directed to collect a fine of Rs. 2,000 from residents who dump debris
on roads.

Jeyam (name changed on request), who
collects garbage from households on a tricycle and deposits them in the
common bin, said, while imposing fines is a good move, it is not always
easy to track offenders. “Sometimes, people dump trash near the common
bin and it is hard to trace it back. But, I collect trash from
residential streets and once you build a rapport, most residents are
very co-operative,” he said.